Chrome 110-based Opera - I ported it to Vista.

[D.Draker]

Hi all and merry X-mass, I got bored and with the help of @Dixel and some amount of inspiration I sometimes get from @win32,

I butchered the latest Opera 96 (110) to make it run on our beloved Vista !

This chinese browser Opera is based on the newest Chrome 110, which is officially supported only on Win 10 +. 

Also, I forced it to use its native hardware Skia engine 110. (which is now blocked on win 7 by default).

For those who still drive their Sd.Kfz.8, Opera 95 and Chrome 109 are the last for win 7,

so as of now, win 7 and the extended kernel for Vista are not able to run the 110 Chrome version.

Please don't ask me about running it on WIn 7, I don't know (or won't tell) anything.

In theory, it's possible for win 7 to run it. But only if you edit the browser code.

(which is forbidden).

Only Vista related questions. Thanks.

Opera EULA says we can't edit their code, so I shall share my hacks/findings with @win32

and maybe he will be able to implement this in his next kernel release, so all of you 

could run it without the editing hacks.

[shelby]

Does it works in Vista without the extended kernel?

[mina7601]

2 hours ago, D.Draker said:

I butchered the latest Opera 96 (110) to make it run on our beloved Vista !

That's an impressive accomplishment!

[Old Technology]

I’m a noob, what’s an Sd.kfz.8?

[mina7601]

8 minutes ago, Old Technology said:

I’m a noob, what’s an Sd.kfz.8?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sd.Kfz._8

Edited December 26, 2022 by mina7601

[D.Draker]

On 12/26/2022 at 2:14 PM, shelby said:

Does it works in Vista without the extended kernel?

It all depends on what you are ready to sacrifice in the end, if you want it without the kernel and have a considerable amount of time at your disposal, then yes, it is possible.

Though, I suggest to use the existing kernel and only add my hacks needed for this exact version. It's just faster,@win32 already saved enormous amounts of time for us !

[D.Draker]

On 12/26/2022 at 3:03 PM, mina7601 said:

That's an impressive accomplishment!

Thanks !

[D.Draker]

Sent instructions to @win32, but you all need to wait , and not demand anything !!! 

He has his own personal life and not owe you anything.

[D.Draker]

On 12/26/2022 at 3:03 PM, mina7601 said:

That's an impressive accomplishment!

Yeah, sure is  ! Funny thing only a couple of comments. And a very weak reaction overall.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

But don't let that discourage.

This is LIKELY kinda going to go along the same lines of 360Chrome.

I had high hopes it would reach a bigger audience then it has.

But the reality is that XP, Vista, and 7 is a RAPIDLY declining user-base.

I do have a Vista Extended Kernel installation, but I rarely log into that machine as it is HIGHLY unstable.

Dual Boot.  Vanilla Vista is ROCK STABLE.  I have not (yet) dived into seeing if Vista Extended can be made "stable" (ie, "usable").

 

[D.Draker]

3 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

But don't let that discourage.

This is LIKELY kinda going to go along the same lines of 360Chrome.

I had high hopes it would reach a bigger audience then it has.

But the reality is that XP, Vista, and 7 is a RAPIDLY declining user-base.

I do have a Vista Extended Kernel installation, but I rarely log into that machine as it is HIGHLY unstable.

Dual Boot.  Vanilla Vista is ROCK STABLE.  I have not (yet) dived into seeing if Vista Extended can be made "stable" (ie, "usable").

 

First off , thank you ! 

Second, I already wrote many times, you can just put the kernel in the folder (the precise instructions are given in the topic).

And you need only 1 update. That's it ! So no "instability". 

[Cocodile]

Very, very impressive !

[D.Draker]

On 12/31/2022 at 4:58 PM, Cocodile said:

Very, very impressive !

Enjoy. Thank you and welcome to you !

[XPerceniol]

Even though I can't use, just figured I'd stop by and wish you well with your project

[D.Draker]

I successfully ported freshly released Opera Version: 96.0.4660.0

System:Windows Vista 64-bit

Chromium version:110.0.5464.2