AstroSkipper Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) @Milkinis @XPerceniol and those who never used OpenVPN under Windows XP! OpenVPN is one of different VPN protocols. The OpenVPN 2.5.4 executable is a VPN client programme to connect to special VPN servers. There are many VPN service providers. Only a few offer servers free of charge, most of them offer servers which have to be paid for. The user has to download special OpenVPN configuration files from these VPN service providers which have to be loaded by an OpenVPN client programme such as OpenVPN 2.5.4. These config files can additionally be edited to match the user's needs if you are familiar with the OpenVPN protocol and the used syntax which in turn depends on the installed OpenVPN version. And here is a link to many different documents about OpenVPN: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn And (actually) just for testing purposes, here is a service called VPNBook which offers free VPN servers: https://www.vpnbook.com/freevpn In addition, here is a short guide how to setup OpenVPN to use VPNBook under Windows XP: https://www.vpnbook.com/howto/setup-openvpn-on-windowsxp Cheers, AstroSkipper Edited December 25, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/22/2023 at 2:05 PM, AstroSkipper said: TAP-Win32 Adapter As an alternative to the glitchy TAP. IP Hider Pro for Windows XP. Updated: 2017 Supported On Windows Vista, Windows XP https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/IP-Tools/IP-Hider-Pro.shtml Only 5 IP in trial mode. s 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 14 minutes ago, Saxon said: As an alternative to the glitchy TAP. IP Hider Pro for Windows XP. Updated: 2017 Supported On Windows Vista, Windows XP https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/IP-Tools/IP-Hider-Pro.shtml Only 5 IP in trial mode. s Thanks for pointing to IP Hider Pro! I have had this programme installed in my system for years and know it very well. However, I haven't used it for a long time as I have configured the VPN connections of my VPN services natively via L2TP and PPTP. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 4 hours ago, AstroSkipper said: Thanks for pointing to IP Hider Pro! I have had this programme installed in my system for years and know it very well. However, I haven't used it for a long time as I have configured the VPN connections of my VPN services natively via L2TP and PPTP. AstroSkipper, I give up. There's simply nothing you don't already know! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Saxon said: AstroSkipper, I give up. There's simply nothing you don't already know! Why do you want to give up? Pointing to those programmes is very appreciated by me and always welcome here. Any alternatives targeting Windows XP are worth to list in this thread. Even if this strange guy AstroSkipper already knows them. Edited December 24, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranceBB Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) Thank you @AstroSkipper for the build, I installed it and it works like a charm! Edited December 24, 2023 by FranceBB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, FranceBB said: Thank you @AstroSkipper for the build, I installed it and it works like a charm! You're welcome. However, I am not the creator of this build. I only gave you a download link to the already compiled installer. But I am glad that it works for you and you could connect to a FastestVPN server. This special version OpenVPN 2.5.4 for Windows XP supports some stronger ciphers which is very important to establish VPN connections in these days. Edited December 24, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 13 hours ago, AstroSkipper said: Why do you want to give up? Pointing to those programmes is very appreciated by me and always welcome here. Any alternatives targeting Windows XP are worth to list in this thread. Even if this strange guy AstroSkipper already knows them. OK then! VPNCheck Pro is a lightweight security application designed specifically for helping you automatically log in via OpenVPN, PTPP and L2TP connections. It comes with support for DNS leak fixes, closing options upon VPN crashes, virtualization support for VMware and Virtualbox, as well as local IP changes and notifications when the VPN goes offline. Supprorts Windows Vista 32/64 bit, Windows XP https://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/VPNCheck-Pro.shtml http://www.guavi.com/vpncheck_pro.php 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Saxon said: OK then! VPNCheck Pro is a lightweight security application designed specifically for helping you automatically log in via OpenVPN, PTPP and L2TP connections. It comes with support for DNS leak fixes, closing options upon VPN crashes, virtualization support for VMware and Virtualbox, as well as local IP changes and notifications when the VPN goes offline. Supprorts Windows Vista 32/64 bit, Windows XP https://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/VPNCheck-Pro.shtml http://www.guavi.com/vpncheck_pro.php Thanks again for listing this tool! I have installed VPNCheck Pro in my Windows XP partition since 2017. The currently installed version is VPNCheck Pro 1.5.6.0 although there is already a more recent version 1.6.0.0. Thus, I have updated today. Thanks again, @Saxon! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loblo Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 https://www.vpngate.net/EN/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mina7601 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 10 hours ago, loblo said: https://www.vpngate.net/EN/ Wow, thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, loblo said: https://www.vpngate.net/EN/ Wow this does work and I got a Canada IP, but then I had two icons on the bottom for the networking (one for my normal local area and the other for the vpn) so I couldn't uninstall it (The VPN network icon wouldn't delete) , and because I don't know what I'm doing - I used Acronis True Image to revert to my desktop to an older backup; but it (your VPN) did work ... sorry I forgot to take screen shots. PS: Actually my desktop needed a refresh anyway after too much of this and that and rest of the story. Edited December 26, 2023 by XPerceniol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Draker Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Someone knows, does this oldie still work fine? I mean, Cnet still has it listed. https://download.cnet.com/real-hide-ip/3000-2144_4-10907662.html EDIT: t's not based on the nasty OpenVPN. They wrote - the last one is from 2017. Edited December 29, 2023 by D.Draker 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Draker Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 I also remember this one, but it's most likely down, it's from 2012. (and it's paid) https://softdeluxe.com/Smart-Hide-IP-2042941/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Thanks for the suggestions, all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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