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Compatibility Mods :: Realtek RTL8157 USB 5GbE Ethernet on Windows 7/8 :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-03-31T18:46:26+00:00

I also wanted to test the RTL8126, I was hopeful since it's Realtek PCIe 5GbE and the Realtek USB 5GbE worked fine, however the driver inf had nothing for beyond 2.5GbE. I finally tested it today, and I modded the driver and got it to install, however it only "negotiates" at 100 megabits and sends/receives no data. So I guess the PCIe driver has no 5G/10G capability at all while the USB driver has it just disabled.

Something else to note with the RTL8157, it seems consistently unstable when used with Ryzen (500 series chipset, 5000 series CPU) USB controllers, however it's completely fine with other USB controllers in the same machine. (other being sample size of 1 though. Intend to test Intel long term at some point soon. Also I'd like to get a(nother) UPD720201 based card to test with since those are the only decent add in controllers you can get.) Unstable meaning it will BSOD the system every so often with 0x00000133 or 0x00000139, however that's usually after multiple days of the system being powered on and probably more the fault of the shitty Ryzen USB controller anyways. I haven't had enough time to see if Linux or Windows 10 encounters this issue though, although I have had one weird freeze with Linux when using it.

I was using the built in USB port in my 2080 Ti for this adapter, but that GPU has since died. Due to having no other controller, I've been using AQC107 Ethernet recently. It's actually pretty decent on 8.1 with the 2.1.18.0 driver from 2019/06/13, while the same controller is awful on 10 and Linux, not sure why. Wouldn't recommend it though as it's considerably more expensive on a PCIe card than just getting a RTL8157 and a (hopefully) decent USB PCIe card.

On a maybe more positive note, I want to eventually fork the Dietmar open source RTL8125 driver and attempt to port it to the RTL8126 and see what it can do. Which would mean the card could work on even XP. However I have no timeline for that, nor do I know if I could even do it.

General Software & Hardware :: Dynamic Web Content and User Custom Scripts :: Author The-10-Pen

2026-03-20T11:47:24+00:00

I use my own userscript on all video web sites.
A brightness slider because the entire "color pallette" on some videos look like sh#tty shades of black for EVERYTHING.
And width/height sliders because I'd rather have a SLIGHTLY stretched video but use the entire viewing pane instead of stupid "black bars".
I can also fast-forward or rewind 15 seconds per click or slow playback to 85% if the action is too fast and I can't read CC fast enough, lol.

The userscript pops up my sliders only when I hover the mouse in the upper left corner.

My problem is that on some sites (technically, only Popcornflix so far), due to dynamic content, the userscript isn't "reloaded" / "reapplied" if I navigate back/forward to select a different video or if I refresh/reload the page.

Any suggestions?

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General Software & Hardware :: Dynamic Web Content and User Custom Scripts :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-21T20:52:10+00:00

Fixed. I couldn't get MutationObserver to work and that's the route I've usually seen for this type of activity.

Code: Select all

    $(document).ajaxComplete(function(event, xhr, settings) {
        name-of-my-script();
    });

General Software & Hardware :: New shitty Discord update, and the better alternative. :: Reply by Dustman0192

2026-04-10T16:56:19+00:00

What about Element on Matrix? As far as I'm concerned, Discord won't be getting any better. They'll continue to sell more of your data, they'll continue to introduce more predatory cosmetic cash grabs, so on and so forth. As far as I'm aware, they haven't IPO'd yet but, once they do, it will cause their services to further degrade.

General Software & Hardware :: New shitty Discord update, and the better alternative. :: Reply by Niko

2026-04-11T11:39:11+00:00

Dustman0192 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2026, 16:56 What about Element on Matrix? As far as I'm concerned, Discord won't be getting any better. They'll continue to sell more of your data, they'll continue to introduce more predatory cosmetic cash grabs, so on and so forth. As far as I'm aware, they haven't IPO'd yet but, once they do, it will cause their services to further degrade.

Matrix as a protocol has some big issues too. I recommend you check out the part about matrix on this article. https://jabber.greatsword.xyz/jabber-vs-everyone.html

And yeah Discord will be getting worse, and worse. So I think the sooner people leave it the better.

Browsers :: Extended support for Firefox 115 ESR :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-12T19:52:34+00:00

Well, I think that's better than nothing for people who are not tech-savvy, or people who can't afford a new computer, or (old) people who are scared to change, etc.
Not to mention people who have problem to trust what is not 'official' from Mozilla.

Browsers :: Extended support for Firefox 115 ESR :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-12T20:26:52+00:00

I used to think that! But then I started to actually get to know a ton of the demographic (ie, "old people", "not tech-savvy", "can't afford a new computer") to which you refer. NONE OF THEM USE FIREFOX !!! They use "hand-me up" computers that their family and friends give them after upgrading their own computers. Even DONATIONS from local churches because you can't SELL them, you have to GIVE THEM AWAY (because we really do hang onto them FOREVER and they're not worth a dime once we finally admit it's time to get rid of). Or they're simply not as "poor" as their humility has others thinking them to be.

The harsh REALITY is that it is only people like us on this forum, and forums similar to it, that are DELUSIONED into the whole paradigm of "Long Live XP" or "Long Live 7". Claiming anything to the contrary is just "backwards logic" attempting to justify the extension of something with one foot in the grave. I would submit that it is ONLY the "tech-savvy" that DOES use Firefox! Whether it be primary, or secondary, or just as a hobby. Plus, us tech-savvy folks wouldn't have to denigrate Microsoft as much/often as we do if they didn't do such a GREAT JOB at making GRANDMA and GRANDPA 'able' to use any version of Windows if they've so much as used any previous version of Windows. Microsoft really does have that marketing aspect CORNERED. They can not (and never will) be able to DO as much as us tech-savvy folks. But any GRANDMA or GRANDPA that has sat in front of Win98 *CAN STUMBLE THEIR WAY INTO THE "START MENU" OF WIN11* and find their browser or email or SOLITAIRE and h#ll, they'll even find and LEARN a stupid little thing called CANDY CRUSH. That and, um, duh!, if you are are so much as even reading this, you ARE "tech-savvy" and it is that aspect of your character that not only makes you a Firefox/fork user, but ALSO is what makes you a MEMBER of this web site. Grandma's and Grandpa's don't exactly have ANY shred of interest in forums like this.

Mozilla "extending" support for ESR 115 makes them nothing more than what a prison ward would refer to as an ENABLER.

It is one thing to "long live" a HOBBY, but call it what it is, a hobby, extending ESR 115 does the NON-HOBBY person ZERO 'good'.
Even Mozilla knows that. But they are being smacked around like a cat playing with a half-dead mouse by MOB MENTALITY of the "Long Live 7" gang(sters).

Browsers :: Extended support for Firefox 115 ESR :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-23T20:52:10+00:00

Firefox 115.34 ESR is out:
https://download.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/115.34.0esr/

Release notes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.34.0/releasenotes/

Browsers :: Extended support for Firefox 115 ESR :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-07T16:46:23+00:00

Firefox 115.34.1 ESR has been released:
https://download.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/115.34.1esr/

Release notes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.34.1/releasenotes/

Browsers :: AI coming into Firefox :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-08T19:19:57+00:00

AI was just in the news (okay, it is *ALWAYS* in the news, lol).
A new AI technology called "Ghost Murmur" that can detect a human heartbeat from up to 40 *MILES* away !!!

Browsers :: AI coming into Firefox :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-04-08T21:39:56+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 19:19 AI was just in the news (okay, it is *ALWAYS* in the news, lol).
A new AI technology called "Ghost Murmur" that can detect a human heartbeat from up to 40 *MILES* away !!!

WHAT??? That has to be an article from The Onion.

PLEASE, PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCE WHEN SAYING STUFF LIKE THIS??? PLEASE???

Browsers :: AI coming into Firefox :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-08T22:33:21+00:00

OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 21:39 PLEASE, PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCE WHEN SAYING STUFF LIKE THIS??? PLEASE???

NO !!!

You have a keyboard and internet access, I'm not here to hold your hand!
I presented an "idea" for you to follow through with on your own accord.
I'm not here to hold your hand!

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Browsers :: AI coming into Firefox :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-09T02:56:02+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 22:33 NO !!!

Yes. Please.
When you put some statement always post your source. You found it so you post it.
Normal, elegant, useful, fair.

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 22:33 I presented an "idea" for you to follow through with on your own accord.

You didn't present an idea but a name from the news:

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 19:19 AI was just in the news (okay, it is *ALWAYS* in the news, lol).
A new AI technology called "Ghost Murmur" that can detect a human heartbeat from up to 40 *MILES* away !!!

So next time just copy/paste the link of this news article you have found.

Browsers :: AI coming into Firefox :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-09T09:14:09+00:00

Again, I say:
NO !!!
It was tv news and I'm not going to "record" just for "you".

NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN! GET OVER *YOURSELVES*. THIS IS *YOUR* PROBLEM, NOT MINE!

Q.E.D.

Steam :: Steam for Windows 7 and 8 (2024-11-08) :: Reply by Dustman0192

2026-04-10T16:28:22+00:00

I've had success getting the latest version of Steam working on Windows 7 x64 by using VxKex. Previously, it would install but show the EOL banner at the top and I couldn't get any games to install without download corruption or file corruption or just a host of random errors. Running steam.exe under VxKex as Windows 11 eliminates the banner and I've been able to install any game I've tried.

Some games don't run (thanks to the launchers being a requirement, like Sims 4), but they will still install. Sims 3 will run if you execute it directly and don't go through the launcher. Stardew Valley also runs fine (but it also would run on a potato.)

EDIT: One other issue with modern Steam is the UI will freeze up on first start. It will just be blank. I think it has something to do with steamwebhelper but I haven't messed with it too much. Usually if you give it a few minutes it will be fine. This problem also affects shutting down Windows 7. It will cause Windows to hang until you cancel the shutdown and manually close Steam.

Windows 11 :: I have lost hope in Windows 11 :: Reply by leo

2026-04-08T06:36:38+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026, 15:09
leo wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026, 07:23 IT is coming.
But this has nothing to do with Windows 11 or did I miss something ?

okay seems you didnt get it so basically it means is ai bubble is popping = shareholders no longer interested and instead move onto the next exploitable business = less "net worth" in satya nadella's pockets = the windows 11 enshittification possibly ends and, as an example copilot dies out
seems as if linux's recent exponential growth was also a factor in this since they've started restoring some stuff they decided to randomly throw out with windows 10 eg. sideways/upwards taskbar but you know we'll see

Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: Windows 7 Extended Kernel :: Reply by luk3Z

2026-03-18T19:06:23+00:00

Updated Jan 18 2026:
https://github.com/i486/VxKex/releases

Windows 2000/NT :: PE Maker :: Reply by ibay770

2026-03-19T05:32:29+00:00

updated link: https://win2k.org/blog/2010/12/24/1313117/

It's not allowing a direct link for some reason.

There is also PatchPE which does the same thing: https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikkhokkho/files/PatchPE/1.36/PatchPE.zip/download

Windows 2000/NT :: [GUIDE] Windows 2000 on Intel Sandy Bridge and later with ACPI :: Reply by ibay770

2026-03-19T05:42:26+00:00

Can this be made to work on baytrail tablets?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dupdate - (automatic) updater for r3dfox :: Reply by mee

2026-03-12T21:04:31+00:00

Last week I downloaded r3d fox for my W7 and I managed to update to v148.0 from Source Forge but I'm not sure how to enable the automatic updater.. Can someone please explain to me step-by-step (like I'm a 5 year old) how to Run CreateTask.ps1?? I don't tend to log in to my browser - does it only work if I log in?

(Also, I can't seem to get 3rdfox to add Yahoo to Mailto the way I have it in FF (can't remember if I edited handlers.json file to do that).
Thanks!

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dupdate - (automatic) updater for r3dfox :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-12T21:49:40+00:00

mee wrote: ↑12 Mar 2026, 21:04 Can someone please explain to me step-by-step (like I'm a 5 year old) how to Run CreateTask.ps1??

The .ps1 is just a Powershell script, you should be able to double-click it or right-click and select Powershell from menu.

As far as it "doing anything", you have to have a third-party program called Python installed, which also usually requires setting path variables.

Do you have PYTHON installed ???

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dupdate - (automatic) updater for r3dfox :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-12T21:54:21+00:00

mee wrote: ↑12 Mar 2026, 21:04 I don't tend to log in to my browser - does it only work if I log in?

It does not require you to be logged into your browser.
It only requires you to be 'logged into' the WINDOWS USER ACCOUNT from where you ran the .ps1 to create the task within that USER ACCOUNT.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Any Real Time Antivirus that works on R3dfox and Win7? :: Reply by MrHankey

2026-03-13T20:07:44+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑10 Mar 2026, 20:47 I wouldn't even know where or how to even begin.
I haven't used any antivirus or anti-malware "stuff" since the 90s.
And I've never been hit with anything either !!! (don't even bother to knock on wood, no luck required, just be "net savvy")

So I don't really understand your question :/
Don't these "scanners" just scan downloaded files? So why does the browser matter?
And wouldn't just an ad-blocker do a BETTER JOB as far as browsing experience and preventing MALICIOUS JAVASCRIPT?

They automatically scan webpages while you browse too and block any malicious infections on websites. The problem was that when I accessed the eicar test site with harmless test files for testing anti-virus software, it wasn't triggering Avast in r3dfox (but did in Firefox).

But the solution provided by Duke (renaming r3dfox.exe to firefox.exe) seems to fix the problem)

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Any Real Time Antivirus that works on R3dfox and Win7? :: Reply by MrHankey

2026-03-13T20:26:42+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑11 Mar 2026, 19:59 Just an idea: does it work if you rename r3dfox.exe to firefox.exe ?

It seems to work now! Thank you!

Will there likely be any other problems caused by renaming the r3dfox exe file? (Other than obviously I need to change the filename in my shortcuts settings too.) Of course I left all the other files alone. (This is the installed version of r3dfox, not the portable.)

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Any Real Time Antivirus that works on R3dfox and Win7? :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-15T22:05:51+00:00

MrHankey wrote: ↑13 Mar 2026, 20:26 Will there likely be any other problems caused by renaming the r3dfox exe file?

I don't think so. Except that you might not be able to run regular Firefox at the same time.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox.exe - Application Error :: Author ashley.disk720

2026-03-13T10:57:39+00:00

The following error message pops up occasionally, but not all the time, whenever I visit https://whatismyipaddress.com with r3dfox 148 on Windows 7 Pro.

r3dfox.exe - Application Error
The instruction at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx referenced memory at xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. The memory could not be read.
Click on OK to terminate the program

How can I fix it?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox.exe - Application Error :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-13T11:13:10+00:00

At the risk of you taking my answer as "stupid and sarcastic" (it is not intended to be), my answer is to USE ANOTHER WEB SITE.
As a Windows 7 user, you should not expect 100% of web sites to work, that seems a tad unrealistic in this day and age.

Try any one of these three:
https://dnschecker.org/ip-location.php
https://www.iplocation.net/ip-lookup
https://iplocation.com/

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox.exe - Application Error :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-13T11:15:20+00:00

You should also tell us if you are using 32bit or 64bit version of r3dfox.
And if your Windows 7 is "real" or "extended".

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox.exe - Application Error :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-15T22:11:48+00:00

No problem for me on Windows 8.1 x64.
There is also this site: https://www.whatismyip.com

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Author lundegart

2026-03-23T07:52:32+00:00

Hello, I have a problem with integrating r3dfoxportable as the default browser in Windows 7 Ultimate. The profile I created is located in the \r3dfoxPortable\Data\profile folder and I always opened the browser via r3dfoxPortable.exe in the \r3dfoxPortable folder (base folder). After integrating it as the standard browser, everything points to \r3dfoxPortable\App\r3dfox64 and the r3dfox.exe there is called and r3dfox even creates a new profile under \r3dfoxPortable\App\r3dfox64\Profile. Unfortunately, for example, when I open a link in Thunderbird, my profile is not opened but everything points to the newly created profile. I would be grateful for any advice or instructions on how to correctly integrate r3dfox with the desired profile.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-23T12:02:18+00:00

Why are you using the PORTABLE version?
Switching to the NON-PORTABLE solves your issue.

Nothing "for or against", per se.
It just seems to me that the simple WANTING of a DEFAULT BROWSER runs *AGAINST* the true INTENTIONS of *PORTABLE* because the mere act of setting a "default" requires registry entries and folder structures COUNTER-INTUITIVE to the very nature of what "portable" strives to achieve.

If you are going to take a "portable" but then re-create what the portable removed (ie, permanent registry entries, for example), then you really should just use the "real" version and not the "portable" version.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by lundegart

2026-03-23T17:20:21+00:00

I work with several operating systems installed in parallel and would like to be able to access the same browser from each. With Firefox Portable, it has never been a problem for many years to integrate it into several operating systems in parallel as the standard browser. Since a few of these operating systems are Windows 7, I think it would be good to continue what worked with Firefox portable with the r3dfox portable and would like to know whether and how that is possible. It behaves differently than Firefox.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-23T20:08:34+00:00

Portable Registrator might do what you want:
https://github.com/SiL3NC3/PortableRegistrator

I haven't tried it. Make backups of everything (system, registry, profiles, folders, etc) before using it so you can easily go back in case of troubles. You have been warned.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-23T21:45:19+00:00

I personally think we need to dig deeper than a third-party tool.
If the claim is true that r3dfox "behaves differently than Firefox" in this regard, then I think it is a FAIR QUESTION to find out WHY.
Not to be misread, r3dfox is SUPPOSED TO "behave differently" in SOME aspects, but I would submit that this is PROBABLY not one of them.

Now then, having said that, I still DISAGREE with the HACK-ATTACK to turn a PORTABLE into something that is NO LONGER PORTABLE.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-23T22:03:57+00:00

On second thought, I have to disagree with myself on one MISLEADING aspect presented by the OP.
He is comparing r3dfrox portable to Firefox Portable.

MOZILLA DOES NOT OFFICIALLY RELEASE A PORTABLE FIREFOX.
Unless I missed it...

So just what are we comparing here? PortableApps.com's Firefox? winPenPack's Firefox? Something found on GitHub?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-23T22:05:57+00:00

lundegart wrote: ↑23 Mar 2026, 07:52 I always opened the browser via r3dfoxPortable.exe in the \r3dfoxPortable folder (base folder).

BTW are you talking about the version from PortableApps.com ?

You should also try the official portable versions:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by lundegart

2026-03-24T10:48:06+00:00

@ Duke: Thanks for the tip, I downloaded the version from your link and found that this “official version” has a completely different folder structure. This means that what I want works well, no more problems.
Question: I can't remember exactly, but I previously downloaded the version from PortableApps.com. Is PortableApps.com actually trustworthy and why are there so many differences from github? So thank you very much and best regards!

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-24T15:42:39+00:00

lundegart wrote: ↑24 Mar 2026, 10:48 Is PortableApps.com actually trustworthy

Yes, it is.

lundegart wrote: ↑24 Mar 2026, 10:48 and why are there so many differences from github?

They are making their own builds of various portable programs using their own launcher. The binary files themselves shouldn't be different but the way the whole thing works is different. With browsers they are using both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, if availble, so the whole package is really fully portable on any Windows version.
But I don't know more about how it works, sorry.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox as default browser :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-24T16:38:47+00:00

PortableApps.com apps (PAA) create their own temporary registries.
They are designed to work WITH EACH OTHER (but one of the apps has to be running).
I myself have HUNDREDS (not an exaggeration) of PAA's.
I put office-related programs on one flash drive, audio/video on another flash drive, etc.

I have to ASSUME that the OP is using a PAA THUNDERBIRD and it was designed (by way of its temporary registry) to work *with* PAA's FIREFOX *as-is*.
Only because PAA Thunderbird was RUNNING was the OP's PAA Firefox launched with a click of an email link.

These are actually quite easy to "trace".
View your registry *before* launching Thunderbird.
Then view the temporary registry entries that are created WHILE Thunderbird is running.
All of these registry entries delete themselves from the OS Registry when Thunderbird is closed.
They are stored in a folder/file within the portable Thunderbird's file structure to get "re-added" to the OS Registry at next run.
Then removed again when Thunderbird is closed.
Rinse... Repeat...

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox build guide :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-03-26T15:00:08+00:00

Not sure where to post this. I don't think this is useful for current r3dfox, but may help with versions that end up being slightly out of support. Don't think this would work for something like building Firefox 91 though.
https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/src/branch/main/patches/always-fetch-latest-toolchain-artifact.patch

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox build guide :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-28T16:11:45+00:00

Is there a way to reduce how much RAM is needed to build so it would be buildable on 6 GB of RAM?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox build guide :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-03-28T21:47:23+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑28 Mar 2026, 16:11 Is there a way to reduce how much RAM is needed to build so it would be buildable on 6 GB of RAM?

Don't think so. When compiling most applications, they do parallel compiling, which is building multiple components at the same time. Usually this is one job per processor thread or gigabyte of RAM, whichever is lower. This number should get automatically determined, however I just force it to 16 in the mozconfig in my case. (I should add this to the guide now that I think about it.)

Now you might think that's good and all, but confused why I said don't think so? Reason being is Firefox uses Rust and it spends like 20 minutes compiling a single Rust component, gkrust, with a single core. On top of that, it uses an absurd amount of memory to build this single part. This is where the memory requirement comes from.

Although you should be able to get away with just making a big page file and it should* just work. Will probably take a while longer to build, or maybe not idk.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox build guide :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-29T00:37:34+00:00

I backed out due to HDD grinding that seemingly took forever that didn't get anywhere and being worried about prolonged mechanical stress.

I thought maybe there's some tweak to reduce how much stuff is built in parallel, but yeah, seems single RUST thing wants 12+ GB RAM, so no go.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-12T20:01:15+00:00

For some reason it doesn't happen when you click on the links but only when you copy them (right click → Copy Link Location) and then paste them in the address bar of a new window (not tab) + Enter.
And only with some sites, not all of them. A good example with the links I gave in my previous post, it always happens with this site.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-03-13T12:41:08+00:00

I always either just middle click to open new tab or right click and open in new window. I guess that's why I've never seen it. That's such a weird issue, and I highly doubt any r3dfox change would make it happen but also idk.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-16T20:28:27+00:00

R3dfox v148.0.2 is available:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v148.0.2

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by gabriel0

2026-03-24T12:19:55+00:00

Hello.
I'm using win 7 with r3dfox (actual 148.0 (64-bit) because discord added some encrypted voice (E2EE ? ) calls and desktop app cant use calls anymore.
I can call, i can see mac and probably android streams, but i cant see video stream from windows (error 2012) but i can hear the sound.
Also nobody see my streams.
Checked also on another totally different pc with win7
I also tested supermium and there everything works fine. I'm feeling so bad using chrome based browser... Thats why i'm here and saying about all this stuff.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-24T15:45:01+00:00

gabriel0 wrote: ↑24 Mar 2026, 12:19 Discord
I can call, i can see mac and probably android streams, but i cant see video stream from windows (error 2012) but i can hear the sound.
Also nobody see my streams.
I also tested supermium and there everything works fine. I'm feeling so bad using chrome based browser

There is a (closed) issue about that:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/135

Hopefully it will be fixed in the upcoming version 149 ?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Taiclaw

2026-03-26T05:44:02+00:00

LibreWolf bsys6 Release v149.0-1 exists ...

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-27T17:50:48+00:00

R3dfox b149.0 BETA:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/b149.0

Bear in mind it's a BETA version. So backup at least your profile, or more, before you update to b149.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-28T06:30:12+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑27 Mar 2026, 17:50 R3dfox b149.0 BETA:

About v149, according to this article:
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-148-149-new-features/

Version 149 is supposed to have a free built-in VPN:

A free built-in VPN is coming to Firefox.
Users will have 50 gigabytes of data monthly in the U.S., France, Germany and U.K. to start. Available in Firefox 149 starting March 24.

But I don't see it anywhere in the settings. Is it intentional ?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-28T16:10:59+00:00

Ugh !!!
I HATE these types of forced-upon "new features" !!!

Absolutely hate, hate, hate !!!

Tell me, is this feature able to be turned OFF ???
What happens a mere THREE TO FIVE DAYS into every "month" that my daily video streaming pushes me over the "monthly limit" ???

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-03-28T21:56:06+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑28 Mar 2026, 06:30 Version 149 is supposed to have a free built-in VPN:
A free built-in VPN is coming to Firefox.
Users will have 50 gigabytes of data monthly in the U.S., France, Germany and U.K. to start. Available in Firefox 149 starting March 24.
But I don't see it anywhere in the settings. Is it intentional ?

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Mar 2026, 16:10 Tell me, is this feature able to be turned OFF ???

Modern r3dfox follows most Librewolf changes, and from Librewolf, I remember disabling one or two preferences related to a Mozilla VPN, so this should just be disabled by default.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-29T10:41:19+00:00

Personally, speaking solely for myself and my own "safe hexing" practices that have kept me virus-free and malware-free for FORTY YEARS and the last thirty of which was outright AGAINST bottle-knecking anti-virus and anti-malware real-time scanning CRAP slowing down my machine (but have voluntarily installed them over those thirty years and discussed their performance-killing aspects on forums like this, lol, sure, there are some good ones, but few and far between and uninstalling them becomes such a nightmare at times that you are better off with a format/reinstall which is the same result you would have had if you were infected with what it was to safeguard against) and even AGAINST *self-induced* *man-in-the-middle* Tor Network EXIT POINTS, I would NEVER "trust" a VPN that is "IN BED WITH" Mozilla and all of its on-by-default telemetry and data collection mechanisms (which Chrome has also, but the end user in one versus the other has always boiled down to making yourself a needle in the haystack 2-miles high or a needle in the haystack 70-miles high).

This is nothing more than a DESPERATE play on "VPN Myths" and getting Firefox users to PAY FOR their "free" web browser.

There is no "logging or selling" of data, any Firefox user that "enables" this feature is simply HANDING OVER the data that Firefox by itself doesn't collect but WILL collect through its VPN.

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Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-29T14:48:17+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 10:41 getting Firefox users to PAY FOR their "free" web browser.

No, you don't have to pay for the browser itself but only for the full version of the Mozilla VPN.
The free version of the VPN remains free but it's limited to 50 GB a month and it requires a Mozilla account.

What is the source page of your screenshots ?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-29T17:42:18+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 14:48 What is the source page of your screenshots ?

I didn't bookmark and I have no plans to hunt them down for you.
Perform some searches and you can find them just as easily.
Likely even believe them more because you found them yourself.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Nobody

2026-03-29T22:47:15+00:00

But I don't see it anywhere in the settings. Is it intentional ?

You can activate the feature manually by setting via about:config the option browser.ipProtection.enabled to true .

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-30T00:05:18+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 17:42 I didn't bookmark and I have no plans to hunt them down for you.
Perform some searches and you can find them just as easily.

I didn't find this page
Don't you remember if it was an official Mozilla page or some other random site ?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-30T00:06:13+00:00

Nobody wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 22:47 You can activate the feature manually by setting via about:config the option browser.ipProtection.enabled to true .

Nice find, thanks

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T08:47:02+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 00:05 I didn't find this page

Not really my problem. Believe the content or don't believe the content. Again, not really my problem.

It was never intended to be a Doctorate Thesis where every one paragraph has six footnote references.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-30T16:44:59+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 08:47 Believe the content or don't believe the content.

I just want to know if it's an official source or not.
Nothing else.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T17:18:04+00:00

Yes, OFFICIAL!

DOZENS of links to "Mozilla Support". Next time I try to be helpful, I'll *FLOOD* the SHIT out of the website and screencRap all *dozens* of "Mozilla Support" snippets and footnote the Hell Out Of It.

I'm done... Stick a fork in me...

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-01T20:28:27+00:00

About this issue report: https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/145

Considering Librewolf sets trr to 5, that's probably just the best course of action anyways though.

Differences between network.trr.mode values:

0 - Off (default). use standard native resolving only (don't use TRR at all)
1 - Reserved (used to be Race mode)
2 - First. Use TRR first, and only if the name resolve fails use the native resolver as a fallback.
3 - Only. Only use TRR, never use the native resolver.
4 - Reserved (used to be Shadow mode)
5 - Off by choice. This is the same as 0 but marks it as done by choice and not done by default.

Source page:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Trusted_Recursive_Resolver

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-01T20:31:55+00:00

About this issue report: https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/146

FYI Windows_NT 5.2 3790 is Windows Server 2003, not XP:
https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_Server_2003_build_3790

Almost the same from the R3dfox point of view anyway.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-07T00:20:01+00:00

R3dfox v149.0.2 has been released:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v149.0.2

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-07T20:58:59+00:00

R3dfox v149.0.2: hardware acceleration option is gone ?

It should be like this:

R3dfox-HardwareAcceleration.png

But it's missing with v149.0.2 on Windows 8.1 x64:

R3dfox-NoHardwareAcceleration.png

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Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-04-08T03:06:27+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑07 Apr 2026, 20:58 R3dfox v149.0.2: hardware acceleration option is gone ?

It should be like this:

R3dfox-HardwareAcceleration.png

But it's missing with v149.0.2 on Windows 8.1 x64:

R3dfox-NoHardwareAcceleration.png

You get the hardware acceleration tickbox if you disable use recommended settings. That's how it's worked for ages.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-08T10:13:02+00:00

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 03:06 You get the hardware acceleration tickbox if you disable use recommended settings. That's how it's worked for ages.

OK, my bad.
However, I've noticed that some settings have been changed after updating from v149 beta to v149.0.2 like the warning before opening about:config, network.captive-portal-service.enabled or Safe Browsing.
Very annoying.

I don't like that at all and I wonder which other settings have been forced to a change

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-08T13:32:26+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 10:13 I've noticed that some settings have been changed after updating from v149 beta to v149.0.2 like the warning before opening about:config, network.captive-portal-service.enabled or Safe Browsing.
Very annoying.

On top of that I've just noticed that R3dfox keeps on connecting to detectportal.firefox.com every time I open a new window (Ctrl+N) even though network.captive-portal-service.enabled is set to false.
This never ever happened with previous versions, not even with v149 beta

Correction:
It was there in v149 beta but not in v148.0.2 and previous versions.
I always backup before updating and I've just checked all of these versions.

Update:
Even worse, I have removed the http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html URL from captivedetect.canonicalURL setting and it still connects to detectportal.firefox.com !
WTH is going on ?

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Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by eclstedt

2026-04-08T18:41:45+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑07 Apr 2026, 00:20 R3dfox v149.0.2 has been released:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v149.0.2

Thanks! Waiting for an ESR release. Will there be updated ESR releases?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-08T19:15:31+00:00

eclstedt wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 18:41 Waiting for an ESR release. Will there be updated ESR releases?

the_r3dacted said: "Maybe". There:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/150#issuecomment-4203476476

I don't know what I'm going to do. Maybe I'll work on 140.9 ESR which will mirror a lot of changes from 149.0.2 since I'm rebuilding it.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-09T19:40:33+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 13:32
Duke wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 10:13 I've noticed that some settings have been changed after updating from v149 beta to v149.0.2 like the warning before opening about:config, network.captive-portal-service.enabled or Safe Browsing.
Very annoying.
On top of that I've just noticed that R3dfox keeps on connecting to detectportal.firefox.com every time I open a new window (Ctrl+N) even though network.captive-portal-service.enabled is set to false.
This never ever happened with previous versions, not even with v149 beta

Correction:
It was there in v149 beta but not in v148.0.2 and previous versions.
I always backup before updating and I've just checked all of these versions.

Update:
Even worse, I have removed the http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html URL from captivedetect.canonicalURL setting and it still connects to detectportal.firefox.com !
WTH is going on ?

I had to set network.connectivity-service.enabled to false.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by GoodConscience

2026-04-09T20:41:38+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑09 Apr 2026, 19:40 I had to set network.connectivity-service.enabled to false.

https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/networking/connectivity_checking.html

The NetworkConnectivityService will periodically connect to the same URL we use for captive portal detection, but will restrict its preferences to either IPv4 or IPv6.

RT1 Browser Platform :: Serpent UXP 2026 icon too small :: Author cicyyang

2026-03-25T02:17:27+00:00

basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260314-3219d2d-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod
The icon in the top-right corner of the software is too small, making it very inconvenient to use.

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RT1 Browser Platform :: Serpent UXP 2026 icon too small :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-25T14:07:34+00:00

I cannot replicate on "normal" versions of XP, 7, and 10.
Are you using any kind of "theme hacks" not *officially* part of your OS (which you didn't even mention "is", btw)?

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-13T23:21:30+00:00

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260314-3219d2d-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260314-3219d2d-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom

IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260314-3219d2d-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod-ia32.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32

NM28XP build:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260314-d849524bd-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260314-d849524bd-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260314-d849524bd-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260314-d849524bd-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260314-d849524bd-uxp-5b447a5fd9-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Support Unicode White Spaces in ParseDate() (9b032a8deb)
- Support All White Spaces in ICU Replacement from PR #2921 (d382d5ecd4)
- Issue #2982 - Initial oklch test implementation (b3ad75b7b3)
- Issue #2982 - Make gradients work in oklch (217f699ce7)
- Issue #2982 - clamp oklab/oklch to [0,1] before conversion to closer match spec (cfe5b73e0c)
- Issue #2982 - Fix regression in previous commit by handling possible floating point issues (ebff6ff38c)
- Issue #2982 - Fix regressions in the previous regression fix commit. (619f221dea)
- Issue #2304 - Part 1 - Prerequisite: Make Handle> more convenient. This is required to implement JS::NothingHandleValue. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1631114 (5cdc7737d8)
- Issue #2304 - Part 2 - Prerequisite: Teach GCPolicy about Maybe. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1377008 (e86d995fb5)
- Issue #2304 - Part 3 - Implement the error cause proposal. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1679653 (3bd4a50a4b)
- Issue #2304 - Part 4 - Add xray support for the Error cause property. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1679653 (45aea3be04)
- Issue #2304 - Part 5 - Add cause property when a cause is present. I thought this was just to check whether it should be added, but is necessary. (68df21efea)
- Issue #2981 - Add nullcheck in `GetPointerCapabilities` (8d8c846274)
- No issue - Fix some fatal printing assertions. (01b4ef076f)
- Issue #2990 - implement object.GroupBy (a63b71a398)
- Issue #2978 - Avoid empty replacements in macro expansion. (ce5b57f5be)
- Issue #2978 - Work around macOS WebGL crash on unconsumed vertex attrib arrays (98e1ae01fe)
- Issue #2551 - Implement TypedArray.prototype.toReversed() (c8985c5642)
- Issue #2993 - only use SVE instructions on Apple Silicon (disable on aarch64 Linux) (f13d6e4542)

No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build.

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases.

* Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-13T23:21:37+00:00

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20260314-40a79c75-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20260314-40a79c75-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom

* Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15.

--

New build of HBL-UXP for XP!

Test binary:
IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20260314-id-656ea98-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20260314-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-5b447a5fd9-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP):
https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild
https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-13T23:21:41+00:00

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-20T22:48:05+00:00

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260321-3219d2d-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260321-3219d2d-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom

IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260321-3219d2d-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod-ia32.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32

NM28XP build:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260321-d849524bd-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260321-d849524bd-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260321-d849524bd-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260321-d849524bd-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260321-d849524bd-uxp-e1ab6d5746-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Issue #2987 - Part 1: Add `AnalyserNode` constructor. (f372f32492)
- Issue #2987 - Part 2: Add `AudioBufferSourceNode` constructor. (0cbf609b3f)
- Issue #2987 - Part 3: Add `GainNode` constructor. (c4fa2c5c6f)
- Issue #2987 - Part 4: Add `DelayNode` constructor. (778db35c34)
- Issue #2987 - Part 5: Add `BiQuadFilterNode` constructor. (5b7efa6c93)
- Issue #2987 - Part 6: Add `IIRFilterNode` constructor. (37f7e56e78)
- Issue #2987 - Part 7: Add `WaveShaperNode` constructor. (5c1996d7f2)
- Issue #2987 - Part 8: Add `PannerNode` constructor. (dc27c4a81d)
- Issue #2987 - Part 9: Add `StereoPannerNode` constructor. (5803d8b571)
- Issue #2987 - Part 10: Add `ConvolverNode` constructor. (a11a979b3b)
- Issue #2987 - Part 11: Add `ChannelSplitterNode` constructor. (6894c6849a)
- Issue #2987 - Part 12: Add `ChannelMergerNode` constructor. (abd12bc195)
- Issue #2987 - Part 13: Add `DynamicsCompressorNode` constructor. (f07c3b501e)
- Issue #2987 - Part 14: Add `OscillatorNode` constructor. (304f413c06)
- Issue #2987 - Part 15: Add `PeriodicWave` constructor. (b097097e28)
- Issue #2987 - Part 16: Add `AudioBuffer` constructor. (c86e080a0c)
- Issue #2987 - Part 17: Add `MediaElementAudioSourceNode` constructor. (e9474a5dc0)
- Issue #2987 - Part 18: Add `MediaStreamAudioSourceNode` constructor. (6456244887)
- Issue #2987 - Part 19: Add `MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode` constructor. (5cb44135d1)
- Issue #2997 - Update expat source to 2.7.4 and apply local patches. (c31f629aee)
- Issue #2862 - Initial attempt at a css lowering (ce4b9975db)
- Issue #2862 - add initial nested css test file (fc09c7cb34)
- Issue #2862 - Modify the css lowerer so that the lowering pass now recognizes bare type-selector nested rules and combinator-led cases (34f9837649)
- Issue #2862 - Fix a few nested selectors (d37e667f9a)
- Issue #2862 - Split the css lowering functionality out to a separate file for easier maintenance (d9b66581ac)
- Issue #2862 - more tests files for nested css (3f299e8f2b)
- Issue #2862 - handle more edge cases in css lowering (6d9547c688)
- Issue #2862 - Change code references from CSS lowering to CSS flattening (a6356fff88)
- Issue #2862 - Change tests from lowering to flattening (ac4c7bca08)
- Issue #2862 - Remove unused vars in CSS flattener (72cb599848)
- Issue #2862 - css nesting pref true by default (ea86d15635)
- Issue #3001 - Restore table reference frame call. (e5e86a8124)
- Issue #2229 - Follow-up: Don't attempt on-stack replacement for TLA modules (11b0b680e1)
- Issue #2551 - implement array.prototype.with (d5566bbb0f)
- Issue #2551 - implement array.prototype.toSpliced (7209aaa021)
- Issue #2897 followup - Do not hardcode jemalloc page size on LoongArch (2aec1ada9e)

No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build.

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases.

* Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-20T22:48:13+00:00

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20260321-40a79c75-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20260321-40a79c75-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom

* Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15.

--

New build of HBL-UXP for XP!

Test binary:
IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20260321-id-656ea98-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20260321-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-e1ab6d5746-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP):
https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild
https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-20T22:48:21+00:00

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-27T23:06:49+00:00

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260328-3219d2d-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260328-3219d2d-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom

IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260328-3219d2d-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod-ia32.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32

NM28XP build:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260328-d849524bd-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260328-d849524bd-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260328-d849524bd-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260328-d849524bd-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260328-d849524bd-uxp-956cd0a5cc-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Cloudflare Image Resizing fix (c8460ae3e7)
- Issue #3016 - allow url.CanParse to use custom-scheme bases to match current spec (a704425358)
- Issue #2551 - implement TypedArray.prototype.with (3d131186be)
- Issue #3011 - Part 1: Add As{Text|Html}Editor() and AsEditorBase() (2f20100059)
- Issue #3011 - Part 2: Switch spellchecker root to Shadow DOM. (e701dad7ef)
- Issue #3011 - Part 3: Handle edge case for spellchecking. (964a72079a)
- Issue #3020 - document.currentScript should be null in modules (94ffd74cab)
- Issue #3020 - Update `currentScript` when dealing with shadow DOM. (eee99b32cc)
- Issue #3020 - Clear currentScript after running microtasks (fdee9737a8)
- Issue #2548 - Part 1 - Implement MathML DOM and pre-requisites. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1571487 Introduce interface mixins. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1414372 Switch XPathEvaluator to using IDL mixins and remaining users of IDL "implements" over to mixin syntax. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1574195 Introduce GlobalEventHandlers/DocumentAndElementEventHandlers/ElementCSSInlineStyle mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1579457 Introduce DocumentAndElementEventHandlers to more closely align with the HTML spec. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330457 Remove the use of IsCallerChrome in FetchRequest. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1335368 (85600c7378)
- Issue #2548 - Part 2 - Collection of WebIDL parsing updates in an attempt to fix partial interface mixin error. We should ensure, at build-time, that partial interfaces are defined in the same file as the interface they extend. Since our build system doesn't really support correct dep builds if they're placed in a different file. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1333117 WebIDL: Better error message for trying to inherit from a mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1575384 Fix webidl identifier conflicts involving typedefs to produce saner exceptions. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1531623 Disallow nullable types for WebIDL constants. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1535647 Add support for extended attributes on types in Web IDL https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1359269 Allow LenientFloat to be only in a specific overload https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020975 (81b4f0c352)
- Issue #2548 - Part 3 - Fix some MathML issues encountered since WebIDL works. Add an nsContentUtils API for getting the CallerType of a JSContext. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316616 Also added a Fetch() change that was not in the Mozilla patch. (20354b672f)
- Issue #2548 - Part 4 - Fix some missed changes for ElementCSSInlineStyle. Introduce GlobalEventHandlers/DocumentAndElementEventHandlers/ElementCSSInlineStyle mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1579457 (502c704770)
- Issue #2548 - Part 5 - Implement the HTMLOrForeignElement mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1577660 Add 'preventScroll' option to HTMLElement's, SVGElement's and XULElement's 'focus' method. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374045 (3febe21f99)

No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build.

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases.

* Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-27T23:06:58+00:00

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20260328-40a79c75-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20260328-40a79c75-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom

* Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15.

--

New build of HBL-UXP for XP!

Test binary:
IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20260328-id-656ea98-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20260328-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-956cd0a5cc-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP):
https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild
https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-03-27T23:07:08+00:00

New build of post-deprecated Serpent/moebius for XP!
* Notice: This repo will not be built on regular schedule, and changes are experimental as usual.
** Current moebius patch level should be on par with 52.9, but some security patches can not be applied/ported due to source milestone differences between versions.

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20260328-eb31645dc-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20260328-eb31645dc-xpmod.7z

repo: https://github.com/roytam1/basilisk55

Repo changes:
- ported from UXP: Cloudflare Image Resizing fix (c8460ae3) (2d69b6c88)
- ported from UXP: Issue #3016 - allow url.CanParse to use custom-scheme bases to match current spec (a7044253) (0fd3dc434)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2551 - implement TypedArray.prototype.with (3d131186) (1b04d4b0b)
- ported from UXP: Issue #3011 - Part 1: Add As{Text|Html}Editor() and AsEditorBase() (2f201000) (76bf4dc35)
- ported from UXP: Issue #3011 - Part 2: Switch spellchecker root to Shadow DOM. (e701dad7) (984b6e3c3)
- import from UXP: Issue #3011 - Part 3: Handle edge case for spellchecking. (964a7207) (bbe59f5fe)
- import from UXP: Issue #3020 - document.currentScript should be null in modules (94ffd74c) (fc00851a7)
- import from UXP: Issue #3020 - Update `currentScript` when dealing with shadow DOM. (eee99b32) (0db6bb4b5)
- import from UXP: Issue #3020 - Clear currentScript after running microtasks (fdee9737) (c7997448b)
- ported from UXP:
- Issue #2548 - Part 1 - Implement MathML DOM and pre-requisites. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1571487 Introduce interface mixins. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1414372 Switch XPathEvaluator to using IDL mixins and remaining users of IDL "implements" over to mixin syntax. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1574195 Introduce GlobalEventHandlers/DocumentAndElementEventHandlers/ElementCSSInlineStyle mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1579457 Introduce DocumentAndElementEventHandlers to more closely align with the HTML spec. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330457 Remove the use of IsCallerChrome in FetchRequest. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1335368 (85600c73)
- Issue #2548 - Part 2 - Collection of WebIDL parsing updates in an attempt to fix partial interface mixin error. We should ensure, at build-time, that partial interfaces are defined in the same file as the interface they extend. Since our build system doesn't really support correct dep builds if they're placed in a different file. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1333117 WebIDL: Better error message for trying to inherit from a mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1575384 Fix webidl identifier conflicts involving typedefs to produce saner exceptions. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1531623 Disallow nullable types for WebIDL constants. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1535647 Add support for extended attributes on types in Web IDL https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1359269 Allow LenientFloat to be only in a specific overload https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020975 (81b4f0c3)
- Issue #2548 - Part 3 - Fix some MathML issues encountered since WebIDL works. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316616 Also added a Fetch() change that was not in the Mozilla patch. (20354b67)
- Issue #2548 - Part 4 - Fix some missed changes for ElementCSSInlineStyle. Introduce GlobalEventHandlers/DocumentAndElementEventHandlers/ElementCSSInlineStyle mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157945 (502c7047)
- Issue #2548 - Part 5 - Implement the HTMLOrForeignElement mixin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1577660 Add 'preventScroll' option to HTMLElement's, SVGElement's and XULElement's 'focus' method. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374045 (3febe21f) (eb31645dc)

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-04-03T22:51:05+00:00

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260404-3219d2d-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260404-3219d2d-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom

IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260404-3219d2d-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod-ia32.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32

NM28XP build:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260404-d849524bd-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260404-d849524bd-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260404-d849524bd-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260404-d849524bd-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260404-d849524bd-uxp-4d6414cfd0-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Issue #2551 - implement TypedArray.prototype.toSorted (393d890730)
- No issue - Add 10.4 and 26.* SDK versions to KNOWN_SDK_VERSIONS (45ae2d89ff)
- No issue - Add convolver sanity check (09c0393640)
- [XPCOM] Add more validation to SnappyUncompressInputStream (d323fc3012)
- [gfx] Use local statics for harfbuzz callback pointers (b96505c0e3)
- [network] Ignore non-compliant http server header. (0a5af25d60)
- [NSS] Update NSS (custom) (61c6b4c1aa)

No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build.

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases.

* Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-04-03T22:51:10+00:00

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20260404-40a79c75-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20260404-40a79c75-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom

* Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15.

--

New build of HBL-UXP for XP!

Test binary:
IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20260404-id-656ea98-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20260404-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-4d6414cfd0-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP):
https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild
https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-04-03T22:51:15+00:00

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-04-10T22:39:29+00:00

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260411-3219d2d-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20260411-3219d2d-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom

IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20260411-3219d2d-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod-ia32.7z

source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32

NM28XP build:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260411-d849524bd-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260411-d849524bd-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20260411-d849524bd-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260411-d849524bd-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20260411-d849524bd-uxp-c8f7030b13-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Issue #3027 - modify nsGIOService to call libdbus directly instead of using dbus-glib (c97bc33a87)
- Issue #3027 - remove all uses of dbus-glib from widget/ (6ce1b9a8c0)
- Issue #3042 - Add canvas WebGL context `powerPreference` (546e0075dd)

No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build.

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat and icu63.dll inside program folder when updating from old releases.

* Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-04-10T22:39:36+00:00

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20260411-40a79c75-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20260411-40a79c75-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom

* Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15.

--

New build of HBL-UXP for XP!

Test binary:
IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20260411-id-656ea98-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20260411-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-c8f7030b13-xpmod.7z

source repo (excluding UXP):
https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild
https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

RT1 Browser Platform :: Browsers release notes :: Reply by roytam1

2026-04-10T22:39:40+00:00

Community ISOs :: Windows 7 Updated v5: Stuck at “ClassPNP.SYS” :: Reply by HJY-2Best

2026-03-19T00:06:36+00:00

sillydude12 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2026, 16:02 I installed this iso on my HP Pavillion gaming laptop 15-ec2008ca, I had to add UEFI7 to get it past the “setup is updating registry settings” and after that it stays on the starting windows screen. When i booted into safe mode, it got stuck on classpnp.sys. If anyone could help out it would be greatly appreciated!

You probably didn't wipe/delete your original Windows OS 1st (just formatting will NOT work) ...then do a "Fresh" install using the Windows 7 Updated v5 release.

It's a favorite of my friends, family & myself ...but you should check out the free App "Ventoy" which is awesome for installing Windows OS & Linux Operating Systems.

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Author demaxxander04

2026-04-10T12:01:04+00:00

What is Windows 11 Retrograde?
Windows 11 Retrograde is a Windows modification based on Windows 11 IoT LTSC 2024, which tries to remind Windows XP, if it was made in current times, albeit without bloatware like Copilot, Edge or others.
Features:
• nostalgic vibe of Windows XP
• various vintage games included (featuring classics, such as Solitaire, Pinball, Purble Place and others!)
• no bloatware featured in regular Windows 11 editions
• a slightly better performance than stock Windows 11
• no TPM or Secure Boot requirements
• limited 16-bit support, provided by OTVDM

Version 5.11_4 ISO Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BFFCY6NEsqELpxP5QvR0mMC_knWcaJR4/view?usp=sharing

If you encounter an issue with the 0xC0000005 installation error, you have to restart it

Raytek forum post:
https://forum.raytek.cafe/viewtopic.php?t=76

Can I run this on real machine?
Yes you can, but I must recommend to install on VM first and then if you are comfy enough to use it as daily drive OS, you can use it on your host

What are system requirements for this mod?
This modification of the operating system has the same requirements as Windows 11 IoT LTSC 2024, which can be checked at Microsoft’s website.
The OS doesn’t require TPM 2.0 nor Secure Boot to work, due to its base.

Is Windows pre-activated?
For legal reasons, Windows is not activated. You need to activate Windows yourself.

How do get store on this mod?
Use this command on powershell as administrator:

Code: Select all

wsreset -i

If it doesn't work, you can try this: https://github.com/minihub/LTSC-Add-MicrosoftStore

Do games work on this mod?
Yes! but for UWP games (Forza Horizon series for example) require Xbox dependencies to run:

AppInstaller, Xbox Identity Provider, Xbox GameBar, Xbox app

For more information about this modification: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13qO60P6LSIITO2f4inOlHzPaWXYHZbEj/view?usp=sharing

Other Screenshots:
- Setup (Rectify11 2.5 modified):

- Multicolor Variant:

- Light Theme:

- Paranoid Theme:

- Luna Theme (Beta):

- Windows 11 (Bloom):

- Shutdown prompt:

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-10T14:19:22+00:00

demaxxander04 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2026, 12:01 albeit without bloatware like Copilot, Edge or others.

I haven't allowed it internet access, but it looks like Edge is included and attempts to update at every boot.

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Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by enmanuel

2026-04-11T00:15:37+00:00

Interesting mod, i quite like the themes.

One important thing i must ask: Does it have support for Windows Update and Windows Defender? It's basically what i look for in a custom Windows 11 ISO.

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-11T04:55:31+00:00

Yes it does.

But... GOOD LUCK WITH THAT !!! Those are the first things I want ***REMOVED*** in a custom 11 (or even 10) !!! !!! !!!

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by demaxxander04

2026-04-11T10:33:01+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑10 Apr 2026, 14:19
demaxxander04 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2026, 12:01 albeit without bloatware like Copilot, Edge or others.
I haven't allowed it internet access, but it looks like Edge is included and attempts to update at every boot.

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I don't think it will ever install or run Edge even if the update service still exists and I think that's normal, I used this script to remove it: https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6

I used it for so long and still didn't got Edge!

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by demaxxander04

2026-04-11T10:33:21+00:00

enmanuel wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 00:15 Interesting mod, i quite like the themes.

One important thing i must ask: Does it have support for Windows Update and Windows Defender? It's basically what i look for in a custom Windows 11 ISO.

Yes it does have support

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by demaxxander04

2026-04-11T10:38:20+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 04:55 Yes it does.

But... GOOD LUCK WITH THAT !!! Those are the first things I want ***REMOVED*** in a custom 11 (or even 10) !!! !!! !!!

If you want Windows Update disabled, you can actually use this script (C:\Windows\windows-update-disabler-main) pre-included in this mod, even says in the readme documents!
For Defender, you can download Defender Control to disable it but you have to turn off Real Time Protection before using it!

I recommend doing system restore backup before doing anything!

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-11T10:48:46+00:00

demaxxander04 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 10:33 I don't think it will ever install or run Edge even if the update service still exists and I think that's normal, I used this script to remove it: https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6

I used it for so long and still didn't got Edge!

I for one don't like the word "think", but I can look past that (for now).

Also, I would prefer an ENTIRE LIST of scripts that were used, no matter how big or small that ENTIRE LIST is.

Also, what the H#LL is "everything.exe", "flow.launcher", etc. Seems this build has a TON of stuff ADDED.
TRUST is gained by providing that LIST upfront also!
I can *NOT* "trust" a build like this, no way, no how! But a LIST of what was ADDED would go a *VERY LONG WAY* towards 'gaining that trust'.

ie, I already have scripts that remove EDGE. And I don't have any Edge Updater running in the background! Nor that gigantic folder wasting space.
And I'm one of those old-schooler's still using QUICKEN for my checking account!
IT REQUIRES WEBVIEW RUNTIME, so no, that Edge Updater is not needed.

ps - sure, a great project!
BUT... folks that share things like this have to have the "skin" to be able to listen to both "positive" *AND* "negative" feedback...
I'm just saying that from what I have seen, I CAN NOT "TRUST" THIS BUILD.
And that is BEFORE allowing it internet access and logging any "activity" that this build does that a "normal" 11 does not do!
Or, preferrably, logging any "activity" that this build does NOT do that a "normal" 11 DOES do!

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by demaxxander04

2026-04-11T11:11:56+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 10:48
demaxxander04 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 10:33 I don't think it will ever install or run Edge even if the update service still exists and I think that's normal, I used this script to remove it: https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6

I used it for so long and still didn't got Edge!
I for one don't like the word "think", but I can look past that (for now).

Also, I would prefer an ENTIRE LIST of scripts that were used, no matter how big or small that ENTIRE LIST is.

Also, what the H#LL is "everything.exe", "flow.launcher", etc. Seems this build has a TON of stuff ADDED.
TRUST is gained by providing that LIST upfront also!
I can *NOT* "trust" a build like this, no way, no how! But a LIST of what was ADDED would go a *VERY LONG WAY* towards 'gaining that trust'.

ie, I already have scripts that remove EDGE. And I don't have any Edge Updater running in the background! Nor that gigantic folder wasting space.
And I'm one of those old-schooler's still using QUICKEN for my checking account!
IT REQUIRES WEBVIEW RUNTIME, so no, that Edge Updater is not needed.

ps - sure, a great project!
BUT... folks that share things like this have to have the "skin" to be able to listen to both "positive" *AND* "negative" feedback...
I'm just saying that from what I have seen, I CAN NOT "TRUST" THIS BUILD.
And that is BEFORE allowing it internet access and logging any "activity" that this build does that a "normal" 11 does not do!
Or, preferrably, logging any "activity" that this build does NOT do that a "normal" 11 DOES do!

everything.exe is for the Everything App and I also included Flow Launcher which it comes with Everything index plugin, if you open Search in start menu, it will redirect to Flow Launcher search!

Everything index does better job at searching files compared to Windows, this is why I included both of these and there's nothing suspicious about them!

as for the scripts:

Edge: https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6
WIndows Update: https://github.com/tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler

that's what I used for now.. I don't remember what else I used, if I do, I will let you know!

and like I told you, it does not install or re-enable Edge itself! If it was doing, then I might work on that, no problem!

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by demaxxander04

2026-04-11T11:23:04+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 10:48
demaxxander04 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 10:33 I don't think it will ever install or run Edge even if the update service still exists and I think that's normal, I used this script to remove it: https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6

I used it for so long and still didn't got Edge!
I for one don't like the word "think", but I can look past that (for now).

Also, I would prefer an ENTIRE LIST of scripts that were used, no matter how big or small that ENTIRE LIST is.

Also, what the H#LL is "everything.exe", "flow.launcher", etc. Seems this build has a TON of stuff ADDED.
TRUST is gained by providing that LIST upfront also!
I can *NOT* "trust" a build like this, no way, no how! But a LIST of what was ADDED would go a *VERY LONG WAY* towards 'gaining that trust'.

ie, I already have scripts that remove EDGE. And I don't have any Edge Updater running in the background! Nor that gigantic folder wasting space.
And I'm one of those old-schooler's still using QUICKEN for my checking account!
IT REQUIRES WEBVIEW RUNTIME, so no, that Edge Updater is not needed.

ps - sure, a great project!
BUT... folks that share things like this have to have the "skin" to be able to listen to both "positive" *AND* "negative" feedback...
I'm just saying that from what I have seen, I CAN NOT "TRUST" THIS BUILD.
And that is BEFORE allowing it internet access and logging any "activity" that this build does that a "normal" 11 does not do!
Or, preferrably, logging any "activity" that this build does NOT do that a "normal" 11 DOES do!

"The Microsoft Edge Update service might remain, this is normal as it is required for updating WebView2."

Community ISOs :: Windows 11 Retrograde :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-11T12:06:07+00:00

demaxxander04 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2026, 11:11 Everything index does better job at searching files compared to Windows, this is why I included both of these and there's nothing suspicious about them!

"To each their own", as the saying goes.

We have OPPOSITE VIEWS on "searching files".
I disable/remove Windows' own "indexers" and I have NO USE in REPLACING it with something else.

Again, "to each their own".

Community Projects :: WindowsVersionTroll (Compatibility Tool) :: Reply by ibay770

2026-03-19T05:17:09+00:00

thanks for making this!

Community Projects :: WindowsVersionTroll (Compatibility Tool) :: Reply by ibay770

2026-03-22T09:03:00+00:00

for context menu :https://github.com/ibay613/windowstroll/blob/main/README.md

Community Projects :: Legacy RootCertificate And SHA-2 Update Pack For Older Windows (Created By Me In 2022 And Reuploaded) :: Reply by ibay770

2026-03-22T09:05:54+00:00

link is down. Found this though.

https://github.com/user-attachments/files/23815017/Rootcertupdater.zip

Community Projects :: Legacy RootCertificate And SHA-2 Update Pack For Older Windows (Created By Me In 2022 And Reuploaded) :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-22T17:48:45+00:00

Thanks

I still have the files from the OP though, I've attached the smallest one to this post and I'll post the other one on some hosting site because it's too large for an attachment.

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Community Projects :: Legacy RootCertificate And SHA-2 Update Pack For Older Windows (Created By Me In 2022 And Reuploaded) :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-22T23:26:04+00:00

XP-8.x SHA2 updates.zip:
https://upload.disroot.org/r/q6ZMamFJ#n85nTXzGfMxlSrwJnuY5ffmxhw4Oanu6i7XhCHupWjs=

Expiration: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 00:21 CET

I've also found this, which is supposed to work on any Windows version since XP:
https://github.com/asheroto/UpdateRootCertificates

But I've not tried it and there are warnings on VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/77898603ecb62cd3399ccb2c346b83629c6edc70724c647322967e67bb5865a0

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-15T23:35:41+00:00

Working on a SSE only release, for i686+, aswell as experimental Win2k support.
Abandoning GitHub too, new commits will be at https://repo.dactyloidae.xyz/dactyloidae/uxp

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-29T12:14:35+00:00

OFFICIALLY THE FASTEST XUL BROWSER
DACTYLOIDAE 13 "WARP" OUT NOW
https://repo.dactyloidae.xyz/Dactyloidae/UXP/releases/tag/13.0

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-29T17:01:35+00:00

OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 12:14 OFFICIALLY THE FASTEST XUL BROWSER

Please post a screencap or two that backs up this. Thanks.

ie, I **AA BB AA NN DD OO NN EE DD** XUL a year or two ago because of how DAMN SLOW they are/were.

I kinda have no plans to even try another XUL without some sort of "reason" and speed would be a reason.

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-29T22:03:49+00:00

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Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-29T22:50:57+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 17:01
OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 12:14 OFFICIALLY THE FASTEST XUL BROWSER
Please post a screencap or two that backs up this. Thanks.

I kinda have no plans to even try another XUL without some sort of "reason" and speed would be a reason.

SPEEDOMETER 2.1
Pale Moon 34.1.0 AVX2 - 22.3
Dactyloidae 13.0-pre1.1 SSE2 - 33.7

This is also the first XUL browser to get e10s stable and enabled *by default*, which is also another major pain point, so now one page freezes instead of the whole browser.

YT Polymer loads 3x faster, crashes are less common, etc. Most of these changes will be backported to Eclipse Hydra/Lun3r first, then upstream UXP.

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T08:53:21+00:00

OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 22:50 SPEEDOMETER 2.1
Pale Moon 34.1.0 AVX2 - 22.3
Dactyloidae 13.0-pre1.1 SSE2 - 33.7

Thanks !!!

Can you also please share the CPU and RAM of the test PC?
And were these tests performed on true hardware? Or a VM?

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-30T10:01:43+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 08:53
OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 22:50 SPEEDOMETER 2.1
Pale Moon 34.1.0 AVX2 - 22.3
Dactyloidae 13.0-pre1.1 SSE2 - 33.7
Thanks !!!

Can you also please share the CPU and RAM of the test PC?
And were these tests performed on true hardware? Or a VM?

ThinkPad T480 - 32GB DDR4, i5 8350U
Real hardware.

Another user tested it on a AMD Athlon 64 X2 (?) and got similar results

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T10:28:11+00:00

I'm afraid that isn't going to be "fast enough" for my usage.

My real hardware is slower and older but scores more than twice as fast on a "competing browser".
The redacted tab is just to hide my email address being shown on that tab.

Slower by 18% or 48% depending on how you count it.
On an e10s browser, it's that 48% that's technically more important, not the "single thread rating" of 18%.

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Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T10:37:21+00:00

ps - that is not to undermine the endeavor, looks like GREAT WORK and FINALLY somebody coming along that seeks to improve true PERFORMANCE !!!
Just saying that *I* don't gain anything from it on *my* hardware and *my* OS.

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-30T10:40:11+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 10:28 I'm afraid that isn't going to be "fast enough" for my usage.

Slower by 18% or 48% depending on how you count it.
On an e10s browser, it's that 48% that's technically more important, not the "single thread rating" of 18%.

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I'm doing more work to optimise the browser engine even further, I think the only pain points in Speedometer for me is jQuery and React

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T10:54:09+00:00

Keep up the great work!
ps - my Speedometer 2.1 score of 71.0 is *WITH* several extensions also loaded.
My "baseline" (just the browser and some flags/settings changes, no extensions) is close to FOUR-AND-A-HALF times faster.
On a laptop that is older and slower than your test machine. And also 8GB RAM to your 32GB RAM.

Again, GREAT WORK and somebody finally came along to improve PERFORMANCE.
Just that I, as the end user, really has to use what is best for me and my OS.

I was still on XP just a year or two ago.
There comes a point in time where the end user has to ADMIT that they (myself included !!!) is lying to themselves when they (myself included !!!) shout from rooftops on how much "better" (have to include "air quotes") their (myself included !!!) "legacy OS" 'is'. Not to be misread. 10 and 11 *sucks*. But they **CAN** be modified into truly awesome (but don't hold your breath expecting Microsoft to do that for you, lol).

Baseline without any extensions:

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Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T11:10:54+00:00

OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 10:40 I'm doing more work to optimise the browser engine even further, I think the only pain points in Speedometer for me is jQuery and React

I can obtain Speedometer 2.1 scores on my older and slower laptop.
But at this stage, I think I'll delay until further optimizations are in place.

If I remember correctly, the "other" UXP browsers that I ran on this older-and-slower only scored in the SINGLE DIGITS.
But I'm not 100% sure on that from memory. That could be the even older and even slower computer used out in the garage.

Community Projects :: Dactyloidae Browser (yet another UXP, what a surprise) :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-04-04T22:54:53+00:00

HELP NEEDED!
Trying to get a macOS build going, and I am stuck.
https://repo.dactyloidae.xyz/Dactyloidae/UXP/issues/5

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Contributing to Eclipse Community :: Reply by the_r3dacted

2026-03-16T12:37:37+00:00

I've edited this post to include one of my friends that really needs some help now. His donation information is also in the latest r3dfox release notes.

General Chat :: Memes on Eclipse! :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-17T22:40:48+00:00

General Chat :: Ad trackers now account for over 10 percent of global internet traffic :: Author xperceniol_sal

2026-04-02T14:00:36+00:00

From Betanews!

https://betanews.com/article/ad-trackers-now-account-for-over-10-percent-of-global-internet-traffic/

AdGuard has released its latest Ad Trackers Report, an annual look at how advertising and tracking systems affect internet traffic worldwide. The report shows that ad trackers accounted for 10.22 percent of global internet traffic in 2025, marking a clear increase compared to the 7.84 percent recorded in 2024.

The figures reflect what the company describes as "raw requests", meaning the initial connections made when a page loads. These requests are often invisible to users but are triggered alongside normal website content.

SEE ALSO: The rise of AI search is creating 'invisible visits' across the web

A single ad-related request can also trigger additional background calls to other services. AdGuard estimates that blocking one primary request prevents an average of 4.17 additional requests from taking place, showing how quickly traffic can multiply behind the scenes.

North and Central America recorded widespread increases across most countries included in the dataset. The United States rose from 6.61 percent to 10.25 percent, while Mexico climbed from 7.49 percent to 11.61 percent during the same period.

South America showed similarly steady growth, with several countries moving from mid-single-digit levels into double digits. Peru increased from 6.60 percent to 12.51 percent, while Colombia and Ecuador also recorded jumps into the 11 percent range.

Europe presented a more uneven pattern, with faster growth concentrated in Eastern and Southeastern countries. Belarus rose from 7.61 percent to 13.20 percent, while Greece and Serbia also moved into double-digit levels.

Western and Northern Europe showed slower changes overall. Countries including Spain, Italy, and France recorded moderate increases, while Germany and the Netherlands continued to post lower figures compared to much of Eastern Europe.

Asia displayed mixed results depending on location. Countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia crossed into double digits, while India saw a slight drop from 12.48 percent to 11.12 percent despite remaining at relatively high levels.

Africa recorded some of the biggest increases overall. South Africa rose from 7.80 percent to 13.69 percent, with Nigeria, Egypt, and Morocco also entering double-digit territory.

Across all regions, the report shows a consistent upward trend rather than isolated spikes.

You can view the full report here.

General Chat :: Ad trackers now account for over 10 percent of global internet traffic :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-02T18:07:25+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑02 Apr 2026, 14:00 You can view the full report here.

Here is there:
https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-ad-tracker-report-2025.html

General Chat :: Ad trackers now account for over 10 percent of global internet traffic :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-02T18:47:18+00:00

It's always a punch-in-the-gut re-awakening whenever I have to turn my adblockers off for a "trusted" website (that has no ads to begin with!).
But then forget to turn the adblockers back ON when navigating away from that trusted website.
A gigantic, "Holy Crap! I forgot that the web was this plastered with ads!"

General Chat :: Ad trackers now account for over 10 percent of global internet traffic :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-02T19:01:55+00:00

I think I read somewhere that AI accounts for *THIRTY* percent.
We should be more concerned with that.
Granted, the ad traffic is an EYESORE and the AI traffic is "out of sight, out of mind".

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-14T13:48:40+00:00

https://popcornflix.com/category/84358/the-comedy-shop

The Comedy Shop

Free as well

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-14T13:52:07+00:00

More or fewer ad breaks than Plex?

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-14T14:58:28+00:00

So far, so good.
I'm 30 minutes in on "Secrets in the Walls" on Popcornflix and ZERO ads.
But I do have to assume that they know it's my FIRST DAY so they want me to come back tomorrow and the next day.

Or... Maybe one of my uBlock lists is working so great that Popcornflix is "ad-free"

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-14T22:01:58+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑14 Mar 2026, 13:52 More or fewer ad breaks than Plex?

Sorry I didn't catch this sooner. I've been using Popcornflix for about 4 years now with no complaints ... and yes ... with all the uBlock lists I have going - I also get zero ads. I haven't seen Secrets in the Walls yet. Any good?

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-14T23:02:51+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑14 Mar 2026, 22:01 I haven't seen Secrets in the Walls yet. Any good?

I liked it.
Kind of a cross between "Fallen" (Denzel Washington) and "The Sixth Sense" (Bruce Willis).

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-14T23:06:26+00:00

Now watching "The Prisoner".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-15T22:22:15+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑14 Mar 2026, 23:06 Now watching "The Prisoner".

One of the best series ever. Even though the final episodes are a bit "psychedelic" but that was the ambiance at the end of the sixties.

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T08:16:22+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑14 Mar 2026, 22:01 I've been using Popcornflix for about 4 years now with no complaints ...

I already have a complaint! It's the only site I've ever bumped into (that I recall) that disables the F12 key to access Dev Tools.
I use Dev Tools daily, can't live without out!

Found these as "fixes".
I'm using the first, shorter and more to the point. Second likely works as well, just seemed excessively long.
Both are userscripts where my slightly-above-average knowledge of javascript can "follow" and "see" what it is doing.
Both appear "safe", I just prefer the shorter of the two and prefer the "EventListener" over the "setInterval" method.

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/400664-letmeusef12/code
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/436250-allow-f12/code

The second also has a "feedback" post of a website that "does not work" and it does work with the first, so that was a bonus.
I didn't actually "test" the second.

Duke wrote: ↑15 Mar 2026, 22:22 One of the best series ever.

Agreed! This will be my 4th or 5th time watching the complete series, start to finish, binge-watch all within a week or two.

It's one of those series that never gets old!

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T08:42:01+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑14 Mar 2026, 22:01 I've been using Popcornflix for about 4 years now with no complaints ...

Also, while technically "par for the course", I always axe flashy GYRATING b&llsh#t promo "carasousels" that constantly animate, scroll, distract.
But it's not like Popcornflix is the only streaming website that does this B&LLSH#T.

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General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-17T22:38:43+00:00

Giving the TV Show a try and we'll see.

https://popcornflix.com/tv-shows/10604475/s01-e01-cape-town

General Chat :: Which TV shows are you watching? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-03T22:30:27+00:00

Travelers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers_(TV_series)
https://travelers.fandom.com/wiki/Travelers_Wiki
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5651844

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-16T00:44:47+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T09:36:58+00:00

I'll have to boycott this one!
"Covid masks" are an IMMENSE psychological TRIGGER that I cannot control (or just DON'T WANT TO) !!! I have WALKED OUT of stores, restaurants, gas stations, salons, YOU NAME IT, all on account of employees wearing the D@MN THINGS !!!

The only real "told-you-so" BENEFIT of the "covid mask" is that when you see RIOTS in the streets, stores getting LOOTED, grandma's being kidnapped and the porch camera catches the suspect, PUBLIC MASS SHOOTINGS, YOU NAME IT, they are *ALWAYS* wearing COVID MASKS !!!

We live in a society where people should be PUT IN JAIL for NOTHING MORE than HIDING THEIR D#MN FACE !!!
The NON-LAW-ABIDING always always ALWAYS *HIDE* behind a d@mn COVID MASK !!!
But I digress...

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General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T09:41:33+00:00

Catching an airborne pathogen with a cloth mask is like trying to trap a mosquito with a chainlink fence.

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-16T15:41:45+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 09:36 "Covid masks"

They are not "covid" masks, they are medical masks.
Ask yourself why surgeons, nurses, etc, are using them if they are useless

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T15:56:47+00:00

NOT RELEVANT... and BIASED... I'll even label it as "intentionally misleading the public"...

Ask those surgeons if they did NOT sterilize their hands and even their ELBOWS before putting that mask on?

Ask those surgeons if everything not only in the "operating room" but the room LEADING INTO the "operating room" was also sterilized?

Ask those surgeons if they wear the same mask for more than a couple hours MAX?

Ask those surgeons if they find it "acceptable" to use CLOTH MASKS, wash them in a household washer/dryer, and use that CLOTH MASK for surgery?

Ask those surgeons if they'll pull it down over their NECK OR CHIN and then restore it to over their NOSES?

Ask those surgeons if they'll hang it from their rearview mirror in-between uses?

Ask those surgeons if they'll so much as take it off and on and reuse over and over and over?

Ask those surgeons if that mask was PROVIDED TO THEM in the LOBBY and from a BOX OF MASKS as they entered the hospital from outdoors?

Ask YOURSELF if you would let a SURGEON operate on you if they handled their mask as a COVID MASK instead of as a MEDICAL MASK?

GET THE D#MN PICTURE ???

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T16:06:28+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 09:41 Catching an airborne pathogen with a cloth mask is like trying to trap a mosquito with a chainlink fence.

I will, however, disqualify this SARCASTIC "joke".

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-16T18:00:48+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 09:36...IMMENSE psychological TRIGGER that I cannot control (or just DON'T WANT TO) !!!

I'm sorry my song triggered you - I have my triggers also and they make for a rough day. Though, that song wasn't about Covid masks if you watched it ... it was a remix of an old song from the 90's and computer bandits.

Now I feel like shit that you guys are fighting

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-16T18:10:59+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T18:20:14+00:00

ps - it's not "fighting"... OPINIATED people can "spout" without it being labeled as a "fight"...

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-16T20:27:14+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 16:06
The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 09:41 Catching an airborne pathogen with a cloth mask is like trying to trap a mosquito with a chainlink fence.
I will, however, disqualify this SARCASTIC "joke".

Although it's not a joke but truth.
Cloth masks are almost useless, medical masks are efficient

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-16T21:45:07+00:00

Regardless... I stand by each and every one of my previous questions... Each..And..Every..One..Of..Them...

And I firmly believe that people that wear masks in public are not doing so for "health and safety".

NO SURGEON wears their "medical mask" WHILE GROCERY SHOPPING !!!

If I see somebody walking up and down the sidewalk outside my house HIDING HIS FACE, then I'm calling the POLICE !!!

Because rioters wear masks, looters wear masks, people that kidnap grandmas and seek ransom in bitcoin wear masks !!!

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-16T22:46:45+00:00

(Some?) Muslim women have their faces covered too. I've seen them right across the road where I live in the past.

Doctors, surgeons, nurses or any remote reference to them is a trigger for me...

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-16T22:50:00+00:00

OK I feel better now. I live in a blue state and people think everybody wears a mask here but not anymore. I actually have doctors order that I can not wear a face mask due to asthma. I only have to wear a mask at the hospital.

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2026-03-16T22:59:59+00:00

My state is purple.

I walked into a local home repair company and they were all wearing masks and even went as far as to use their filthy dirty hands to pull a mask out of a box on the counter and hand it to me, saying I could not shop at their store without a mask.

I grabbed the mask with my filthy dirty hand and dropped it to the floor, stepped on it with my filthy dirty shoe, and said it was just as clean now as when they handed it to me.

Then I asked them if their corporate headquarters were in a BLUE STATE !!! !!! !!!
Then turned around and walked out.

I'm basically "purple". But I do not live in a Third World Country and will not walk around with any of those THIRD WORLD MENTALITY masks on !!! I have my freedom and I will not wear a mask, will not be mandated into any shot (which have long-standing side effects not known until years later!), et cetera...

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2026-03-16T23:28:03+00:00

^Gosh, I've never had anybody ask that of me ... I guess I would also walk out unless its medical and I'm around immunocompromised people ... I just wish if people are/were sick they would just stay home and not spread germs around. Better than using a mask.

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2026-03-17T13:56:39+00:00

Don't get me wrong, that was 4 or 5 years ago, not "yesterday", lol.

LOOONG after "covid" was a real thing to be concerned with by most NORMAL-THINKING folks (even "scientists").

When you give that kind of "power" to folks to CONTROL other folks, that "power" is (was!) very hard to "take back".

Reminded me of living life in the 3rd grade and the "hall monitor" HIGH ON POWER and acting like he was KING OF THE UNIVERSE instead of a lowly "hall monitor" making sure I go straight to the drinking fountain and return to my classroom "post-haste".

Give "power" to a Democrat and they will fight tooth and nail to KEEP THAT POWER.
Same goes for "that other party" too. But at THAT TIME, it was CLEARLY the Democratic party living the HIGH ON POWER "mentality".

You are allowed to interpret that history your own way, of course.
I really am "purple" and the Blue Side was doing some very weird "high on power" crap back then BY MY PURPLE STANDARDS.

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2026-03-17T14:01:06+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-18T07:09:31+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 22:46 (Some?) Muslim women have their faces covered too. I've seen them right across the road where I live in the past.

Also seen AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.

However:
NOT RELEVANT... I'll even label this "so-called comparison" as "intentionally misleading the public"...

We all know the difference between a "hoodlum" hiding his face so that he can do ILLEGAL ACTIVITY versus *ANY* comparison you throw at me!
HOODLUMS wear "masks" so that they can LOOT, so that they can RIOT, so that they can KIDNAP GRANDMA and seek ransom in bitcoin!

We've all seen the news. We all know these MASKED HOODLUMS! I'm *ALL FOR* a system of justice that NO LONGER refers to them as "suspects" if they are not only caught on camera but DOZENS OF WITNESSES (ie, ARREST ON SITE, THROW IN THE SLAMMER). It is the mere existence of those CAMERAS being the very REASON that these HOODLUMS wear that MASK.

They are not wearing that mask for "health and safety".
They are not wearing that mask as part of a religious "act of faith".

WE ALL KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. This isn't "rocket science".
Kind of akin to International Humanitarian Law (Geneva Conventions III and IV and Hague Regulations) that require military to wear uniforms.

Is it "profiling"? Yeah, to an extent. But again, military wear uniforms FOR A REASON. HOODLUMS wear masks FOR A REASON. Profile away, I'm okay with that! But there is a difference between "profiling" a HOODLUM (with SEVERAL run-in's with THE LAW and ON PROBATION from those run-in's [put an ankle bracelet on the POS and arrest-on-site if hiding his face from public cameras!]) versus "profiling" a LEGIT RELIGIOUS RITE (with ZERO run-in's with THE LAW and to be HIGHLY RESPECTED in this "godless age")!

Again, "it's not rocket science".

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-18T14:09:28+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 22:59 My state is purple.

I'm basically "purple". But I do not live in a Third World Country and will not walk around with any of those THIRD WORLD MENTALITY masks on !!! I have my freedom and I will not wear a mask, will not be mandated into any shot (which have long-standing side effects not known until years later!), et cetera...

what is 'purple'? i'm not too engrossed in american politics

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-18T14:16:27+00:00

Sorry, didn't mean to mislead, just random observation. In those cases, having covered faces may be more of, well, just another form of being oppressed. At least that's how I see it.

I'm not familiar with colors meaning in terms of US' states either.

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-18T14:28:06+00:00

In US politics, a Red State is a state that ALWAYS votes Republican, no matter how STUPID or RETARDED the Republican candidate is.
A Blue State is a state that ALWAYS votes Democratic, no matter how STUPID or RETARDED the Democratic candidate is.

Red State examples would be Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio.
Blue State examples would be California, New York, Illinois, Oregon, Massachusetts.

A Purple State is what some also refer to as a Swing State.
Examples are Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona.

https://purplestatesofamerica.org/

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-19T01:05:06+00:00

Please stay on topic before it's going too far.

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-19T17:54:30+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

2026-03-21T08:28:41+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-21T10:39:18+00:00

Hey, it is what I am listening to for a project later today.
Nobody said I had to be listening to music, lol.

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2026-03-24T23:07:44+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-31T21:44:16+00:00

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-03T20:17:32+00:00

At workplace, there's a radio in the office set to this one station that loops same songs over and over. Maybe they change them every once in a while. Just realized the song above is one of those they have.

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-04-03T21:03:26+00:00

^Yeah, I like it but, I know, they radio tends to wear out a good song playing it over-and-over.

General Chat :: what are you listening to? :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-05T12:44:27+00:00

I don't listen to much stuff anyway, rarely find something new. So when I do listen to something, it's the same old over and over again.

Hell is repetition.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-14T17:39:47+00:00

I just find core components messed up in a way on Win11 that they're not on Win10. IDK, guess I'll start considering new computer when Win10 is no longer comfortable compatibility-wise. Should take a while with my needs.

Also not sure how fast my computer is going kaput, but it started happening regularly that it doesn't come out of sleep. Not all fans even start up and it's just frozen, reset button doesn't budge, can only hold power button for 5 seconds to power it off, then can turn it back on and it resumes normally from disk.

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2026-03-14T23:35:23+00:00

To be honest ... once my Optiplex 745 craps out (could be any day) I would not go back to XP and would likely be using windows 11 at some point. I look online at computers and everything is so over-priced nowadays - I didn't buy my two computers they were gifts and the association would prefer clients to all be on a phone or tablet but I don't want that for myself. Is ASUS any good? I read good things but I wonder about the proprietary drivers and hardware that is fixed if that makes sense (not sure if that was the right phrasing). I've never done much with the hardware other than just to keep them clean inside and out. I guess I would have to debloate after the fact because that would be far over my head sad to admit. I would likely also be using stock then. Ugh! I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there. My Dell Dimension 3000 Pentium 4 is useless with only 2GB of ram (can't upgrade) and can't handle the modern web ... it's in very good shape though because it never got much usage after I was gifted the Optiplex 745.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-14T23:57:27+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑14 Mar 2026, 23:35 I guess I would have to debloate after the fact because that would be far over my head sad to admit.

It's pretty easy and adequately effective, even "after the fact" (ie, do a regular install from regular .iso or using factory "recovery" as starting point).

https://privacy.sexy/ is a good starting point.

MUCH more trustworthy than the very wide range of stuff on GitHub.
With GitHub, you get "professional" *and* you get "amateur high school project" ALL IN ONE PLACE.
Be prepared to reinstall/recover multiple times if trying miscellaneous stuff from GitHub.
You really NEVER KNOW if the uploader is a "professional" or if the uploader is a "amateur high school project".

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-15T14:27:20+00:00

I imagine this PC still has some life left unless things suddenly change for the worse. The issue with resume used to happen once in a blue moon and I suspect it's a bit more likely to happen with external USB HDD plugged in, though I'm not sure yet. I didn't notice anything else off.

Hardware is overall more expensive due to AI craze and who knows what else. I'd probably try to go with Win10 first if I suddenly ended up with new PC. Probably something pre-built...ASUS doesn't sound bad, but I'm very out of the loop with computer hardware.

I have a Raspberry Pi 5 and I guess I could try that instead, but, it's Linux...and Linux is weird, buggy, fonts don't look nice...

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-15T15:04:33+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑15 Mar 2026, 14:27 Hardware is overall more expensive due to AI craze and who knows what else.

BINGO !!! So DO NOT WAIT, upgrade NOW!

That's why I bought a 9-month old laptop a year ago and a brand-new desktop this past November.
Get the upgrades in place *before* all that ***CRAP HARDWARE*** is in place (and NOW while that ***CRAP HARDWARE*** can still be *DISABLED*).

You wait until your ALREADY-DYING is completely DEAD, then the writing is on the wall on just what type of hardware you're going to end up with a year from now, three years from now, etc.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-15T18:41:01+00:00

CRAP HARDWARE as in AI-enabled hardware or such?

I've been looking at new computers couple of months ago. But I thought, do I really need a new computer? I don't even do anything interesting on the old one.

I asked on another forum about this resume from sleep issue, it could be flaky +5V SB (stand-by) rail. Which in theory, could be easily fixed by replacing power supply.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-15T21:17:54+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑15 Mar 2026, 18:41...But I thought, do I really need a new computer? I don't even do anything interesting on the old one...

This is sort of where I"m at ... I don't do anything important on my computers either other than watching movies and TV. My computer is my only outlet to the outside world and I'm much better online and typing. My communication skills suck.

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2026-03-17T09:35:01+00:00

I should change that, but given amount of time I spend on it at work...

Feeling all weird, I hate needles, mouth flooded with saliva, was at dental surgeon, rotten wisdom tooth, ugh...

This country is so stupid, why can't the place where you were operated at issue electronic sick leave? Instead, you have to send the papers to your physician for them to do it.

Computer failed to resume again, this time, without phone or external disk plugged in. :

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2026-03-17T10:24:03+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 09:35 Computer failed to resume again, this time, without phone or external disk plugged in. :/

Is there any difference if you resume from "hybrid sleep" versus "hibernation"?

I once had a laptop "fail to resume".
For me, I only used "hibernate".
For me, it wasn't technically failing on RESUME, but rather it was not COMPLETING its go-into hibernate.
When it "looked like" it was done going into hibernate, I could put my ear to it and still hear an internal fan or HDD, something, still *ON*.
It was this stage that it would "fail to resume".

BUT...
If at this stage, I pressed AND HELD IN the power button for SEVERAL seconds (with my ear still on it!), I could hear it complete the "go-into".
At this stage, I could release the power button, return a day later, press the power button normally, and it would RESUME FROM HIBERNATE.

But... That only bought me so much time. It was a "freebie" but I still wanted to get as much life out of it as I could.
I ended up getting too FRUSTRATED with that sort of "go-into" that I stopped even TRYING to "go-into".
I ended up never actually using the Start Menu to power down / reboot / or go into hibernate.

I would just always PRESS AND HOLD the power button for SEVERAL seconds and basically FORCE a **CRASH** whenever I wanted to power it down.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-17T10:38:45+00:00

Resuming from RAM specifically is the problem, resuming off disk (hibernation) is fine. I think it goes into sleep OK, just doesn't always wake up.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-17T10:55:21+00:00

Ah, I've seen that before.
In my case, I had *mixed RAM*.
Despite both being the same TYPE of RAM.
I had one slot populated with Brand A and the second slot populated with Brand B.
Third slot was empty.

Despite that *mixed RAM* working, once it finally powered on, it would never have any power-up issues if Brand A was removed, or if Brand B was removed. It just stopped liking both of them being populated. :

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2026-03-18T14:25:02+00:00

After some quick tests, after the conclusion was that it might just be unstable with resume only when all 3 sticks were used, the situation has worsened radically after putting things back like they were. Same symptoms after initial power up, after two power cycles, same. I unplugged the power cable of one of the disks and then it could POST, I went into BIOS to put things how they were (no CMOS battery) and after couple of seconds on the BIOS settings screen, screen went garbled. It normally responded to power button and went off, I unplugged the power and will leave it as is until new power supply arrives.

It was ordered before the situation worsened, but for all I know, it might already be too late, we'll see.

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2026-03-18T15:20:56+00:00

Yikes! May already be too late. :/

You knocked the dust lose and made things worse.

It's like running a "detergent" through a very old engine.
The "sludge" in that engine wasn't really hurting anything clinging to NON-VITAL WALLS of the insides of that engine.
But running that "detergent" knocked the sludge off the non-vital walls and into very critical and vital moving parts of the insides of that engine.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-18T16:53:32+00:00

I'm sorry to hear of this news, UCyborg

This is why I don't dare take anything apart on my old machines for the reason(s) you mentioned the-10-pen. I'd bet my computers are already held together by the debris and sludge - better to leave things as they are when dealing with old machines. I didn't know that about a vehicle ... I'll pass this information along to my drivers and support workers.

EDIT: Fixed mistakes. Sorry!

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2026-03-19T18:51:08+00:00

I blow out dust every year or two. And the tests were just seeing how it works with only the original 2 RAM sticks and then with the third one on its own. There weren't any errors on Memtest86 in single pass.

Looks new PSU is not arriving before next week. Also have spare graphics card in case the current one got wonky.

Time is really dragging by now. This computer is one of the few (good) things I have in this life.

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2026-03-19T23:05:42+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑19 Mar 2026, 18:51...This computer is one of the few (good) things I have in this life...

I feel the same ... I'd be lost without my computers because I'm not social and the forum is my only outlet to the people. You'd be shocked if you knew me ... online I'm chatty but in person I'm practically a mute and extremely awkward around sheeple.

I also have mismatched RAM sticks in my PC and I get frequent memory errors and crashes. I'll put up with it so long as I can.

Good luck getting your computer back to where you need it.

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2026-03-21T22:20:26+00:00

In similar boat when it comes to being mute in these types of situations. I wish I could navigate them better.

Regarding desktop computer, guess I'll see what still works or not next week. The laptop also got a new problem in recent months that upper and lower portion of the screen blinks in white for short periods, most often when it's turned on, seems it's triggered by lid movement.

Elections are tomorrow. No idea what to vote for. Does it even matter? For all I know, the end of the world is coming.

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2026-03-24T23:04:08+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Mar 2026, 22:20...
Regarding desktop computer, guess I'll see what still works or not next week. The laptop also got a new problem in recent months that upper and lower portion of the screen blinks in white for short periods, most often when it's turned on, seems it's triggered by lid movement...

Any luck? Gosh, two computers on the fritz ... I hope you get things working. Good luck.

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Mar 2026, 22:20...For all I know, the end of the world is coming...

It does feel that way nowadays.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-25T11:11:21+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Mar 2026, 22:20 For all I know, the end of the world is coming.

The end of our civilization as we know it for 2000 years, maybe.
The end of human kind, surely. Sooner or later.
But the end of the world, no. The world, our planet, has about 4 billions years to go so it will have time to try many things before being eaten by the dying sun. We, humans, are not the world, despite of what we think.

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2026-03-26T05:51:45+00:00

I installed new PSU on Monday and things seem to be back to normal.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-02T19:44:27+00:00

Computer still works, sooo, going for another 17 years?

Things already feel surreal today...

Windows went a bit loco yesterday. When I opened Explorer's save dialog through Thorium, got notifications about the number of file associations being reset. Who knows what's got into it.

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2026-04-03T05:43:06+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑02 Apr 2026, 19:44 Computer still works, sooo, going for another 17 years?

Don't Do It !!! I'm being dead serious! Do Not Throw More Money At That Computer!

I'm speaking from a "been there, done that" perspective.
Because I too used to throw money at computers in order to own them for TWENTY-PLUS YEARS.

I did this for THREE different computers over the span of thirty years, give or take.
Overlapping ownership, I'm not 80+ years old with the first at age 20 or late teens, lol.
Brought on through a realization from my "decade of decadence" (Motley Crue reference) of owning computers for 2.5 to 5 years before replacing.
ps - listening to this as I write the remainder of my post --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQpXUD1FCTc

So I went from the "lifestyle" of replacing a computer every 2.5 to 5 years to throwing money at them but replacing only after 20+ years.
Again, I did this on three different computers. Making a computer last 20+ years is very very VERY easy easy EASY.
It is *NOT* some "wear it on your sleeve" rite of passage into some form of Ageless Wisdom. Rather, it is the OPPOSITE.
It does 'require' THROWING MONEY AT THEM. RAM here, PSU there, CPU here, motherboard there, another round of RAM, et cetera.

In a nutshell, DON'T THROW GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD MONEY.
You don't (though many do!) spend $1000 on tires JUST TO SELL the vehicle and the new tires got you an extra $100 on the sale price.
You're still IN THE HOLE $900.

LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS !!!
Hint: You already passed it by buying a new PSU instead of replacing a capacitor in the old one!
A *few* dollars for a capacitor and firing up your own soldering iron and your own labor versus spending 130-TIMES to 500-TIMES for the new PSU!

I'm not going to go as far as to say it was the "biggest mistake I ever made", it was *NOT*.
BUT... There is a point of diminishing returns. And again, you passed it by spending money for a new PSU.
I applaud the goal on one hand. Again, been there, done that.
But the other hand KNOWS FROM EXPERIENCE that 12 to 17 years is one thing!
But 20+ is something entirely different (and becomes borderline insane, again, "been there, done that").

It reminds me of a project dad had me do on a Commodore 64 in the late 80s.
He had me do an "amortization table" on his 30yr mortgage on the house we moved into when I was in my early teens.
He retired a decade or so later and another decade or so after that, he came to me with that old C64 printout (and some grade-school drawings).

It was a moment of pride for him, "Look, I bought a house for $34k in 1982 and I just sold it for $112k".
After originally listing it at $135k and taking over six months to sell !!!

It was a moment of pride for me. I handed it back to him and proudly proclaimed, "YOU LOST MONEY! You have to account for the mortgage interest, the new siding, the new furnace, the new roof, and the pool and deck you added but only used that last half-summer of ownership. Every "investment" has to account for deposits and withdrawals before you can call it a gain or a loss based solely on first number versus last number. Inflation ALONE puts you over $105k, YOU LOST MONEY."

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-03T20:14:28+00:00

I thought about the issue with some capacitor. Might open the old PSU some day to see if anything stands out (me and electronics, though). I just wanted a quick fix, this computer's been with me for so long that it's hard to just let go.

Money always finds the way to slip out off one's pocket. I threw more of it at dumber shit at times, even if I'm considered more of a saving type. My brother always says better spend it to have something rather than save it and have nothing.

The point of diminishing returns definitely stands. About the money part, you'd also have to get something used rather than new to save it. It's not much different from cars, huh?

In any case, I do appreciate your thoughts.

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2026-04-03T22:25:01+00:00

My newest laptop is a screamer and it came from a PAWN SHOP.
Still in the original box, still had all of the plastic stretch-wrap, battery was still in a separate box.
Literally all but BRAND NEW, never used, battery never inserted.
But technically ONE YEAR OLD (okay, 10 months!).

Got it for HALF what it sells for per "MSRP".
Sure, a large bit of "right place, right time".
But it turned me into somebody that now visits PAWN SHOPS ***OFTEN*** just to look at the new arrivals.
They only take laptops and not desktops and only take one year old or younger and MUST HAVE ORIGINAL BOX.
Turns out, the PAWN SHOP works with several local BUSINESSES and basically buys their "surplus".

If your town doesn't have any PAWN SHOPS, it's WELL WORTH IT to drive the hour or two to the nearest "big city".

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-03T23:39:14+00:00

And I totally get the money bit. More so than anyone else on the planet.
That's not bragging, that's just lessons learned the hard way!

During my college years, I had ***TWENTY SIX*** credit cards !!!
They would set up tables at the cafeteria and hand out applications like Tic Tacs.

I had a credit card debt over THREE TIMES my annual income!
NEVER late on ANY payment, NEVER late on rent! No real DIME to my name!
My dad told me to file bankruptcy and it INFURIATED ME.
I asked for "help" and he told me to file bankruptcy, saying I'd never pay all that debt.

I DID PAY IT ALL BACK !!!
*ZERO* handouts from anybody, *ZERO* debt-reduction "services".
I PAID EVERY D@MN PENNY BACK - then showed dad my statements and said TOLD YOU SO.

Truth be told and in full honesty, IT WAS BECAUSE OF 9/11 THAT I WAS ABLE TO DIG MYSELF OUT OF THAT HOLE !!!
Everything went to ZERO PERCENT balance transfer promos.
I had TWENTY SIX credit cards. All I had to do is transfer every balance to another card's ZERO PERCENT promo.
Then transfer again 6, 9, 12 months later.
NEVER late on ANY payments. I was able to keep transfering for ZERO PERCENT until that entire mountain was paid off.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-04-04T00:01:01+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑03 Apr 2026, 20:14...this computer's been with me for so long that it's hard to just let go...

I feel the same about my computer, but I refuse to throw money at it (I couldn't afford to anyway) and when it goes (giving me lots of trouble) I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

Good you got it working again, though.

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by Possum98

2026-04-05T13:17:22+00:00

happy easter to all who celebrate today and if not hope you have a good day

General Chat :: Then dust yourself off and try again :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-05T14:51:03+00:00

It's just like the rest of 364 days for me.

General Chat :: Earthlight and Eclipse :: Author Duke

2026-04-07T20:40:09+00:00

Captured from Orion spacecraft:
https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e000192/art002e000192~orig.jpg
https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009287/art002e009287~orig.jpg
https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009288/art002e009288~orig.jpg
https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009288/art002e009288~orig.jpg

And Eclipse!
https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009301/art002e009301~orig.jpg

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-13T20:51:26+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑10 Mar 2026, 21:57 Thanks, the weather has been nice so far, the following half of the week is going to be a bit rainy. I don't spend much time outside though.

Week is mostly show up at work in the morning, get through then it's already late afternoon. Catch the breath on weekend and then over again.

That's it?

I hope you can get outside this weekend ... know sometimes we just want to stay wrapped up safe in the house ... I do most of the time and I don't like being around people anymore. I don't know. Been struggling myself as of late.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-14T17:25:10+00:00

Outside is rather boring, is it not?

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-14T22:05:36+00:00

Well ... it depends. Being out around people gets me weird. I wouldn't want to blend in with this toxic society anyway; but going for a walk in the evening with my support workers is sometimes helpful. I always say 'home sweet home' though.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-15T20:02:20+00:00

People betray, backstab, gaslight, disappoint. And thanks to our useless parents, we're stuck here.

What was even the point? I'm a dead end, this cycle ends with me.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by Duke

2026-03-15T22:29:18+00:00

There are good and bad people everywhere around the world.
Find the good, in anything, ignore and forget the bad. Yes, it may take some time but to give up is the easy way.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-16T00:01:19+00:00

Thank you, Duke! I'll try.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-03-16T22:52:05+00:00

Duke wrote: ↑15 Mar 2026, 22:29 There are good and bad people everywhere around the world.

And it's the bad ones that tend to leave the lasting impression...

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-16T23:11:23+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 22:52
Duke wrote: ↑15 Mar 2026, 22:29 There are good and bad people everywhere around the world.
And it's the bad ones that tend to leave the lasting impression...

Same here.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-17T17:36:01+00:00

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-18T07:19:03+00:00

Kind of funny how these seem to always have an "OCD Symmetry" in their duration:

2026-03-18_3-15-17.jpg

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General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-18T16:57:22+00:00

^I don't know why that is the case with my videos

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-18T19:04:12+00:00

It's nothing on your end. It's the UPLOADER having OCD and setting the length of his/her upload as "OCD Symmetric".

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-25T16:59:54+00:00

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-25T17:10:54+00:00

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by Possum98

2026-03-30T16:46:19+00:00

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-03-30T17:07:00+00:00

^I have all those except for the eating disorder and the Bipolar ... 'is what it is' or so they say. Good to see you btw

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by Possum98

2026-03-30T17:11:30+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 17:07 ^I have all those except for the eating disorder and the Bipolar ... 'is what it is' or so they say. Good to see you btw

hi yes I'm still here but my main account is gone now (by my request not a ban) I will keep this account for visiting only i also use macos more it's been incredible

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T17:23:20+00:00

Possum98 wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 17:11 i also use macos more it's been incredible

What is "macos" ? Some kind of taco made out of macaroni?

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-03-30T17:24:36+00:00

Oh, wait, partial blush moment... Did you mean macOS ???

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by Possum98

2026-03-30T17:43:10+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 17:24 Oh, wait, partial blush moment... Did you mean macOS ???

yes macos 10.15 catalina on an old 2012 macbook pro

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-04-01T22:45:53+00:00

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-05T16:31:19+00:00

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 17:07 ^I have all those except for the eating disorder and the Bipolar ... 'is what it is' or so they say.

How do you still manage? And for how long have you been in this hell?

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-04-05T23:21:37+00:00

UCyborg wrote: ↑05 Apr 2026, 16:31
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑30 Mar 2026, 17:07 ^I have all those except for the eating disorder and the Bipolar ... 'is what it is' or so they say.
How do you still manage? And for how long have you been in this hell?

I wouldn't say I manage all that well most of the time tbh but sometimes I OK I guess and have some good days. I've been dealing with mental health issues for 54 years (my birthday was 5 days ago) and I've always struggled for as long as I can recall. Yeah, when will I be able to gain acceptance (rq)....

How are you doing?

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

2026-04-06T08:59:03+00:00

At the risk of not saying this the "right way" (communication skills), I'll go ahead and give it a try nonetheless...

Sometimes, just sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes I think you both (no offense!) just like to play the "victim card".
All of the NEGATIVITY is just where DOWNWARD SPIRALS begin. The World Sucks, blah blah blah!
FORGIVE ME if I am misreading.

Listen, please, I get it! OCD, ADHD, *ON THE SPECTRUM* [Asperger's / High-Functioning (and I *prefer* the days when they used to call it that, but they no longer do)], *extremely* HYPER, communication skills that *require* the LISTENER to have the proper UNDERSTANDING on how to even LISTEN to me, et cetera. Again, I get it!

Listen, I'm in the same boat! I really am! Everyone on the planet has "something", that's my view! Everyone! To some degree!

I'm in the same boat! But HOW is having OTHERS read the NEGATIVITY supposed to help ANYONE? Serious question! No need to "answer".
You're sitting at a computer, maybe type all of that NEGATIVITY into Notepad or Word. Save or delete after typing, your choice.
You got it "off your shoulder" by typing it! But making others read the NEGATIVITY? That part I really do not understand!
I think of it as a psychologist or counselor, all of the NEGATIVITY that goes into his/her notes IS NOT POSTED FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.

SORRY! I just don't. And I'll say it again, I'm in the same boat. Always makes me think of EEYORE (Winnie-the-Pooh character).
Cool read on mental disorders and POOH CHARACTERS - https://blog.earkick.com/winnie-the-pooh-mental-illness-and-10-characters-explained/

I call it "steering into the skid".
Take control of the situation *NOT* by telling HR "I am disabled, my coworkers are making me uncomfortable" (paraphrasing).
I went that route once. FMLA through HR, this only made situations with coworkers *WORSE*, not better, so I *no longer* go that route!
Granted, was VERY FUN! Throw "I'm taking an FMLA Day" every time somebody stress-induced anxieties into shaking hands.
They would stand there like a deer in the headlights, "What the heck just happened? So now this isn't getting done until he comes back from FMLA?"
Rather, I don't like the group setting and do not function within it, so I've worked every Saturday for THIRTY-PLUS years.
ONLY person in the entire building! And so FOCUSED that I get done in ONE DAY what my coworkers get done in THREE DAYS.
EVERY boss over the years has "noticed". It has worked well for me. Job titles based on what I can 'do', zero college degree.
Other department boss's, "I can't give that project to him, my team feels he does not respect them and he doesn't attend group meetings."
My boss, "You have to trust me, he is the only one that WILL meet your timeline, he WILL communicate with Excel charts and graphs, it works!"

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

2026-04-07T16:47:04+00:00

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑06 Apr 2026, 08:59Listen, please, I get it! OCD, ADHD, *ON THE SPECTRUM* [Asperger's / High-Functioning (and I *prefer* the days when they used to call it that, but they no longer do)], *extremely* HYPER, communication skills that *require* the LISTENER to have the proper UNDERSTANDING on how to even LISTEN to me, et cetera. Again, I get it!

Thank you for getting it ... I would say compare to others where I reside I'm also High-Functioning. I can shower and dress myself without assistance compare to others here. I don't cook and need permission to use the stove but I can use the microwave on my own. I'm the ONLY one that has their own computers; the other guys (and 1 girl) here only use their phones, which is sometimes a pain in the ass when others need to print something. I have to hover over their shoulder when somebody else uses my computer and I don't like it at all and they know that. I'm not hyper though but I see others and I can talk (speak) to anybody with special needs and I just skip over what I don't get. Most people here get me by now as I've lived here for quite some time and most everybody knows I'm autistic. You and I would be able to talk to each other without any issues.

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by UCyborg

2026-04-09T20:17:35+00:00

We're all victims of birth and various other (un)fortunate circumstances. I ramble and shout at the clouds as it often feels like the only thing I can do. And ignoring the Matrix, there simply isn't much to this whole existence.

General Chat :: Introduce yourselves here! :: Reply by Dustman0192

2026-04-10T16:44:22+00:00

Hi all! Good to be here I found out about Eclipse.cx when I found r3dfox to install on my Windows 7 gaming rig. Saw you guys had a forum and decided to join up I'd like to help contribute in some way as well, just haven't had the time to really dig in and see where I'd be a good fit to help!

General Chat :: Introduce yourselves here! :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-10T20:09:31+00:00

Hi and welcome to the forums!

General Chat :: Various videos :: Reply by Duke

2026-04-10T20:12:43+00:00

A Nutella Odyssey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6FwPOb_Q_M