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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:20:31 +0000

I had gotten curious about USB Ethernet adapters, and found RTL8157 based adapters are pretty cheap now. They can be found for below $20 on eBay and AliExpress, at least here in the US. I also noticed the Realtek drivers for Windows 7 and 8 list three device IDs for the RTL8157, but the entries are all commented out.

So I got one, and got testing, and found if you uncomment those entries, it just works. My main PC has been using an RTL8157 exclusively for over a month now and it's been fine. I'm not sure why these entries exist but are commented out if it works. Maybe someone could contact Realtek and get them to release a driver with these entries uncommented. (It would also be cool to get working XP/Vista drivers, but idk if that's asking too much.)

Since the process is so easy, I've opted to release the process on how to do it rather than release pre-modded drivers. Maybe it could be worth releasing modded drivers if someone could sign the modified inf.

Step 1: Get the drivers for your respective OS version from Realtek, https://www.realtek.com/Download/List?cate_id=585
Step 2: Extract the drivers, and the exe installer with 7-zip.
Step 3: Inside the driver installer is a Win7 or Win8 folder, and inside this folder are 64 and 32 folders. 64 for 64 bit, 32 for 32 bit. Open the folder for your respective OS and type. (This may also work for 32 bit, it has the same entries, but i have not tested it.)
Step 4: Edit the rtump*sta.INF, remove the `;` behind all the `RTL8157X` entries, and save.
Step 5: Install the drivers with device manager, https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=758 (Since the drivers are unsigned, you will need to do the have disk method, and for Windows 8, you will need to reboot in Disable Driver Signature Enforcement mode to install the drivers.)

Now you should have cheap and easy working 5GbE Ethernet on Windows 7+ on any USB 3 system. However do note you may get some duds. So far I have gotten four adapters, and two of them I have had to return. They showed issues even on Windows 10 and Linux. However for the price and the ease of returning dud products, at least here in the US, it's worth it for me. Also on the topic of Linux, we have a driver install guide for it too, located here.

It's also possible the RTL8159, 10GbE Ethernet, can be had this way too. Also commented out are entries for a "RTL815X", and these correspond to the RTL8159 device IDs, but I don't have the money yet to drop $70+ on an RTL8159 adapter that may not even work.

Research Network :: Multiple partitions on USB flash drive :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:28:27 +0000

I believe I managed to get it working on 1607, but I don't know exactly what I did. Will have a look.

Research Network :: XP bootscreen on Windows 10 :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:16:46 +0000

as on this: I GOT IT WORKING!!

BUT

It needs a combo of Test Mode, nointegritychecks, and "Disable driver signing" in the F8 menu.

Will post a guide on this for Vista, 7 aswell as 8+

Research Network :: XP bootscreen on Windows 10 :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:34:37 +0000

https://github.com/teknixstuff/misc-files/releases/download/xpboot_patch/xpboot_patch.7z

Research Network :: XP bootscreen on Windows 10 :: Reply by xYannikx

no_email@example.com (xYannikx) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:33:44 +0000

Windows 7 x64

Research Network :: XP bootscreen on Windows 10 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:26:55 +0000

A must have!

Research Network :: Firewall program for manually allowing or blocking program network access :: Reply by the_r3dacted

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:03:30 +0000

For Linux, I've found OpenSnitch to be basically what I want, Comodo on Linux. Wireguard works (although it's a pain) which is an improvement on Comodo on Windows where Wireguard just bypasses the firewall altogether. The only potential shortcoming is that I can't find any way to make a rule affect multiple different ports like making one rule for 80 and 443. But the solution is to just make one rule for 80, then make one rule for 443, which isn't too bad. I've also found Linux requires some extra rules for stuff to work that are not required on Windows. Will make a forum post about it when/if I get around to posting about my Comodo rules.

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Author luk3Z

no_email@example.com (luk3Z) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:13:31 +0000

https://github.com/Blaukovitch/Mozilla_Firefox_Windows_7
https://github.com/Blaukovitch/GOOGLE_CHROME_Windows_7
https://github.com/Blaukovitch/GOOGLE_CHROME_Windows_7/releases/tag/discord/

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:37:45 +0000

It looks like some makeshift job made with hacked libraries, they are not built from the source.
I prefer to use R3dfox or Supermium for Chrome lovers

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:35:46 +0000

I've *never* been a fan of tweaking one fingerprint by REPLACING IT with another fingerprint.
The whole "F...YouGoogle" client data is nothing but a STANDS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB FINGERPRINT.
One really is better served with a "faked popular" fingerprint than one like this.
All this fingerprint does is "tie you together", lump sum, with any "criminal elements" using the same exact fingerprint.
So you had better cross your fingers that the "criminal element" isn't using the same ISP (probably a safe assumption, but why risk it?).

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:55:14 +0000

Erm, not sure what you are on about with this fingerprint thing

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:28:47 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑30 Nov 2025, 22:55 Erm, not sure what you are on about with this fingerprint thing

Those that want to know already do know or research on their own accord.
aka, too long of an explanation for herein.

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:33:39 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑30 Nov 2025, 15:35...a "faked popular" fingerprint...

I'm not sure I'm understanding this one ... please forgive my ignorance

Isn't FireFox already too unique and could easily be compare to somebody using TOR?

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by luk3Z

no_email@example.com (luk3Z) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:15:28 +0000

If you afraid of "fingerprinting" you may use alternatives. I'd rather use Tor or VPN for better anonimity. I've just pasted this for informational/educational purposes only (for legal activity, daily usage or experimenting).

General Software & Hardware :: FireFox, Chrome & Discord for W7 (cracked) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:36:17 +0000

As luk3Z pointed out, the first-post links are for info/edu purposes only.

I assumed all would already "know" the fingerprinting aspect of my comment.
But since it appears to have caused confusion, I shall add additional INFORMATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL details.
I shall attempt to keep it "short" and not "TL;DR" (ie, "Too Long, Didn't Read").
I'd prefer to think that if I take the TIME to detail, that my time isn't WASTED by others NOT READING.
But it's going to be over the head of those that live life in very short attention span "tweetlike" universes.

1)
Majority herein tend to be Firefox (or fork) users.
The first-post cites Firefox *AND* Chrome - it's even in the title of the thread.

2)
My comment was in regards the #2 link - ie, Blaukovitch/GOOGLE_CHROME_Windows_7.

3)
If you read through that link, you will find this -

2025-12-01_6-20-40.jpg

4)
My comment was tied to the X-Client-Data childish childish CHILDISH coding !!!

5)
Dig into the most minor of forensic science and what comprises a "fingerprint".
The tip of your finger's "fingerprint" is not ONE data point (look up the term "minutiae points").

6)
Web browsers (ALL, including both Firefox and Chrome) can be identified by the web sites that you visit.
X-Client-Data (and Client Hints in general) is but ONE, I repeat for those in the back row, *ONE* "data point".
Chrome has its minutiae points.
Firefox has its minutiae points.
They are not the same. They do not need to be.
A minutiae point is a minutiae point is a minutiae point is a minutiae point.
You only need "so many" minutiae points.

7)
Blocking/Faking Client Hints (of which X-Client-Data is but a SUBSET OF) does not remove your fingerprint.
It only removes *ONE* minutiae point.

8)
But in this case, it didn't even "remove it".
No! Rather, it turned it into a giant Bat Signal in the sky!
A strobe light flashing at the discoteque!
And turned *ONE* minutiae point spanning however many hundreds/thousands in the userbase to be IDENTICAL.
It's like telling *ALL* criminals in your town to paint their house PURPLE so that the police can start with a narrowed-down search field.

* No offense to anyone living in a purple house.

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General Software & Hardware :: Secure boot certificates expiration :: Author Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:00:59 +0000

Seeing that some of us are still running old PCs, there is a problem which may affect some of them: the expiration of secure boot certificates in June 2026.

Microsoft information:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-secure-boot-certificate-expiration-and-ca-updates-7ff40d33-95dc-4c3c-8725-a9b95457578e
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-secure-boot-update-process-b34bf675-b03a-4d34-b689-98ec117c7818

Some certificates available here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-secure-boot-key-creation-and-management-guidance?view=windows-11#14-signature-databases-db-and-dbx

But a BIOS update might be required. Good luck with that for old PCs

DELL information:
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-US/000347876/microsoft-2011-secure-boot-certificate-expiration

HP information:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_13070353-13070429-16

General Software & Hardware :: Secure boot certificates expiration :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:23:30 +0000

The expiration of these certificates will not invalidate existing files signed by them. It will just prevent new files being signed by them (so new Windows versions will not run). Also, all spec-compliant systems will have some method of adding a custom certificate (either via the firmware config, via Microsoft's certificate update, or via Shim and Machine Owner Key). Plus, most systems allow you to disable Secure Boot, which fixes this whole situation.

General Software & Hardware :: Secure boot certificates expiration :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:33:58 +0000

I have a hunch that Secure Boot and TPM technologies will not be able to be disabled in the near future.
My newest laptop (now 1.5yrs old) wouldn't even allow Win *TEN* to be installed *IF* the TPM drivers were contained within the installation media.
It's a Ryzen 5 with a copilot button on the keyboard.
I never bothered to even test copilot and the default Win11 that came with the laptop.
All new equipment gets an immediate reformat/reinstall before it even gets connected to the network.

General Software & Hardware :: Best WiFI cards for Windows XP, Vista, and perhaps beyond :: Author the_r3dacted

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:13:47 +0000

I was going to make a cool post about comparing WiFi cards on Windows XP with benchmarks and cool comparisons, but it basically only ended being one best card that worked by a margin large enough that testing is just not required. Maybe I'll do comparisons for curiosity sake, but not at this time. Everything else that I can find, Intel, Realtek, Qualcomm, are all 802.11n, while these Broadcom cards are all 802.11ac. This also means these Broadcom cards could also be the best cards for Windows 7 and 8 or equal to the other competition.

I had figured there was going to be more cards, but I discovered that even though the drivers install, both the DW1820A (BCM94350ZAE), and DW1830 (BCM943602BAED) just do not work on XP. They just give a Code 10, and in the case of the DW1820A after installing the drivers and rebooting, the device just disappears from device manager. Leaving behind an unknown PCI Device that also doesn't accept the driver. The card works fine in later operating systems though. These might be good for Vista+ if you know your system is not going to use XP.

This leaves the DW1550 or AW-CE123H (BCM94352HMB) for mPCIe and the DW1560 or 04X6020 (BCM94352Z) for M.2, both being standard two antenna or dual band cards. For three antenna or tri-band, there's the AW-CB160H (BCM94360HMB) for mPCIe.

► Show Spoiler

The DW1550 and DW1560 are for all intents and purposes the same card but different form factor, so there should be no noticeable differences in operation between them. If you have three antennas available though, the AW-CB160H may be the best option.

For obtaining the cards, I suggest getting them from AliExpress for the best price. Although you might be able to find them locally if you want a faster shipping time. These can be had for as cheap as $7-8, although it's rare to find the AW-CB160H for less than $20. At least in the US and of time of posting, the AW-CB160H is actually a better deal on eBay rather than AliExpress.

For the driver, I just use the default SDIO drivers. Here are the raw drivers for XP-10 since they are really hard to find outside of using SDIO. To install them, follow this guide. I recommend going with highest version number and have disk method.

The inf seems to suggest Broadcom kept NT5 support for longer than the last NT5 driver in the folder. Maybe this could get the DW1820A and DW1830 working, but I have no idea where to find such driver as the NT6 drivers use NT6 specific files. The latest NT5 driver appears to have been pulled from the ASUS PCE-AC56/68 and works on these cards, identifying them as the PCE-AC56 for 1550/1560 and PCE-AC68 for the AW-CB160H lol. Maybe could ask Broadcom themselves if they have the last NT5 driver idk.

Hope this helps, because this information was very hard to find, and I had to obtain the hardware myself to test it.

General Software & Hardware :: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cards for Vista/XP x64? :: Reply by the_r3dacted

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:15:18 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑09 Jun 2024, 23:04 I was working on a post about that, but it's kinda been paused.

Finally made that post. https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=925

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:28:31 +0000

Firefox 115.31 ESR is available:
https://download.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/115.31.0esr/

Release notes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.31.0/releasenotes/

Mobile Devices :: Hex editor for Android :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:39:04 +0000

Version 0.2.9 available:

https://github.com/exbin/bined-android/releases/tag/0.2.9

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:09:13 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 00:22 I was never really that big into Minesweeper.
But you do have me thinkin'...
I recall backporting Vista's Mahjong/Chess/Hearts to play in XP. I need to see if I can "forward-port" them to Win10.

The Winaero team has already done that

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:26:58 +0000

Your link is not working.
It appears to be for this - https://winaero.com/get-windows-7-games-for-windows-10/

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:48:19 +0000

Sound doesn't seem to work in at least the Mahjong of those Win7 games for Win10.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:57:12 +0000

Uninstalled for now. The issue with sounds is cited several times in the discussion portion of that site. I'd prefer a version where sound works.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:56:52 +0000

teknixstuff wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 08:09 The Winaero team has already done that

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 10:26 Your link is not working.

Because direct linking is not allowed, you can download it from the main page:
https://win7games.com

There is also this pack of old games which are running on 64-bit systems:
https://archive.org/details/BestOfWindowsEntertainmentPack64Bit

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:58:49 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 00:22 I was never really that big into Minesweeper.
But you do have me thinkin'...
I recall backporting Vista's Mahjong/Chess/Hearts to play in XP. I need to see if I can "forward-port" them to Win10.

Shouldn't the XP games work on 10?

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:02:41 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 21:45...Didn't you write somewhere you have dual-core CPU?...

You remember correct I do have a dual-core CPU dell optiplex 745 that came with XP preinstalled. AS I say I'm just hanging in there because its held together with crazy glue and duct tape Lol (Its on its 'last legs') ... only a matter of time on that one. My ancient Dell Dimension 3000 is VERY old and useless but I can print still on it and I use Arctic Foxie 360 Chrome on that one and MyPal68. Thank you for remembering, though.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:31:37 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 15:58 Shouldn't the XP games work on 10?

Yes they do, and even Space Cadet pinball

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:24:07 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 17:31
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 15:58 Shouldn't the XP games work on 10?
Yes they do, and even Space Cadet pinball

I Know, Duke, so much fun and I never get sick of it Sorry .. I didn't realize your guys were talking about vista games

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:45:56 +0000

I played Pinball the most when it comes Windows bundled games. Second one was Internet Checkers.

Not sure about sound issues in those Win7 games, I think sound not working might be more an exception than the rule. They seem to use use Direct3D 9 for graphics and DirectSound (8) for sound. Can't tell if related, I don't mess with my installs too much, but generally, I didn't like the first iterations of Windows 10 and the Windows 8. They were quirky in some ways. But 1809 and even Win11 23H2 (with old taskbar brought back) still have some bug with taskbar that occur when you have some program pinned and you move it around between monitors, the icons may duplicate and the duplicates tend to miss their icon. At least it happens if you have taskbars set to only show programs from monitor they're on. I don't even know if this was a problem on earlier versions. I stopped worrying as much about Windows oddities sometime after start of Win10 era.

I should've probably left it alone when settling with Win10 1809, at least until I came across anything that really wanted a newer version. Guess I chased something better, but it doesn't always turn out like that. I thought about installing some other version of Win10 than Win10 20H2, but haven't been feeling like it and not sure what to go for, just the latest 10 or some other build.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:52:08 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑30 Nov 2025, 21:45 I played Pinball the most

Best pinball game ever is Psycho Pinball:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Pinball
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/psycho-pinball-2vh
https://oldgamesdownload.com/psycho-pinball/

It's running fine in DOSBox.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:24:12 +0000

That looks wild. Newer things on DOSBox tend to run either slow or with framerate all over place for me. May give it a try some day.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:23:11 +0000

Psycho Pinball is 30 years old so that's not really new

It's working fine for me using:
output = direct3d
machine = svga_s3
scaler = hq2x forced

I'm also using DOSBox-X:
https://dosbox-x.com
https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases/

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:52:40 +0000

Newer relative to DOS era. I haven't bought a serious computer in 16 years and AMD CPUs tend to be slower. Emulation is intensive.

Operating System Customization :: Post your Performance :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:02:32 +0000

Give it a try

Operating System Customization :: XPize :: Author idkwhatnametoputxd

no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:57:28 +0000

Have you guys heard of XPize? It was a visual mod for Windows XP that gave the Windows 9x leftovers a more XP-ish look, making the OS as a whole look more appealing. I've been using it for quite a while and it's been a blast.

Now I could show you guys some screenshots of it, but I can't be bothered to boot up my Windows XP VM. :p So instead here's a video from Michael MJD that covers everything in detail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x01DWLn4L-E

Other Operating Systems :: How to install the RTL815x USB Ethernet drivers on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu based) :: Author the_r3dacted

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:19:01 +0000

It was impossible for me to find any guide on how to install the drivers. The readme did not tell me how, nor could I find much searching. Until after searching a ton, I finally found something to go off of in an issue report.

To install the drivers, get them from Realtek, https://www.realtek.com/Download/List?cate_id=585 the "USB NIC Linux driver for kernel up to *"
Extract the drivers, open the extracted driver directory up in a terminal, and run these commands.

Code: Select all

sudo make
sudo make modules
sudo make install
sudo depmod -a
sudo update-initramfs -u

sudo make install
sudo depmod -a
sudo update-initramfs -u

reboot

`sudo make` compiles the driver, r8152.ko, `sudo make modules` compiles the kernel module for the driver (I think, I don't know what it does tbh), and `sudo make install` installs the driver. However for me I encountered an error, and also had to run `sudo depmod -a` and `sudo update-initramfs -u` to make it work. Don't know what they do really, but they make it work. Now running `sudo make install` again no longer has an error. The readme says to run the depmod and update-initramfs commands after installing the driver, so I run the commands again to be safe, and then I reboot. Now the driver works, at least for me in my setup, I don't know if it will work for you, Linux is weird and incompatible at the best of times.

You can check if the driver is being used, the network manager, at least for me, shows the driver in use for the network adapter. It should also show 5Gbps or anything other than the 800ish or so Mbps that it shows without the correct driver. You can also check the version with `modinfo r8152` in a terminal.

For each new kernel upgrade you make, you will need to repeat this process, if you update often, you will need to repeat this often. I don't know how or if this can be automated, Linux is weird and incompatible at the best of times.

For SEO purposes, I'm going to have to mention all applicable adapters here, as I suspect someone like me searching this will search `(adapter they have) Linux driver install guide` and not specifically for the rtl8152 or r8152, the name of the driver, which corresponds to a 10/100 adapter. RTL8152B RTL8153 RTL8153B RTL8153C RTL8153D RTL8153E RTL8154 RTL8154B RTL8156 RTL8156B RTL8156BG RTL8156G RTL8157 RTL8159

Windows 11 :: I have lost hope in Windows 11 :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:34:40 +0000

Speaking of Win11.

My parents were seeking assistance and when I requested they perform a "reboot" from the Start Menu, they said there was no "reboot" option.

So I left it at, "What about "restart", is there a "restart" option, try that instead."

Windows 11 :: Remove Windows AI :: Author Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:15:52 +0000

A script which claims to remove all of Windows 11 AI features:

https://github.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI/

Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: How do I get the weather widget working? :: Author idkwhatnametoputxd

no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:47:39 +0000

This may be a stupid question, but how do I get the weather widget working? It says that it cannot connect to the service, and yet I am seemingly unable to do anything about it. Can anyone help me with this?

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Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: How do I get the weather widget working? :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:52:25 +0000

Widgets for Windows 7 are so old that I wonder if the service or the URL your widget is using is still alive online

Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: How do I get the weather widget working? :: Reply by idkwhatnametoputxd

no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:16:23 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 21:52 Widgets for Windows 7 are so old that I wonder if the service or the URL your widget is using is still alive online

I don't think the service is around anymore. The problem is that I can't seem to change the service provider.

Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: How do I get the weather widget working? :: Reply by ThatRandomToast

no_email@example.com (ThatRandomToast) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:52:39 +0000

Use this gadget, it's mostly the same as Windows 7's built-in one and was also produced by Microsoft: http://win7gadgets.com/weather/weather.html

Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: How do I get the weather widget working? :: Reply by idkwhatnametoputxd

no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:23:07 +0000

ThatRandomToast wrote: ↑24 Dec 2025, 14:52 Use this gadget, it's mostly the same as Windows 7's built-in one and was also produced by Microsoft: http://win7gadgets.com/weather/weather.html

thanks

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: How to survive on Windows Vista? :: Author Sectorfive

no_email@example.com (Sectorfive) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:20:17 +0000

Hi guys, long time no see!

I've recently sold my main computer in an effort to save up money and later on buy a good gaming computer, which means in the meantime I have to use my old computer that is still running Athlon 64 x2 dual core 5200+ processor, this computer has Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit installed on it, because that's the license I own.

Now I was wondering for any tips and tricks how to survive using vista today in 2025, soon to be 2026. Are there any extended kernels available, what web browser can I use that still supports it? Any antiviruses that still support the system and so on.

Thanks you in advance!

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: How to survive on Windows Vista? :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:40:41 +0000

There's two compatibility-related tools available: The Vista Extended Kernel (unfortunately now an ended project), and Second System (unstable and paid). The extended kernel can be useful, Second System is generally not worth trying. As for web browsers, you have plenty of options. If you want a Firefox-based browser, there's r3dfox. If you want a Chromium-based browser, there's Supermium. If you want a UXP-based browser, there's Lun3r. Considering it's a relatively slow PC by today's standards, UXP-based is likely the best option, as it has much lower requirements than the other options. Antiviruses I wouldn't bother with, just don't run random downloaded files and you'll be fine.

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: How to survive on Windows Vista? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:35:00 +0000

Agreed! Do not run antivirus!

Personally, I don't even do this on MODERN hardware.
Learn how to "protect yourself from stupid" instead of offloading that to "The Nanny State" that 'saves you from you'.

We used to call this "Practice Safe Hex". But in the era of "smart phones", that seems to be lost on today's society.

Next suggestion - do NOT, under any circumstance, think you can YouTube HI-DEF.
Don't even try it! Be REALISTIC on your EXPECTATIONS of just what that compuer can, and can NOT, "do".

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: How to survive on Windows Vista? :: Reply by the_r3dacted

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:21:30 +0000

teknixstuff wrote: ↑06 Dec 2025, 10:40 Considering it's a relatively slow PC by today's standards, UXP-based is likely the best option, as it has much lower requirements than the other options. Antiviruses I wouldn't bother with, just don't run random downloaded files and you'll be fine.

I think an Athlon 64 x2 5200+ would be good enough to run r3dfox. I did do some benchmarks on ancient hardware, and it wasn't the worst experience on an 1.86GHz C2D with Se7en Lite.

For AV, yeah don't run any. But I suggest using https://www.virustotal.com for any files you find that you are suspicious of.

I do think it would be better to install a light version of Windows 7/8. I'd suggest Super Nano Lite, but that is a bit too extreme and the x64 version sucks. Se7en Lite is pretty good, but it has some bugs, I really need to make a new version of it based off of v5.

I'd recommend using this ISO on the machine: https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=811

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: How to survive on Windows Vista? :: Reply by Sectorfive

no_email@example.com (Sectorfive) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:50:17 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑06 Dec 2025, 14:21
teknixstuff wrote: ↑06 Dec 2025, 10:40 Considering it's a relatively slow PC by today's standards, UXP-based is likely the best option, as it has much lower requirements than the other options. Antiviruses I wouldn't bother with, just don't run random downloaded files and you'll be fine.
I think an Athlon 64 x2 5200+ would be good enough to run r3dfox. I did do some benchmarks on ancient hardware, and it wasn't the worst experience on an 1.86GHz C2D with Se7en Lite.

For AV, yeah don't run any. But I suggest using https://www.virustotal.com for any files you find that you are suspicious of.

I do think it would be better to install a light version of Windows 7/8. I'd suggest Super Nano Lite, but that is a bit too extreme and the x64 version sucks. Se7en Lite is pretty good, but it has some bugs, I really need to make a new version of it based off of v5.

I'd recommend using this ISO on the machine: https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=811

Alright I installed the ISO you linked me. Hopefully it's better.

Windows XP & Server 2003 :: M$ API libs W11/10/8/ to Windows XP :: Author luk3Z

no_email@example.com (luk3Z) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:10:42 +0000

https://github.com/Blaukovitch/API-MS-WIN_XP

Windows XP & Server 2003 :: 5eraph UpdatePacks x64 v2019 :: Reply by hfuria

no_email@example.com (hfuria) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:03:22 +0000

The problem with (syssetup.dll) persists during installation:

"The Driver Software you are installing has not been properly signed with Authenticode(TM) technology. Therefore, Windows cannot tell if the software has been modifled since it was published. The publisher's identity cannot be verified because of a problem:
The installed INF file does not contain digital signature information.
Do you still want to install this driver software?"

In this new release you forgot to remove outdated (mrt.exe).

I appreciate your gorgeous work.

Microsoft Office :: Which is the best version of MS Office in your opinion? :: Reply by idkwhatnametoputxd

no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:26:46 +0000

I think Office 07 is the best version of MS Office. It can run on pretty much anything made in the past 15 years or so, it doesn't have any of the modern M$ nonsense that the modern versions of Office have, it's still fully usable to this day and it's also the prettiest looking version. I know many people are not fans of the light blue accent, but I think it's pleasing to the eye. It's certainly better than a bland white background. :p

Microsoft Office :: Which is the best version of MS Office in your opinion? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:35:47 +0000

None! Excel sucks at handling CSV files. Don't even get me started on Outlook's handling of ICS files.

Microsoft Office :: Which is the best version of MS Office in your opinion? :: Reply by idkwhatnametoputxd

no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:44:11 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 21:35 None! Excel sucks at handling CSV files. Don't even get me started on Outlook's handling of ICS files.

lmao

Microsoft Office :: Which is the best version of MS Office in your opinion? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:00:51 +0000

Only Outlook could be so dumb to not update PUBLISHed (calendar) event and make a duplicate instead.

RFC 5546 wrote: The "PUBLISH" method in a "VEVENT" calendar component is an unsolicited posting of an iCalendar object. Any CU may add published components to their calendar. The "Organizer" MUST be present in a published iCalendar component. "Attendees" MUST NOT be present. Its expected usage is for encapsulating an arbitrary event as an iCalendar object. The "Organizer" may subsequently update (with another "PUBLISH" method), add instances to (with an "ADD" method), or cancel (with a "CANCEL" method) a previously published "VEVENT" calendar component.

This doesn't work in Outlook, despite using UID referring to the previously published event and incremented SEQUENCE. Unless you use method REQUEST, which is not suitable unless actually dealing with invitations requiring response from participants.

Though Android version seems to work correctly in that regard. But that variant seems like a separate product from the Office suite.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: R3dfox detected as ransomware on Avast :: Author realsaturos

no_email@example.com (realsaturos) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:44:28 +0000

Hello,

I am using R3dfox 144.0.2, downloaded from https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases

After r3dfox is running a while Avast recognizes it as ransomware, because i tries to modify "desktop.ini" in the users documents folder.

I am using Windows 7 64-Bit.

a screenshot of the avast message is attached.

Does anyone know why r3dfox.exe is trying to modify the desktop.ini file?

PS: I did already send r3dfox.exe and its setup installer to avast for false positive check, a week ago, but it is still not resolved.

Attachments

r3dfox_ransomware_alert2.png (37.02 KiB)

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: R3dfox detected as ransomware on Avast :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:20:57 +0000

realsaturos wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 18:44 I am using R3dfox 144.0.2, downloaded from https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases
After r3dfox is running a while Avast recognizes it as ransomware, because i tries to modify "desktop.ini" in the users documents folder.
I am using Windows 7 64-Bit.

Does anyone know why r3dfox.exe is trying to modify the desktop.ini file?

That doesn't happen to me on Windows 8.1.
Do you save your downloads to the documents folder ? It might also be some extension.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: R3dfox detected as ransomware on Avast :: Reply by realsaturos

no_email@example.com (realsaturos) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:25:40 +0000

Hello Duke,

it happens on a completely fresh r3dfox installation.

I did not install any extension, and the Download Folder inside r3dfox settings is the default: C:\users\username\Downloads

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: R3dfox detected as ransomware on Avast :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 21:48:42 +0000

Looks like it's a known Firefox issue:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1948976

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/does-firefox-ever-write-to-logged-in-users-documents-folder/td-p/97020
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-134-0-blocked-by-defender-needs-controlled-folder-access/m-p/94265

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:54:51 +0000

Firefox 146 has been released with tons of security fixes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-92/

Just saying

And there is also this:
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/146.0/releasenotes/

Changed
Firefox removed support for Direct2D on Windows. If you still require Direct2D support, please use ESR 140.0 or higher.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:10:53 +0000

R3dfox 145.0.2 has been released:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v145.0.2

Thanks!

Duke wrote: ↑09 Dec 2025, 20:54 And there is also this:
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/146.0/releasenotes/
Changed
Firefox removed support for Direct2D on Windows. If you still require Direct2D support, please use ESR 140.0 or higher.

I've noticed that gfx.direct2d.disabled is already set to true in versions 144 and 145.
I don't see/feel any difference on Windows 8.1 but I'm not sure about Windows 7 and Vista.

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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:20:26 +0000

Something I've had in mind, but I just don't have the time to look into is that I'm 90% sure that the changes that broke DRM in r3dfox 144 should be reversible by the user.

Potentially relevant preferences:
media.eme.enabled
media.gmp-manager.url
media.gmp-manager.url.override
media.gmp-provider.enabled
media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:59:02 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑12 Dec 2025, 05:20 the changes that broke DRM in r3dfox 144 should be reversible by the user.

Potentially relevant preferences:
media.eme.enabled

I've tried with R3dfox 146.0:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v146.0

I've enabled media.eme.enabled only and magic! Widevine has automatically downloaded and installed and it's working fine
Thanks!

However, I've noticed a problem on this page:
https://www.samsung.com/uk/smartphones/galaxy-s25/

The FAQ part doesn't properly display and some buttons have no text:

R3dfox-S25.png

I can click on the links and highlight the text but nothing is shown on the screen.
ETP is OFF, uBlock is OFF, CanvasBlocker is OFF, NoScript allows everything.

And if every script is blocked with NoScript I can see the text:

R3dfox-S25-NoScriptON.png

Same thing with Firefox 115.31 ESR.

Attachments

R3dfox-S25.png (47.63 KiB)

R3dfox-S25-NoScriptON.png (86.71 KiB)

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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:58:03 +0000

If it happens in both r3dfox and Firefox 115 ESR, it's probably this.

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/issues/79

It probably uses scripts to load some weird fancy font.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:52:48 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑12 Dec 2025, 20:58 If it happens in both r3dfox and Firefox 115 ESR, it's probably this.
https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/issues/79

It probably uses scripts to load some weird fancy font.

Does it happen to you too ?
When I refresh the page I can see the text for a very short while then it vanishes:

R3dfox-S25-Refresh.png

After:

R3dfox-S25-RefreshAfter.png

The page is working fine on my phone so yes, it may be some variable font which requires Windows 10 1709.

Attachments

R3dfox-S25-Refresh.png (25.97 KiB)

R3dfox-S25-RefreshAfter.png (12.35 KiB)

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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:41:51 +0000

Yes, what I said was right, they use their own "SamsungOne" font that doesn't display on 7.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:46:48 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑13 Dec 2025, 12:41 they use their own "SamsungOne" font that doesn't display on 7.

I'm on Windows 8.1 and the dev tools reports SamsungOne 400 and 700 but in https://fontdrop.info I can use it and see it in the Type yourself tab:

SamsungOne-FontDrop.png

So I'm puzzled

Attachments

SamsungOne-FontDrop.png (36.6 KiB)

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:36:20 +0000

Just reading through the discussion, it was not stated that the font itself is the problem, but rather that a javascript loading the font is the issue.
Which would also explain why NoScript would render the site properly.

Focus needs to be on the javascript side of things, not the font side of things.

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:00:01 +0000

Of course, css things that "flex" things into position could also be a probably cause.
I would need to install r3dfox into a VM to go any further.
Tomorrow perhaps, if nothing is found beforehand.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:40:34 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑13 Dec 2025, 17:46 the dev tools reports SamsungOne 400 and 700 but in https://fontdrop.info I can use it and see it in the Type Yourself tab

It works with the TTF fonts but it doesn't work with the SamsungOne-*00.woff2 web fonts loaded by the page.
So I guess they are variable fonts that don't work on older Windows versions before W10 1709. But on https://v-fonts.com I get something like this ☒ while on https://fontdrop.info no character is shown at all.

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:11:52 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑13 Dec 2025, 21:40 So I guess they are variable fonts that don't work on older Windows versions before W10 1709.

I run Win10 1607 with ZERO updates.
The variable fonts WORK for me (albeit in Chrome v140).
To each their own, of course, I no longer use non-Chrome but WILL try in a VM within the next day or so.
It appears this has nothing to do with what Windows version is being ran, but rather Chrome versus non-Chrome.
I could be wrong, it wouldn't be my first time, lol.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:05:07 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑13 Dec 2025, 23:11 It appears this has nothing to do with what Windows version is being ran

It does, I'm now sure it's about the OS.
I've tried Chromium on my Windows 8.1 with the same result: invisible text, blank buttons.
Then I've copied my portable R3dfox I'm actually using on Windows 8.1 to my Windows 10 computer and bingo! The page is working fine.

Workaround for Windows 7 & 8: in the Settings → General → Fonts → Advanced untick Allow pages to choose their own fonts.
It may look ugly in some cases so I suggest to do it on the fly, only when needed.

BTW, versions 140.6.0esr and 128.14.1-2esr of R3dfox have been released:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v140.6.0esr
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v128.14.1-2esr

NOTE: There are a bunch of changes made to this build which may break compatibility with websites and may change default settings. Please let me know if 128.14.1/140.5.0esr+ or 144+ breaks any websites for you.

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

no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:42:22 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑14 Dec 2025, 11:05
Workaround for Windows 7 & 8: in the Settings → General → Fonts → Advanced untick Allow pages to choose their own fonts.
It may look ugly in some cases so I suggest to do it on the fly, only when needed.

As you wrote, this is a global font setting, affecting ALL web pages loaded in r3dfox; what I did on my Vista SP2 OS + r3dfox is:

Since uBlock Origin is already installed here, I configured the extension to selectively block remote fonts ONLY on www.samsung.com; this way, the webpage uses local fonts, already compatible with the OS:

If you click the padlock button in the uBO UI, it'll make this a permanent change just for this website ; hope I've helped ...

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:15:59 +0000

GoodConscience wrote: ↑14 Dec 2025, 15:42 Since uBlock Origin is already installed here, I configured the extension to selectively block remote fonts ONLY on www.samsung.com; this way, the webpage uses local fonts, already compatible with the OS:

If you click the padlock button in the uBO UI, it'll make this a permanent change just for this website ; hope I've helped ...

Very good point, your workaround is much better than mine
Sometimes I forget about the powerful features of uBlock Origin.

However, I don't understand why you got a black background at the top of the page while mine is white, even though I'm using the black theme and the black mode
But that's not very important.

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:49:24 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑14 Dec 2025, 17:15 However, I don't understand why...

Note from his screen cap that he has 3 userstyles active.
So it could be his userstyles.

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

no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:52:24 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑14 Dec 2025, 17:15
However, I don't understand why you got a black background at the top of the page while mine is white, even though I'm using the black theme and the black mode

It's because I have Dark Reader installed and configured to be enabled by default on ALL websites - I then disable it selectively on sites that offer a dark theme themselves ; e.g., here on board.eclipse.cx I've selected the Lucid Blue (dark) "style", hence DR doesn't need to run...

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:13:06 +0000

GoodConscience wrote: ↑14 Dec 2025, 21:52 It's because I have Dark Reader installed

That explains it, that's somehow an user style like The-10-Pen said.
Thanks for the info.

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

no_email@example.com (Nobody) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:14:21 +0000

Thank you for version 146.

The user string is Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:131.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/131.0

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:58:08 +0000

Nobody wrote: ↑16 Dec 2025, 00:14 The user string is Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:131.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/131.0

Is it what is reported by this site ? :
https://www.useragentstring.com

If so, then in about:config check the value of the general.useragent.override key.

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

no_email@example.com (Nobody) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:17:57 +0000

Is it what is reported by this site ? :

Yes

If so, then in about:config check the value of the general.useragent.override key.

The value is Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:131.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/131.0
I adapted it.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:08:15 +0000

For the record, to avoid fingerprinting the best user agent, as of today, should be:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:146.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/146.0

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:17:36 +0000

I have a strange bug/annoyance with R3dfox 146 when I right click on the page back/page forward arrows at the top left corner.
When I slowly hover the pages history with my mouse several lines keep being highlighted at the same time:

R3dfox146-PagesHistory.png

This doesn't happen with Firefox ESR and LibreWolf.
I'm using the dark theme + the dark mode + Eclipse Purple.

R3dfox146-Visual.png

Attachments

R3dfox146-PagesHistory.png (12.42 KiB)

R3dfox146-Visual.png (31.19 KiB)

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:48:23 +0000

Firefox 146.0.1 has been released with several fixes:
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/146.0.1/releasenotes/

as well as some security fixes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-98/

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

no_email@example.com (mauro) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:10:48 +0000

Is this worth it? I saw another guy did this in Firefox, I don't know if it would be worth doing it for you too

Disabled the integrated memory allocator jemalloc and adopted mimalloc.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:49:51 +0000

mauro wrote: ↑19 Dec 2025, 11:10 Is this worth it? I saw another guy did this in Firefox, I don't know if it would be worth doing it for you too
Disabled the integrated memory allocator jemalloc and adopted mimalloc.

What are you talking about ?

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

no_email@example.com (mauro) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:41:46 +0000

simply changing jemalloc to mimalloc seems like mimalloc consumes less resources and is faster

**Quick Answer:** Firefox primarily uses **jemalloc** as its memory allocator because it improves performance, reduces fragmentation, and handles multithreaded workloads efficiently. While **mimalloc** (developed by Microsoft) is another modern allocator with strong performance, Firefox has not adopted it as its default.

---

## Firefox and Memory Allocators

### What is a Memory Allocator?
- A memory allocator manages how applications request and release memory at runtime.
- It affects **speed**, **fragmentation**, and **overall stability** of programs.
- Common allocators: **jemalloc**, **mimalloc**, **tcmalloc**, and system defaults like `malloc`.

---

### Firefox and jemalloc
- **jemalloc** was introduced in **Firefox 3** to replace the standard `malloc`.
- It was designed by **Jason Evans** for FreeBSD and later adopted by Firefox.
- **Key benefits for Firefox**:
- **Reduced fragmentation**: Keeps memory usage more compact, lowering RAM consumption.
- **Better multithreading support**: Handles concurrent allocations efficiently.
- **Performance improvements**: Faster allocation/deallocation compared to system `malloc`.
- **Predictable scaling**: Works well under heavy workloads like rendering complex web pages.

---

### Mimalloc (Microsoft)
- **mimalloc** is a newer allocator created by Microsoft Research.
- It is **compact, fast, and consistent** across benchmarks.
- Outperforms or matches jemalloc, tcmalloc, and others in many scenarios.
- However, Firefox has **not switched** to mimalloc as its default allocator.
- Mimalloc is more commonly used in Microsoft projects and experimental builds.

---

## Comparison Table

Feature	jemalloc (Firefox default)	mimalloc (Microsoft)
Adoption	Widely used in Firefox, FreeBSD, Rust	Used in Microsoft projects, experimental adoption
Performance	Strong, optimized for multithreading	Very strong, often faster in benchmarks
Fragmentation	Low, stable under heavy loads	Very low, compact memory footprint
Maturity	Older, battle-tested	Newer, still gaining adoption
Integration	Deeply integrated into Firefox	Not default in Firefox

---

## Trade-offs and Considerations
- **jemalloc** is deeply integrated into Firefox’s architecture, making it reliable and stable for millions of users.
- **mimalloc** shows promising results but would require extensive testing and integration work before replacing jemalloc in Firefox.
- Switching allocators can affect **performance consistency**, **debugging tools**, and **cross-platform compatibility**.

---

In summary: **Firefox relies on jemalloc for its proven stability and performance. Mimalloc is a strong alternative allocator, but it’s not currently used as Firefox’s default.**

Would you like me to also explain **how jemalloc works internally** (its algorithms like arenas, bins, and slabs) so you can see why Firefox chose it?

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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:22:36 +0000

Not sure when I will get around to working on 146.0.1. Probably just a basic rebase and build, but then I'd want to also fix the menu issue, 140, and 128 at the same time, and I don't feel like all that right now in the middle of another project.

If you tell me how to do it, I will try changing jemalloc to mimalloc and see what happens, but you must tell me how to do it.

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

no_email@example.com (mauro) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:50:08 +0000

I don't know but AI assistants can help with this task, look at the copilot's answer on how to do it

https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/TfqVqZh68fYsB3XP3Un38

If there are errors, showing the copilot an error, he will advise what could have gone wrong, etc.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:08:34 +0000

mauro wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 09:41 Switching allocators can affect **performance consistency**, **debugging tools**, and **cross-platform compatibility**.

That means a hard testing is needed.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:15:24 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 11:22 Not sure when I will get around to working on 146.0.1. Probably just a basic rebase and build, but then I'd want to also fix the menu issue, 140, and 128 at the same time, and I don't feel like all that right now in the middle of another project.

I understand you are busy with another project but FYI e3kskoy7wqk has just released a 146.0.1 version so maybe that's not too much work to do for you for R3dfox

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/releases/tag/146.0.1

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:57:06 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑16 Dec 2025, 21:17 I have a strange bug/annoyance with R3dfox 146 when I right click on the page back/page forward arrows at the top left corner.
When I slowly hover the pages history with my mouse several lines keep being highlighted at the same time:

R3dfox146-PagesHistory.png

This doesn't happen with Firefox ESR and LibreWolf.
I'm using the dark theme + the dark mode + Eclipse Purple.

Similar bug reported here:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/95

Attachments

R3dfox146-PagesHistory.png (12.42 KiB)

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

no_email@example.com (BenjaminK) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:23:28 +0000

BenjaminK wrote: ↑26 Sep 2025, 02:15 Hello there,

I've started using the last x64 version on Windows 7 part of my retro-gaming rig and it feels great for now, but I did notice a small bugger : the three upper right options (Close, etc.) only appear when I activate the (main) title bar - as shown below. They'll still work, but are invisible...

Just a bump about another previously reported visual issue which is still there, as far as 146.0 with Windows 7 (64 bit) are concerned. My report on Github disappeared without an answer, so I thought it had been fixed one way or another, but no unfortunately...

Cheers,
Benjamin

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Update r3dfox for security reasons :: Author glFox

no_email@example.com (glFox) — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:51:51 +0000

Greetings to the entire Eclipse Community,

I noticed that r3dfox does not have an automatic update procedure for either the portable or installable versions, and the manual update procedure is a bit inconvenient.

I would like to update r3dfox only when security flaws are serious and a patch is necessary: how can I know when serious security flaws have been fixed between one version and another, and ignore releases that, even if not applied, do not compromise the security of my system?

I hope you can help me. Thank you.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Update r3dfox for security reasons :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:52:57 +0000

There is this updater:
https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=906

The releases and the changelogs of R3dfox are there:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases

RT1 Browser Platform :: Regarding privacy.firstparty.isolate :: Author xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:33:38 +0000

Hi Eclipse community!

I decided to enable privacy.firstparty.isolate and set it to true and I wonder what other settings I should enable/disable. I don't fully understand this but I think this could at least isolate between the sites I visit. Perhaps I might be wrong on that one. I keep my sessions short and use ccleaner a lot.

Thank you in advance!

RT1 Browser Platform :: Regarding privacy.firstparty.isolate :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:23:05 +0000

Some information:
https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1354709
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/6y7lpw/what_is_first_party_isolation_how_does_it_work/

But some say it's now obsolete:
https://github.com/undergroundwires/privacy.sexy/issues/239

RT1 Browser Platform :: Regarding privacy.firstparty.isolate :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:19:25 +0000

Thank you, Duke ... I'm reading that last article now.

I appreciate the reply.

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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:06:29 +0000

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20251206-3219d2d-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20251206-3219d2d-uxp-e4afc5655b-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-20251206-3219d2d-uxp-e4afc5655b-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-20251206-d849524bd-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20251206-d849524bd-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20251206-d849524bd-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20251206-d849524bd-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20251206-d849524bd-uxp-e4afc5655b-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Issue #2489 - fix `color-mix` implementation. (103bd151c8)
- Issue #2847 - Update tests and toolkit CSS to account for `windows-win11` (becf65d05a)
- Issue #2869 - Make Purple Buffer additions check if cell is tenured. (34d1d5a650)

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

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

My changes picked since my last build:
- layout: restore xp theme names in test (c80b9fc1ea)
- ffvpx: update ffmpeg to 3.4.14 ( https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9983d098ff0ee54bc3b77676dd885883bfbe4ffb ) (83cd56dfbb)
- nss: update certdata and bump ckbi version to 2.82 (d8a03301d4)
- dns: update effective_tld_names.dat from https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat (e27800bb2a)
- icu: update timezone data (cb88bccc0a)
- security: update EV root data (c417312184)
- icu: import backport of ICU-20558 (Fix regression in DateTimePatternGenerator) (dc67193fba)
- icu: if langTag is empty, point it to root.txt as well (9e8e5fbd83)
- icu-data: regenerate with icu_sources_data.py (e4afc5655b)

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat 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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:06:47 +0000

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20251206-40a79c75-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20251206-40a79c75-uxp-e4afc5655b-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.win32-20251206-id-656ea98-uxp-e4afc5655b-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20251206-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-e4afc5655b-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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:06:55 +0000

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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:21:02 +0000

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20251220-3219d2d-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20251220-3219d2d-uxp-b9f12b43c6-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-20251220-3219d2d-uxp-b9f12b43c6-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-20251220-d849524bd-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20251220-d849524bd-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20251220-d849524bd-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20251220-d849524bd-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20251220-d849524bd-uxp-b9f12b43c6-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Issue #2873 - Don't let toolkit override colors of autofilled form elements. (17d951328f)
- Issue #2861 - Part 1: Allow nsNPAPIPlugin::RunPluginOOP to be made false. (d2ab969724)
- Issue #2861 - Part 2: Restore nsIPluginHost.isPluginOOP. (69ebe8322d)
- Issue #2861 - Remove checks that forcibly enable or disable OOP. (e6d9cc0146)
- Issue #2875 - Cleanup: Remove leading whitespace in nsPluginHost.cpp. (372df4ebe7)
- Issue #2861 - Remove Mac-specific ifdefs. (108523f5fd)
- Issue #2875 - Ensure OOP for plugins by default even if pref couldn't be found. (cdab710ed0)
- Issue #2861 - Bring back forced OOPP for GTK3. (dd61d079b0)
- Issue #2861 - Part 2 Follow-up: nsIPluginHost.isPluginOOP should not always return true. (668296cf5d)
- [devtools] Further improve "Copy as cURL" (b3c406bb25)
- [js] Append InstSize factor for secondary range veneers. (81bcafc331)
- [DOM] Add stride check for canvas tex conversion from blob. (95e0feec7c)
- [devtools] Further improve "Copy as cURL" (68fa0f0d54)
- [image] Use the TriggeringPrincipal if we have one, not the SystemPrincipal (4667b7f4b0)
- [NSS] Destroy certificate on error paths (01d894938b)
- Issue Pale-Moon#2002 - Remove FreeBSD compat13x dependency on 15.x. Remove the 2 libutil OS_LIBS and dynamically load libutil.so instead. (2a2a85f888)
- Issue #2865 - Implement `URL.canParse()` (12e5c5c303)

Official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build:
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1979 - Use async callback to update cache UI (7e23650580)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1914 - Update several SSUAOs (da35b48afd)
- [Pale-Moon] Un-prefix -moz-user-select (06890bcb06)
- [Pale-Moon] Remove Instagram SSUAO (4265868605)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1987 - Use `overflow: clip` (88f220896b)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1954 - Reset `userTypedValue` if fragment navigating within a doc. (c167bc756f)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1991 - Add UI preference for reduced visual motion. (58648a77ad)
- [Pale-Moon] Update Windows version check caller after WindowsVersion.h updates. (f0d40ae44b)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 1: Update AppMenu icons (6933910ed5)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 2: Tweak Windows 10+ styling. (02fac4d52e)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 3: Remove italic style from AppMenu edit label. (f61835829a)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 4: Fix issues with the main toolbar. (5f2bc6123b)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 5: Slightly more breathing room for the window title. (1843e173cf)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 6: Overhaul caption buttons and add win 11 specifics. (ca7e904b27)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 7: Remove glass override for Win 10/11. (4af2abb312)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Part 8: Minor tweaks and update downloads button styling. (4e3531ed96)
- [Pale-Moon] No Issue - http -> https for start.palemoon.org default. (cdd4d99499)
- [Pale-Moon] Issue #1992 - Correct default non-compositing color on Win 11 to RGB 243. (549e05be0c)
- [Pale-Moon] Add Win11 styling in browser-title.css (442965e997)
- [Pale-Moon] Add id to viewToolbarsMenu's menupopup (c955ee0ac4)

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

My changes picked since my last build:
- [Pale-Moon] partly revert rev f0d40ae4 to fix build (b9f12b43c6)

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat 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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:21:08 +0000

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20251220-40a79c75-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20251220-40a79c75-uxp-b9f12b43c6-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.win32-20251220-id-656ea98-uxp-b9f12b43c6-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20251220-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-b9f12b43c6-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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:21:13 +0000

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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:15:18 +0000

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20251225-3219d2d-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20251225-3219d2d-uxp-fd19819276-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-20251225-3219d2d-uxp-fd19819276-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-20251225-d849524bd-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20251225-d849524bd-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20251225-d849524bd-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20251225-d849524bd-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20251225-d849524bd-uxp-fd19819276-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- Issue #2306: Implement WeakRef functionality (5eab8c0aff)
- Issue #2306: Add pref-gated WeakRef with safe stub when disabled (5895253f46)
- Issue #2306: Fix spacing (b9ded9c3dc)
- Issue #2306: Remove unneeded addition of streams_ in ContextOptions() (d43e57f885)
- Issue #2306: Add test js (c171ddeace)
- Issue #2863 - Part 1 - Update patches for ICU 78.1 (53662b13d8)
- Issue #2863 - Part 2 - Filter ICU data for build (d5bcbfd06b)
- Issue #2863 - Part 3 - Patch in non-dll suppression (fe4deee340)
- Issue #2051 - Part 3 - Use pre-built big-endian ICU data file for big-endian builds. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264836 Disable unused ICU code during build. (7299df4737)
- Issue #2863 - Part 4 - Use recommended ICU build options flags. (759d7984c7)
- Issue #2863 - Part 5 - Update reading source objects (35cb857c80)
- Issue #2863 - Part 6 - Make ICU with multiple jobs for faster rebuilds. (72f6135946)
- Issue #2863 - Part 7 - Don't delete files now that they're filtered (c8491cff14)
- Issue #2863 - Part 8 - Add note to run `make_intl_data.py langtags` (5a3d10212f)
- Issue #2863 - Part 9 - Retain util_props.cpp (a8a1c5c250)
- Issue #2863 - Part 10 - Add New Line Breaker Entries (afa02844dd)
- Issue #2863 - Part 11 - Remove no longer needed locale maximization when removing likely subtags. (b31a7165e5)
- Issue #2863 - Part 12 - Filter SCRIPT_CODE extensions from CLDR (25caba3df9)
- Issue #2863 - Part 13 - Remove non-IANA Zones (77f1baf2ce)
- Issue #2863 - Part 14 - Update switch to handle new UNumberFormatFields entries. (f47df7a663)
- Issue #2863 - Part 15 - Update special casing script (98fc5db142)
- Issue #2863 - Part 16 - Update locale canonicalization algorithm for changes from CLDR 39 (3f06fa4c2a)
- Issue #2863 - Part 17 - Update ICU source to 78.1 (a29a80493f)
- Issue #2281 - Remove the use of non-standard namespace std::tr1 in Google's WebRTC gtest code (cf85580d6e)
- Issue #2863 - Part 18 - Update Unicode in Spidermonkey (852e690460)
- Issue #2863 - Part 19 - Update CLDR to 48 (666b590bd4)
- Issue #2863 - Part 20 - Update special casing in Gecko (ec13c2746d)
- Issue #2863 - Part 21 - Update Unicode property data in Gecko (42d7950b0c)
- Issue #2863 - Part 22 - Update tzdata source to 2025c (929b21c718)
- Issue #2863 - Part 23 - Update tzdata in Spidermonkey (f728497818)
- Issue #2863 - Part 24 - Remove special-casing for Etc/UCT (c77fea8760)
- emoji-17.0 - Update Twemoji font to unicode 17.0.0 (36a295e4ef)
- Issue #2857 - Implement `inset-block` and `inset-inline` CSS shorthand (5a832a6e24)

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

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

My changes picked since my last build:
- icu: restore pre-NT6 codepaths by reverting to old version with fixes, and fix v141_xp build (9f6727874f)

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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:15:25 +0000

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20251225-40a79c75-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20251225-40a79c75-uxp-fd19819276-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.win32-20251225-id-656ea98-uxp-fd19819276-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20251225-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-fd19819276-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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:15:30 +0000

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-20251225-e8bf1a87f-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20251225-e8bf1a87f-xpmod.7z

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

Repo changes:
- ported from UXP: Issue #2306: Implement WeakRef functionality (5eab8c0a) (6593da0bd)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2306: Add pref-gated WeakRef with safe stub when disabled (5895253f) (b07afbb3e)
- import from UXP: Issue #2306: Fix spacing (b9ded9c3) (d68445246)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2306: Remove unneeded addition of streams_ in ContextOptions() (d43e57f8) (df4c765a7)
- import from UXP: Issue #2306: Add test js (c171ddea) (223b2a470)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 1 - Update patches for ICU 78.1 (53662b13) (3a4140453)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 2 - Filter ICU data for build (d5bcbfd0) (67724cfb9)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 3 - Patch in non-dll suppression (fe4deee3) (3fada1a0e)
- import from UXP: Issue #2051 - Part 3 - Use pre-built big-endian ICU data file for big-endian builds. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264836 Disable unused ICU code during build. (7299df47) (0a7458859)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 4 - Use recommended ICU build options flags. (759d7984) (7b5f67620)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 5 - Update reading source objects (35cb857c) (452b32a22)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 6 - Make ICU with multiple jobs for faster rebuilds. (72f61359) (b5331bdb6)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 7 - Don't delete files now that they're filtered (c8491cff) (8d43b8b12)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 8 - Add note to run `make_intl_data.py langtags` (5a3d1021) (d15c0dc7d)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 9 - Retain util_props.cpp (a8a1c5c2) (ca5715a00)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 10 - Add New Line Breaker Entries (afa02844) (8c4575973)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 11 - Remove no longer needed locale maximization when removing likely subtags. (b31a7165) (d59467deb)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 12 - Filter SCRIPT_CODE extensions from CLDR (25caba3d) (60e07b23a)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 13 - Remove non-IANA Zones (77f1baf2) (631486a72)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 14 - Update switch to handle new UNumberFormatFields entries. (f47df7a6) (0b6e69a35)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 15 - Update special casing script (98fc5db1) (6d0cdf00f)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 16 - Update locale canonicalization algorithm for changes from CLDR 39 (3f06fa4c) (fb4a3c5c9)
- import from UXP: Issue #2281 - Remove the use of non-standard namespace std::tr1 in Google's WebRTC gtest code (cf85580d) (c03434692)
- ported from `custom` branch of UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 17 - Update ICU source to 78.1 (a29a8049) and fixes (9f672787) (38bdf911b)
- gmp: stop unified build to avoid build bustage (757d587fe)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 18 - Update Unicode in Spidermonkey (852e6904) (6a04657eb)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 19 - Update CLDR to 48 (666b590b) (89b712a31)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 20 - Update special casing in Gecko (ec13c274) (f97d9374f)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 21 - Update Unicode property data in Gecko (42d7950b) (1fabdf19c)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 22 - Update tzdata source to 2025c (929b21c7) (d1aaae52d)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 23 - Update tzdata in Spidermonkey (f7284978) (ec0aa8a35)
- import from UXP: Issue #2863 - Part 24 - Remove special-casing for Etc/UCT (c77fea87) (8098de289)
- ported from UXP: emoji-17.0 - Update Twemoji font to unicode 17.0.0 (36a295e4) (8549af4bc)
- import from UXP: Issue #2857 - Implement `inset-block` and `inset-inline` CSS shorthand (5a832a6e) (7e09c7b47)
- dom/webrtc: explicitly exporting `NormalizedConstraintSet::Range::Merge()` to fix build (e8bf1a87f)

Mypal Browser :: New Mypal68 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 02:01:51 +0000

Ok ... so, I've got 74.1.2 working pretty well (74.1.3 and .4 all close when typing in the address bar [keyword enabled]for no reason) but I need a ublock extension but the Firefox extensions page says the currently version is incompatible with Mypal. I tried UCyborg's ublock and it says the file is corrupt but I know its not because it works fine in NM28. Does anybody know what version will be compatible and where to find it?

Thank you in advance:

Sal

EDIT: I got bluehell firewall working so I guess I'm satisfied.

Mypal Browser :: New Mypal68 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:08:28 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 02:01 I tried UCyborg's ublock and it says the file is corrupt but I know its not because it works fine in NM28. Does anybody know what version will be compatible and where to find it?

Official uBlock Origin legacy is available here:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy

You may also need to set xpinstall.signatures.required to false in about:config .

Mypal Browser :: New Mypal68 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:25:42 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 12:08
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 02:01 I tried UCyborg's ublock and it says the file is corrupt but I know its not because it works fine in NM28. Does anybody know what version will be compatible and where to find it?
Official uBlock Origin legacy is available here:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy

You may also need to set xpinstall.signatures.required to false in about:config .

Thank you, Duke, but, sadly, no dice still. I even created a bolean for xpinstall.signatures.required and set it to false; but still, along with most of the ad blockers including UCyborg's version I get corrupt and I don't know why and I wonder if its a Mypal74 issue because I didn't have this issue with 68.14.7

Mypal Browser :: New Mypal68 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:21:27 +0000

Try this one which appears to be the latest version compatible with Firefox 68:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.47.0

Mypal Browser :: New Mypal68 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:44:23 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 20:21 Try this one which appears to be the latest version compatible with Firefox 68:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.47.0

Boomshakalaka ... that worked
Thank you very much for all your help.

Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Author OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:04:55 +0000

30/11/25 - BETA 1 NOW OUT! This is a basic preliminary 21H2 Win10 but with the main Telemetry and Update services disabled, and ex7 since yes
tldr-basically a bare minimum testing ISO, Beta 2 will be more like the final product
https://1drv.ms/u/c/35b1abe6940cbbef/ESvqB2-MMx9KjM2pVICiWBYBMJrJaq3aCR3P61tqljcmQQ?e=TgfDgm

Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:52:46 +0000

Initial comments. Strictly comments, not "critiques".

1) 4.60 GB ISO kind of suggests that this doesn't gain anything over a normal regular ol' Win10.
Of course I mention that before the install is even completed and not yet seeing the end result.
2) Installation takes "forever". Did not time it, per se, just took way longer than any of my other Win10 installs.
Only tested in VirtualBox VM with 4 cores assisgned and 2 GB RAM allocated.
3) My own mistake on this one, but not really sure if a mistake.
I did not "disconnect" the VirtualBox network adapter until on the "Getting ready" screen.
Fingers crossed that it didn't try to perform or download any "updates" before I remembered to disconnect.
4) Strictly personal preference, but is including "Windows Security" inline with classic experience and telemetry removal agenda?
5) AWESOME Win7-ified "start menu" and "systray".
6) I'm showing an idle of 700MB RAM, 2-4% on the CPU, 49 processes, and 544 threads - this to me essentially looks like "normal Win7".
Though I would have to perform additional compare/contrast.
CPU did die down to 1-2% after 10 minutes or so of sitting idle.
Process count was at 45 and thread count at 471 roughly 20 minutes into me first launch.
7) Is "Windows Search" and "Volume Shadow Copy" necessary? Again, kind of cite as personal preference as this is something I normally remove.
8) What about "Windows Security Health" and "Windows Defender SmartScreen" and "Antimalware Service Executable"?

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Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:41 +0000

ps - I could not right-click on desktop and select "Personalize".

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Same goes for right-click on desktop and selecting "Display settings".

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Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:03:48 +0000

When in the Control Panel, I cannot enter anything into the "Search Control Panel".
ie, I'm not finding any way to remove the desktop Window logo - just a personal preference of course.

Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:10:21 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑30 Nov 2025, 08:00 ps - I could not right-click on desktop and select "Personalize".

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Same goes for right-click on desktop and selecting "Display settings".

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That is because of the lack of UWP (at least on ex7), you can revert back to Windows 10 explorer if that suits you, but I am working on reverting as many UWP settings as I can to Control Panel

Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:32:27 +0000

Windows Search and Security will be kept, but I will include a registry script that fully debloats the remaining services if you insist.

Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:24:18 +0000

OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑30 Nov 2025, 13:10That is because of the lack of UWP (at least on ex7) I am working on reverting as many UWP settings as I can to Control Panel

That makes sense.

Community ISOs :: Hybrid10 - Modern Kernel, Classic Experience :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:28:25 +0000

OwnedByWuigi wrote: ↑30 Nov 2025, 13:32 Windows Search and Security will be kept, but I will include a registry script that fully debloats the remaining services if you insist.

Totally up to you on your end.
I will already perform a debloat on any machines that I may deploy.
Specifically, I can see this being good for my Core2 Quad Q6700.
It's my only last remaining hardware that only has 4 GB RAM.
It only gets used for MODERN web browser, Office 2007, and Quicken 2010.

edit: oh, and "NAPS2" scanning from an old HP PSC 1610 that is only ever used for scanning.

Community ISOs :: Windows Vista Extended Kernel ISO :: Reply by Pingunix

no_email@example.com (Pingunix) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:24:59 +0000

I tried this ISO, But I get an error after the first restart.

Windows could not start the installation process

Community ISOs :: The New Alpha XP Project X64 (Ver 1.0 Beta 1 Now Available) :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:15:57 +0000

Announcement: as this project is discontinued i would advise to archive what copys are left for safe keeping

Community ISOs :: Opening Up Development Continuation Of The Project :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:18:14 +0000

Announcement 2: along with that i would also like to announce that all current builds (1.1-all releases) are now free to update or build off of as a base to continue under a new name if wanted i have no connection to the project anymore and have opened it to all (but please follow microsofts eulu when building please)

Community ISOs :: The New Alpha XP Project X64 (Ver 1.0 Beta 1 Now Available) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:44:14 +0000

RedBeam ... does this mean you're going to stay with us and help others when you can? You give good advice! I see you put up a nice avatar so that is promising. Anyways, always good to see you and I hope tomorrow is nice for you.

Community ISOs :: The New Alpha XP Project X64 (Ver 1.0 Beta 1 Now Available) :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 23:20:48 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑24 Dec 2025, 19:44
RedBeam ... does this mean you're going to stay with us and help others when you can? You give good advice! I see you put up a nice avatar so that is promising. Anyways, always good to see you and I hope tomorrow is nice for you.

as much as i want to come back i wont be. ive moved on to linux and chromeos and more open-source options and have not much interest in windows anymore i only use windows 11 on my main rig for gaming purposes now the iso that still exist of my project can be used by other to continue it as other projects if they wish but there are no plans to continue development anymore

Community ISOs :: The New Alpha XP Project X64 (Ver 1.0 Beta 1 Now Available) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:35:29 +0000

RedBeam wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 23:20
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑24 Dec 2025, 19:44
RedBeam ... does this mean you're going to stay with us and help others when you can? You give good advice! I see you put up a nice avatar so that is promising. Anyways, always good to see you and I hope tomorrow is nice for you.

as much as i want to come back i wont be. ive moved on to linux and chromeos and more open-source options and have not much interest in windows anymore i only use windows 11 on my main rig for gaming purposes now the iso that still exist of my project can be used by other to continue it as other projects if they wish but there are no plans to continue development anymore

I understand and you'll be missed here. Good luck with everything and I wish you happiness with whatever you endeavor. I've always wondered about ChromeOS but my systems won't run that heavy of an OS. I hope somebody else will continue with your former project and respect your wishes. I'm proud of you.

Community Projects :: Javascript Reduction :: Author The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:02:40 +0000

Does anyone know of any freebie third-party tools that will take a folder of miscellaneous file types and subfolders within subfolders of miscellaneous file types and perform a "task" on all .js files and "shrink" / "compress" them in the sense of removing all "white space"?

Thanks in advance.

Community Projects :: Javascript Reduction :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:02:27 +0000

You'll need node.js, then run this in cmd:

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for %i in (*.js) do (npx minify < "%~fi" > "%~fi.out" & move /y "%~fi.out" "%~fi")

Community Projects :: Javascript Reduction :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:33:39 +0000

Awesome! Working perfectly. Many thanks.

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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:50:17 +0000

Edit: This has been resolved for 2026. This post has been left up for historical purposes.

If anyone has some spare Bitcoin, I've created a Bitcoin address, and I need ~30USD very soon (by the end of the month) to pay for the domain. If anyone has this amount in Bitcoin or knows a friend that does, I would appreciate it if you could donate it to keep the website up pls.

I made this custom receive address, maybe it plays well with your wallet client idk how this works tbh.

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bitcoin:bc1qspettke6rpnzwhgnl9wwmuqte5cm462wz4n9ww?amount=0.00034&message=Pay%20for%20eclipse.cx%20domain%20%28pls%29

The raw address is

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bc1qspettke6rpnzwhgnl9wwmuqte5cm462wz4n9ww

I ask for Bitcoin because I doubt you would want to give me your credit card details.

Or if you're willing, you could pay for it directly instead of sending it to me to then pay for it. If you have Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), or Polygon (POL), you could do it that way. Send me a message if you're interested in this pls.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:14:37 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 00:50 idk how this works tbh.

I don't know either
I'm not using any cryptocurrency at all so I hope that by quoting your post someone will help you quickly, that would be a nice Christmas gift

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

no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:59:29 +0000

I just had someone donate and I was able to get the domain renewed.

They wish to remain private, and I will respect that.

I'll merge the crypto address into the thread and edit the post to reflect that it's resolved for this year.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:46:37 +0000

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

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:59:20 +0000

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:57:25 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑26 Nov 2025, 12:41 Pluto.tv has two live "fireplace" channels. Sit and watch a fire burn in the fireplace. One "crackles" but has a sh#tload of ambient noise like the mic is in a wind tunnel. The other plays various Chrismas music like The Nutcracker.

I found it last night on Pluto (I use Pluto and Tubi a lot) and it was very nice. TY

General Chat :: Be Humble Be Forgiving Be Open Be Kind (Depression Detox Thread) :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:26:35 +0000

General Chat :: How are you listening? :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:03:27 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑10 May 2025, 18:49 Instead of a "what are you listening to", how about a "HOW are you listening" post?

I have a twelve year old 4th-gen i7 and I used to think that the only way to squeeze every drop of performance out of this twelve year old PC was to run XP.

BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE !!! Believing that MYTH on how awesome XP "is".
I ditched XP only just last year. I now run 2016's Win10. A tweaked and debloated self-created version using freebie tools available to ALL OF US.

I use "GridMove" and have one of my monitors set up to watch SEVEN videos ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
Another monitor reading/replying to emails.
Another monitor browsing and typing this post.

Dead serious. I watch SEVEN videos all at the same time! No stuttering, no lag, no buffering delays. All seven working flawlessly!
And mouse around over custom transparent "hover" controls to pause or mute to control which "one" I am listening to.
All while watching ALL of them.
Move to a different video when one of them is on commercial break. I don't need a remote to bounce around during commercials.

I could never do that on XP !!! No new hardware, just finally ditched XP and learned how to tweak 10!

ESK.png

How the HELL did you tweak 10 to only idle at 500MB RAM? Enlighten me!!!

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:20:10 +0000

You must use Win "1607" and nothing newer and no updates to the original "1607".
Then start removing all of the "baggage" by using NTLite and WinReducerEX.
Then some PowerShell scripts before you ever allow an internet connection.

I technically use Win10 2016 LTSB obtained from work, but the entire process carries over verbatim to "1607".

General Chat :: How are you listening? :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:21:11 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 13:20 You must use Win "1607" and nothing newer and no updates to the original "1607".
Then start removing all of the "baggage" by using NTLite and WinReducerEX.
Then some PowerShell scripts before you ever allow an internet connection.

I technically use Win10 2016 LTSB obtained from work, but the entire process carries over verbatim to "1607".

What are said PowerShell scripts?

General Chat :: How are you listening? :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:24:17 +0000

Also, would Windows Server 2016 work, since that is based on 1607?

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:06:49 +0000

Unsure on Server 2016 as I have never used that version of Windows.
If it is based on 1607 then I don't really see why not.
But again, purely speculative as I have no experience with Server 2016.

Disregard on 2016/1607 PowerShell scripts.
As I look closer, the only PS that I use in 1607 is to remove desktop.ini files during a post-install routine.
I use several in newer hardware laptops that run Win 21H2 due to hardware driver requirements.

Primarily added removals for Edge, Defender, Security Health, Get Started, Windows Backup, Windows Component-Based Servicing, various Task Scheduler tasks (Update Orchestrator, Defrag, Windows Updates, etc).

My 21H2 idles at 1.8GB but it is closer to 800MB-1.1GB before hardware drivers, would have to perform new install to verify.
But it was roughly 1.8GB "oem install" before any hardware so slimming it down was kind of a "break even" in the end.
But that hardware has 32GB to work with, so not as important as my 1607 hardware.

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:29:39 +0000

Found this. It's an "eval" so who knows, never used any "eval" version of Windows.

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General Chat :: How are you listening? :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:44:29 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 13:20 You must use Win "1607" and nothing newer and no updates to the original "1607".

Problem is some procedures are only available in 1809 and higher, so some programs won't run on 1607.
Example: https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=910

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:58:35 +0000

None of that applies to me.
Only thing I ever encountered that requires 1809 is Microsoft's PowerToys (for FancyZones feature).
To me, that means DO WITHOUT and find a DIFFERENT program instead (I'm using GridMove for that FancyZones feature).
Sure, there will be a day when I can no longer use 1607. Same as when I was on XP for so long.

But for now, that day is not here and having a Win10 that only idles at 500MB RAM is **WAY** more useful to me.

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:02:16 +0000

And... The only other person to post an interest is also running "2016".

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:07:25 +0000

Here's what I'm showing as a "before" (no customizations).

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:02:02 +0000

My 2016 (and 2015) process did not work on Server 2016 - installation stalls at a license not found error.
No time to debug as I do not use Server 2016 and don't really see the need to invest more of my time into it at the moment.
I may return to it... Eventually... I may not... No real clue at this stage with only "one" interested party.

General Chat :: How are you listening? :: Reply by OwnedByWuigi

no_email@example.com (OwnedByWuigi) — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:34:23 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑28 Nov 2025, 19:02 My 2016 (and 2015) process did not work on Server 2016 - installation stalls at a license not found error.
No time to debug as I do not use Server 2016 and don't really see the need to invest more of my time into it at the moment.
I may return to it... Eventually... I may not... No real clue at this stage with only "one" interested party.

I just obtained a LTSB install instead, and stripped it down with my own mods (Superfetch off, Defender and Updates disabled, couldn't get NTLite working for some reason) and optimised Edge to only use 400MB RAM with YT open.

Idling at 1GB with a 32GB RAM system

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:31:28 +0000

I'll upload my LTSB files later this afternoon.
Note that "what works for me" is *several* passes.
First pass is a limited-algorithm WinReducerEX and *then* it goes through a pass with NTLite.
This remove items that cannot be removed with WinReducerEX alone.
I didn't debug into why. NTLite would only "work for me" AFTER it went through a WinReducerEX pass.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:49:51 +0000

Actually, looks like there is no need.

My 32GB RAM machine idles at 1GB also, so you are "already there".
Processes: 36
Threads: 562
Handles: 11,963

My 16GB RAM machines idle at less.
Which is I guess kind of what Windows is "supposed to do".

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 21:06:48 +0000

I'd kind of have to reinstall from the ground up to verify.
But I'm thinking my OS even on 32GB machines idles at 500 to 650 MB or so *BEFORE* adding hardware drivers.
Once all the drivers are in place, them I idle at 1GB.
So mileage really kind of depends on hardware and just what hardware you're okay with not being "recognized".

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:32:44 +0000

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:39:26 +0000

I am admitedly a "fair weather" sports fan.
If my teams are doing great, I'll catch a game or two.
Otherwise, I pretty much don't even know they exist.
Baseball and basketball *ONLY*.

Well, it's been a few years since any of my teams have been "great".
So I only just now noticed how ***CRAPPY*** sports web sites have become !!!
It's *NOT* about "sports" anymore !!! It's about BETTING and GAMBLING and NOTHING MORE !!!

I use CBS Sports page to get scores and read up on a local team currently doing "great".
It's a good HALF ITS NORMAL SIZE once you userstyle out all of the BETTING and GAMBLING *sh#t*.

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:32:00 +0000

Might as well show y'all my Compaq Presario CQ56's setup. It ain't much, but it could be worse I guess. :p

(If you can't see the image then just tell me and I'll try to fix it.)

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:48:27 +0000

I would kill to have a Mercedes W201 as my daily driver and a 1967 Camaro SS as my weekend car. Those are my 2 dream cars.

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 21:52:58 +0000

Hi, I'm an 18 y/o albanian who loves old stuff in general, old cars, music, computers, stuff like that. I'm pretty shy and might not be able to be active all the time, but I'll try my best to be an active member. I've always wanted to experience what it's like to be part of an active forum, and I hope to make a lot of friends. (that probably won't happen tho ) Anyways, that's it. If you wanna learn more about me I've placed some more info on my bio. Bye for now. :3

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:03:13 +0000

Hi and welcome to Eclipse

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:56:20 +0000

Welcome to Eclipse!

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:31:15 +0000

idkwhatnametoputxd wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 21:52 old cars

Look into STUDEBAKER !!!

The thing to think about when diving into OLD CARS is like what a coworker told me years ago when I said I liked Julia Roberts.
His reply was, "Do you? Or do you just like her because Hollywood tells everyone to like her?"

I don't remember his exact words.
But it ties in with OLD CARS.

ie, something like "Do you like Corvettes? Or are you just liking what everybody else says you should like?"

Me? I *hate* Corevettes. I *hate* Bel Airs. I *hate* Mustangs.
Okay, "hate" is not the right word.

Point is, don't like something just because everyone else likes it.
Me? Give me a STUDEBAKER HAWK or AVANTI.
Only 19,000 Hawk's were made in 1956.
Only 3,800 Avanti's were made in 1963.

Compared to 105,000 Bel Air's in 1956.
Or 21,500 Corvette's in 1963.

ie, do you "like" the Bel Air? Or is it just something you "remember" because it was JAMMED DOWN OUR THROATS by MASS PRODUCTION, a DIME A DOZEN because they are ALL OVER THE PLACE?

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:53:42 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 05:31
idkwhatnametoputxd wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025, 21:52 old cars
Look into STUDEBAKER !!!

The thing to think about when diving into OLD CARS is like what a coworker told me years ago when I said I liked Julia Roberts.
His reply was, "Do you? Or do you just like her because Hollywood tells everyone to like her?"

I don't remember his exact words.
But it ties in with OLD CARS.

ie, something like "Do you like Corvettes? Or are you just liking what everybody else says you should like?"

Me? I *hate* Corevettes. I *hate* Bel Airs. I *hate* Mustangs.
Okay, "hate" is not the right word.

Point is, don't like something just because everyone else likes it.
Me? Give me a STUDEBAKER HAWK or AVANTI.
Only 19,000 Hawk's were made in 1956.
Only 3,800 Avanti's were made in 1963.

Compared to 105,000 Bel Air's in 1956.
Or 21,500 Corvette's in 1963.

ie, do you "like" the Bel Air? Or is it just something you "remember" because it was JAMMED DOWN OUR THROATS by MASS PRODUCTION, a DIME A DOZEN because they are ALL OVER THE PLACE?

This post really resonates with me, as someone who prefers the less popular stuff in general. I don't really tell most people what I really like because I'm always afraid that I'm gonna be made fun of for not following the crowd. Hell, I've even had people say that I "hate everything popular" multiple times, just because I thought that some things were overrated. It's gotten so bad to the point that I have to LIE about my preferences, just to stop being treated like a moron, which is wrong but I can't really do anything about it.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:06:03 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 05:31 I *hate* Mustangs.

Ah, come on!

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:55:46 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 11:06
The-10-Pen wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 05:31 I *hate* Mustangs.
Ah, come on!

A dime a dozen. All over the place. NOTHING SPECIAL about a Mustang!

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:58:44 +0000

There's nothing I particularly like to the point it'd be even worth talking about, so I don't have that problem.

Especially people...because they all want you to submit to their cults...

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:46:29 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 12:55 NOTHING SPECIAL about a Mustang!

Most Mustangs are not special, especially the modern ones. But the Shelby GT350 from 1965-66 and maybe 1967 IS special!

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:35:41 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 21:46 Most Mustangs are not special, especially the modern ones. But the Shelby GT350 from 1965-66 and maybe 1967 IS special!

Sure... To an extent. But in that vain, I'll take a "Shelby Goes Like Hell". Google that one.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:04:03 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 00:35 I'll take a "Shelby Goes Like Hell".

WOW! One of the ugliest cars I have ever seen

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:11:17 +0000

The Omni, yes. But I still like the Shelby Charger.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:12:47 +0000

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:17:24 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 12:11 The Omni, yes.

Indeed!

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:38:46 +0000

I never owned either.
But did own a Plymouth Horizon (twin to Omni).
42 miles to the gallon on a rebuilt carbureted non-turbo in the late 80s!

I tried to buy a Shelby Charger a decade or so ago.
Rented a truck and went three states away to look at it.
The seller picked me up and we were heading to the barn where it was stored.
The idiot was speeding, passing SCHOOL BUSES when kids were being dropped off, never stopped at stop signs!
I JUMPED OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF HIS CAR !!!
Was walking the street of an UNKNOWN TOWN trying to find where the place we agreed to meet.

JUMPED OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF HIS CAR !!!

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:33:06 +0000

Weren't the Omni/Horizon and 80s Charger just rebadged Mitsubishis?

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:45:48 +0000

Nope, Horizon/Omni/Charger were never fitted with Mitsubishi engines.

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:04:51 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 13:45 Nope, Horizon/Omni/Charger were never fitted with Mitsubishi engines.

Oh, I could've sworn they were based on some Mitsubishi models but oh well :p

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:20:21 +0000

You're thinking of "Diamond Star Motors" joint venture.
Was after the Horizon/Omni/Charger.
ie, the Talon/Eclipse/Laser/Stealth years.

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:11:20 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 14:20 You're thinking of "Diamond Star Motors" joint venture.
Was after the Horizon/Omni/Charger.
ie, the Talon/Eclipse/Laser/Stealth years.

Ah, right. Thanks for the heads up.

General Chat :: Wishing You All A Merry Christmas Weather You Celebrate or Not :) :: Author RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:58:38 +0000

hello everyone decided to pop on for once and just say merry christmas to you all and hope you things change for you your life and the lifes of others are what helps others know whats right and wrong and shows cheracter and just giving up on people is like giving up on you so please stay alive and keep moving forward the world may seem corrupt and evil but under all that there are real people i nthis world who actually care if you try to look for it i know this because ive seen this all my life and know thats its true ive also grown up in a household that my family all grew and stayed with eachother and treated each other as family and hope you all can find this in life as well its not all that bad if you try to see through the news and the lies in this world there is true trusting peace thanks -Red

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:20:46 +0000

Thanks and merry Christmas to you too
I hope Santa Claus will bring you a book about punctuation rules
No offense, just joking

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:41:30 +0000

lol we now know what e e cummings would look like with emojis

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:28:53 +0000

RedBeam ... so nice you decided to pop in and say hi.

Thank you for the well wishes and I hope you and your family enjoy the holiday season.

Take good care and don't be a stranger.

Sal

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:39:29 +0000

http://drive-software.com/download/christmas.zip

It's a Christmas tree to put on the desktop.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:50:02 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:17:44 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:56:55 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:45:10 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:40:07 +0000

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:35:34 +0000

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx2583edw1go

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:05:32 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:27:01 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:54:32 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:27:04 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:47:32 +0000

General Chat :: Wishing You All A Merry Christmas Weather You Celebrate or Not :) :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:46:19 +0000

Call me slow on this one. I just noticed that this thread is about wishing for SNOW.
ie, Christmas WEATHER.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 02:11:13 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 01:46 Call me slow on this one. I just noticed that this thread is about wishing for SNOW.
ie, Christmas WEATHER.

We already had 1 snow storm here and it was nice to see

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:20:26 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:37:35 +0000

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:28:51 +0000

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no_email@example.com (BenjaminK) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:06:28 +0000

Happy end of the year, everyone ! Wishing you the best...

Cheers,
Benjamin

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no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:18:22 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:02:42 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:50:01 +0000

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:24:23 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGZ93RM-Jg

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:18:06 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:55:37 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 22:09...euthanasia legalization law....

Sorry ... I was in a dark place yesterday but I feel better now and I DO want to say I"m (truly) sorry you're in such a dark place that you're even thinking of such. I get it though; but still, bad for the psyche ... I hope you will manage to find a bright spot to grasp on to to lift your spirit even a little to get you by. As I say, I know that dark place more than you realize.

-Mister Blobfish

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:02:29 +0000

It would be only for terminally ill. Still progress I guess.

They'll never let anyone go for say, not feeling like being here, have to keep the system going.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:25:15 +0000

I watched Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds recently.

Linus Torvalds wrote:People are strange and you can't fix people.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:16:58 +0000

I prefer --> Be Weird! Because normal isn't working!

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:18:23 +0000

I'm glad I'm not "normal" ... I'm strange and I"m not ashamed to admit it

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:54:48 +0000

I could use some normal. Sick of people and their weird bullshit.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:35:57 +0000

I know and I don't deal all that with others drama either. I'd settle for bliss lol.....

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:47:44 +0000

I feel like I'm the only (closer to) normal person around and everyone else is nuts. Just automatons running some script. The thing when someone feels like they want to die and reactions of people around...c'mon, I mean honestly, no one gives a damn about anyone, the supposed "caring" in such situation is just a script to give the appearance of "caring" and "doing the right thing".

One thing about that video, Linus said he's not people person. How do such people end up with a partner and sometimes even children? Makes no sense.

The workplace organized something after work last Friday, going bowling and to the restaurant. Thought I won't go at first 'cause what's the point, but I did. Never tried bowling before. Somehow started OK, but ended up last at the end (pointwise). I don't even know how I feel about the whole thing or if I had fun...it just was...

Being in the restaurant afterwards was terrible. We were there for over 3 hours. So that's 3 hours of staring at the wall and listening to noise. And I had to use bathroom few times despite not much accumulating in the bladder in the first place, but the feeling was terrible.

Alone with my thoughts again for the weekend that would probably be spent in dark places entirely, I ended up installing Linux Mint 22.2 on my laptop to replace the old Ubuntu 16.04 install. I haven't booted that installation in a while and I don't think I'd mess with it again. Deleted Android (Bliss OS 11 to be exact) partition too, the version I had was too much for this laptop anyway. Maybe I'll buy some more RAM for it one of these days.

Was on the desktop PC for a short time, mostly just to copy some stuff to external disk. Thought it went kaput when it didn't come from sleep, sounded like not all fans started up and was stuck. It came back after powering it off and back on. I think this happened once or twice in the past. Who knows, if it makes it to April next year, it will be 17 years old.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:19:23 +0000

My oldest turned 20yrs old this month.
Has two 17" monitors - SQUARE 4:3s.
I've had kids see them and think they are "futuristic" and 'fold in the middle'.
I have to show them that they are TWO monitors and that ALL monitors were SQUARE before they were born.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:41:35 +0000

My Dell Dimension 3000 also turned 19 and it still works fine just very very slow with only 2GB of RAM lol

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:45:21 +0000

That laptop I have also has 2 GB of RAM and 256 MB of that is for onboard graphics. Might look into expanding one of these days. If I can still find something for it. It's 11 years old, so not as hopeless. Just hasn't been a priority as I tend to mostly use one computer.

I didn't use the old smartphone (which I mostly use only to give the desktop PC access to the internet) for 3 days, been left at 70%, standby, airplane mode, today I find the battery at 0%. There goes the uptime.

Started with these little less than 2 hours ago:

Code: Select all

BYPASS_VCHG_LOOP_DEBOUNCER=0
CAPACITY=1
CHARGE_FULL=2466000
CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=2330000
CHARGING_ENABLED=1
CURRENT_NOW=-437828
CYCLE_COUNT=165
HEALTH=Good
INPUT_CURRENT_MAX=500000
INPUT_CURRENT_SETTLED=0
INPUT_CURRENT_TRIM=37
INPUT_VOLTAGE_REGULATION=0
ONLINE=1
PRESENT=1
STATUS=Charging
SYSTEM_TEMP_LEVEL=0
TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
TEMP=186
TEMP_COOL=150
TEMP_WARM=450
VOLTAGE_MAX_DESIGN=4200000
VOLTAGE_MIN=4300000
VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=4300000
VOLTAGE_NOW=3694333
VOLTAGE_OCV=-22

CURRENT_NOW=0.44 Amps
VOLTAGE_NOW=3.69 Volts

Now:

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BYPASS_VCHG_LOOP_DEBOUNCER=0
CAPACITY=30
CHARGE_FULL=2467000
CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=2330000
CHARGING_ENABLED=1
CURRENT_NOW=-387885
CYCLE_COUNT=165
HEALTH=Good
INPUT_CURRENT_MAX=500000
INPUT_CURRENT_SETTLED=0
INPUT_CURRENT_TRIM=37
INPUT_VOLTAGE_REGULATION=0
ONLINE=1
PRESENT=1
STATUS=Charging
SYSTEM_TEMP_LEVEL=0
TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
TEMP=205
TEMP_COOL=150
TEMP_WARM=450
VOLTAGE_MAX_DESIGN=4200000
VOLTAGE_MIN=4300000
VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=4300000
VOLTAGE_NOW=3964828
VOLTAGE_OCV=-22

CURRENT_NOW=0.39 Amps
VOLTAGE_NOW=3.96 Volts
POWER_NOW=1.54 Watts

CHARGE_TYPE=USB

battery/online:1
usb/online:1

The laptop's battery is especially funky, particularly the battery meter, seems percent meter goes down slower than it should and then it suddenly jumps to 5%. The battery lasts for 2 hours at most.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:56:44 +0000

I have an emergency-use-only prepaid phone that not even my family has the number!
I get NINE MONTHS on one battery charge.
Dead serious, the thing is never turned on except to add my three-month prepaid minutes, for traveling GPS, and the like.

Speaking of D#MN phones!
Do you "phone people" not HEAR how CRAPPY those things sound ???
I'm at a local Mexican restaurant and three people are sitting watching MOVIES on their PHONE while they wait for their lunch.
I HAD TO GET UP AND MOVE SEATS !!!
Teany Tiny Tinny sound!
Seriously, how BORED and or *ADDICTED* to a phone do you need to be to watch a MOVIE on it and listen to that teany tiny TIN-CAN sound ???

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:51:51 +0000

My DELL Vostro 200 is 17 years old and still alive and kicking. AFAIK, because I gave it to a relative who hasn't called me yet about a problem with it.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:58:40 +0000

Yeah, not much to expect from those speakers. I wouldn't even be doing these out public, it's just not the right place. And there's better equipment for these things at home.

A while back, Visual Studio 2022 at work prompted that there is an update. I wondered if I should do it or just leave it. Especially on dead and unsupported Win10 1809.

It's International Human Rights day. Good for those that have them I guess.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:10:53 +0000

I may have missed it, what type of speakers are you using? I'm getting by with my HP Speakers on my Dell and they sound good enough, and if I want better quality I'd rather just use better headphones.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:53:34 +0000

I was referring to speakers on smartphones (responding to The-10-Pen).

It was many years ago since I used proper speakers with computer. I'm use headphones most of the time.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:26:46 +0000

It's cold and foggy outside. And Monday is coming. Ugh, from warm bed to cold and brutal reality.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:58:39 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑14 Dec 2025, 21:26 It's cold and foggy outside. And Monday is coming. Ugh, from warm bed to cold and brutal reality.

I hope you have a good week ahead. I will admit ... reality can certainly smack you in the face sometimes.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:32:30 +0000

The secret to a successful life - make MONDAY your FAVORITE day of the week!

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 01:09:46 +0000

I figured I'd take the chance to write this evening.

I'm actually doing very well tapering off the Valium. I was at 12.5 MG a day and now I'm down and holding steady on 2.5 MG a day and this is amazing for me. My stress level(s) have allowed me to do such. My anxiety is still there but hasn't been too bad. I'm playing Christmas music now to try to get in the spirit and I plan each day for 9 more Christmas songs in RebBeam's thread until the 25th. I guess I do miss my old friends from MSFN and I'm currently locked out of that forum ... but I understand people change and need to move forward in their own lives seeing they are very young with their whole lives ahead of them and I'm too old. I feel abandoned though still I feel like I did something wrong to chase them away. I have 1 online friend I chat with most every day and without him I'd be very lonely. I know this is a busy time of year for some folks that need to buy gifts ... so glad I don't have to do that.

Anyways, I feel the agoraphobia kicking my butt lately and when I do go out I can't wait to get back home where I'm safe from the harsh society. I'm too timid for this world. I can't help that I'm sensitive guy.

I like Monday. Sometimes the days blend into each-other now. I guess I'm glad I'm far removed from society as I don't fit in anymore and I'm too old to change - and I really don't what to change for other people - I need to just be "me" take me or leave me.

Ok, its about 8:10PM and I plan to watch TV and maybe play some games on the computers. This computer is on its last legs and its 'any day' for it. I do have my Dell Dimension 3000 that is in great shape because it doesn't get much use, but with only 2 GB of RAM its hard to enjoy anything worth while and adjusting the pagefile doesn't seem to do much so I let the XP handle the pagefile. Browsing the web is tricky. I use Arctic Foxie 360 and Mypal68.14.7 on that one as I plan to stick with XUL for the foreseeable future. Someday they want me on a smart phone and I don't want one ... I'd prefer to keep my ancient flip phone for the rest of my life but the association doesn't like people to use a computer and I'm one of very few allowed to do such here and I know not to break the trust.

Today I'm in a lot of pain but mentally I feel strong and (somewhat) positive and I hope it lasts.

I hope others here are managing as best as can be. Never give up - Give in but don't give up.

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no_email@example.com (cloudstr) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:19:48 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025, 01:09 I use Arctic Foxie 360 and Mypal68.14.7 on that one as I plan to stick with XUL for the foreseeable future

Understandable, but i suggest you update Mypal to version 74.1.3 (v74.1.4 having issues loading videos in private mode). I noticed atleast 10% to 20% improvement in performance, pages load faster and more responsive than v68.14.x

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:50:14 +0000

This is on my *2007* oldest-holdout computer. Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66 GHz with 4 GB RAM.

360Chrome v13.5 and Mypal 68.14.7 both score between 29.4 and 32.6 on Speedometer 2.1.
Within margin of error of each other but Mypal 68 is *slightly* faster.
BUT... Mypal has to use quite a bit MORE RAM. Also Mypal MEMORY LEAKS if not closed periodically.
BUT... 360Chrome has to run the CPU at a HIGHER PERCENTAGE. Not by much, but higher is higer.

Slight trade off. I personally prefer 360Chrome.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:51:59 +0000

Here is what I get pitting Mypal 68.14.7 directly with 74.1.3.
As far as CPU and RAM goes, the two are IDENTICAL, no significant difference.

Speedometer 2.1 goes from 32.4 to 33.6 on my 18yr old Q6700.
No real performance gain, in my opinion.
BUT... YES, 74.1.3 does score EVER SO SLIGHTLY higher than both Mypal 68.14.7 *and* 360Chrome v13.5.

However, in my view, the difference in performance is so SLIGHT that *personal preference* between all three should be the deciding factor.
Which GUI do you like best? Which feel more "ergonomic" to your usage? et cetera...

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:34:21 +0000

For me, all three basically run neck-in-neck.
TERRIBLY SLOW on this 18yr old Q6700, but all-in-all, neck-in-neck.
Mypal 68 is always the slowest of the three.
Run tests back to back and the score fluctuates enough that 360Chrome v13.5 will "win" one time, but Mypal 74.1.3 will "win" the next time.

Here is 360Chrome v13.5's Speedometer 2.1's score.
Will fluctuate anywere from 29.4 to 33.7.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:46:21 +0000

Here is my main point.
This 18yr old Q6700 has had Win98, Win2k, WinXP x86 SP2 and SP3, WinXP x64 SP2, Win7 Enterprise, Win10 1511, and Win10 1607.

A browser's performance is NOT dependent on the version of Windows!
What *IS* important is what browsers are **AVAILABLE** for each version of Windows!
In XP x86, in XP x64, in Win7 Enterprise, in Win10 1511, in Win10 1607, a given web browser is all but IDENTICAL *no matter the OS it is ran on!*

Upgrading even this 18yr old Q6700 to **WINDOWS 10** really has been the *BEST* route for "browser performance".
Yeah, still my SLOWEST computer... But *MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF TIMES "FASTER"*...

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:09:34 +0000

In the interest of completeness, this is r3dfox 140.6.0 esr.
TWICE as fast as 360Chrome/Mypal68/Mypal74 (and also higher RAM), but still slower than modern versions of Chrome.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:50:15 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑15 Dec 2025, 00:58 I hope you have a good week ahead. I will admit ... reality can certainly smack you in the face sometimes.

It was the same as any other week, so, meh.

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025, 01:09 I guess I do miss my old friends from MSFN and I'm currently locked out of that forum ... but I understand people change and need to move forward in their own lives seeing they are very young with their whole lives ahead of them and I'm too old. I feel abandoned though still I feel like I did something wrong to chase them away. I have 1 online friend I chat with most every day and without him I'd be very lonely. I know this is a busy time of year for some folks that need to buy gifts ... so glad I don't have to do that.

I don't miss that forum, it died long time ago, in my eyes at least.

How do you even find things to chat about?

This thing with gifts and such feels so forced and fake to me. Every year, it's the same shit over and over again. All the wishes and then the new year that isn't any better than the year before that and the year before that and the...

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025, 01:09 Ok, its about 8:10PM and I plan to watch TV and maybe play some games on the computers. This computer is on its last legs and its 'any day' for it. I do have my Dell Dimension 3000 that is in great shape because it doesn't get much use, but with only 2 GB of RAM its hard to enjoy anything worth while and adjusting the pagefile doesn't seem to do much so I let the XP handle the pagefile. Browsing the web is tricky. I use Arctic Foxie 360 and Mypal68.14.7 on that one as I plan to stick with XUL for the foreseeable future. Someday they want me on a smart phone and I don't want one ... I'd prefer to keep my ancient flip phone for the rest of my life but the association doesn't like people to use a computer and I'm one of very few allowed to do such here and I know not to break the trust.

I use that one laptop with 2 GB of RAM occasionally. I put Linux Mint on it recently, swapping starts quickly. One or two tabs in a web browser and the RAM is gone. I didn't try turning on zswap yet.

You've been saying your computer is on its last legs for a while now. I noticed in recent times with the laptop, when you turn it on, some white horizontal line appears briefly on the screen. Sometimes it happens when moving the screen / lid.

Strange place you ended up at...

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 02:04:56 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑19 Dec 2025, 22:50...You've been saying your computer is on its last legs for a while now...

I'm shocked it is still working at all. I have numerous bad sectors and I frequently get memory errors (3GB) and I have to shut down the program I was using to start all over again. The power supply gets so hot you can fry an egg on it lol. Its very old and its been though hell actually and many many brownouts. Sometimes I have to restart the computer after it crashes to the desktop after playing any heavy game. I can't complain as I didn't pay for it, it was gift from my brother and for that reason I keep it going with corrupt system files and I don't have the energy to rebuild XP and I tried Vista and it won't support it. I can go online and print but that is about it most days.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 02:06:36 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑19 Dec 2025, 22:50...Strange place you ended up at...

I know.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:11:58 +0000

I can't complain when it comes to computers.
I've been using them for close to FORTY YEARS but throughout that ENTIRE time span, I've only BOUGHT *three*.
And one of those three was a laptop from a PAWN SHOP not even a year ago (ie, some rich kid pawned it, I landed it for HALF its new-price).
And I currently have SEVEN. More FREEBIES over the years than I've ever bought.
Then there are the FREEBIES that weren't even worth putting to use or only lasted me a year or so because they were "free for a reason".

I'm one of those guys that believes in PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
And extends that to *ALL* of us, no matter our 'poverty level' or "fortune", **CAN** "afford" a computer -- ALL OF US !!!
But it will be different for all of us.
Some of us can smoke half what we smoke and use the savings to fund that computer in a few months (I didn't say days).
Some of us can put down the "bottle" and use the savings in a few months.
Some of us can cut down on fast food and restaurants.
There is ALWAYS something.

The *only* "affordability crisis" that I see is the "have not's" thinking they should be living like kings and queens!
No! Learn to live within your means and learn to be happy with that!
I'm a "have not". But I am a HAPPY "have not" that REFUSES to "point blame" at ANYONE "richer than me".
But sure, yeah, you don't make life any "better" by "kicking those already down" either.

Be happy WHERE YOU ARE AT. Take OWNERSHIP of WHERE YOU ARE AT.
STOP comparing yourself to those "above you".
STOP comparing yourself to those "beneath you".

But anywhooo...

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:56:06 +0000

I wouldn't be at peace if the disk with an OS was broken.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:02:11 +0000

What does it even mean to be happy?

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:50:10 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 14:02 What does it even mean to be happy?

I don't know, I'm not happy either. I have bright spots in the day but they don't last.

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no_email@example.com (idkwhatnametoputxd) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:29:37 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 18:50
UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 14:02 What does it even mean to be happy?
I don't know, I'm not happy either. I have bright spots in the day but they don't last.

My happiest times in my life are when I'm alone, and I'm almost never alone. :p

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 22:25:32 +0000

Just wait until you get old...
---
I wish things were different, but there's no restart button, no possibility to change the past. It seems like the only reasonable solution would be suicide.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:48:48 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 22:25 Just wait until you get old...
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I wish things were different, but there's no restart button, no possibility to change the past. It seems like the only reasonable solution would be suicide.

One thing I do know, is, never ever act on impulse and this too shall pass. Just wondering, is something really eating you up? Is this dreaded holiday season getting the best of you? I know its forced for me. No tree this year as nobody is in the spirit either. I hope to sleep through it if possible. I do appreciate my own company and being around a bunch of people won't help me any and I need to focus on self and stay in lonerville. You could try meditation to get you through the rough times, UCyborg ... just a suggestion of course. I know you've been down for a long while. I don't know how to help you I'm afraid. I don't like to fail people I care about.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:33:32 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 22:25 there's no restart button, no possibility to change the past.

It's called life, or experience. Sometimes we are doing good and some other times wrong. It can't be marvelous all the time.
We learn from everything

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 22:25 It seems like the only reasonable solution would be suicide.

That's not reasonable, at all.
And a solution to what ? Think about that. This is not a solution but just giving up.
Then you'll miss some good things because we all have good days and bad days. Once again it can't be wonderful all the time.
Dark thoughts are round circles, we need to escape them. Go out and breathe. Yes, you can. I did it.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:37:28 +0000

It's the thought I occasionally entertain. I don't tend to do things on impulse, that post was hastily written. I haven't thought deeply about the topic for couple of years.

Holiday season doesn't help. Doesn't seem there's anything left for me here.

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 23:48 Just wondering, is something really eating you up?

Well, the usual things.

Duke wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 00:33 Then you'll miss some good things because we all have good days and bad days.

I do entertain that thought, just doesn't seem likely, considering my luck.

Duke wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 00:33 That's not reasonable, at all.

It's a made up construct. I'm sure it's not the first time you've come across another person's definition of reasonable that didn't make sense to you.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:17:14 +0000

I do have suicidal thoughts too but I try to avoid ruminating about them. They do pass. I'm glad you haven't thought deeply about it. We are not the only ones but its ok when its just a fleeting thought.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:23:42 +0000

idkwhatnametoputxd wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 19:29
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 18:50
UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 14:02 What does it even mean to be happy?
I don't know, I'm not happy either. I have bright spots in the day but they don't last.
My happiest times in my life are when I'm alone, and I'm almost never alone. :p

Today I'm glad to be by myself and enjoy my movies and music whilst everybody is gone for Christmas.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:32:55 +0000

cloudstr wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025, 06:19
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025, 01:09 I use Arctic Foxie 360 and Mypal68.14.7 on that one as I plan to stick with XUL for the foreseeable future
Understandable, but i suggest you update Mypal to version 74.1.3 (v74.1.4 having issues loading videos in private mode). I noticed atleast 10% to 20% improvement in performance, pages load faster and more responsive than v68.14.x

Well I got 74.1.2 working very well now accept there are these annoying white lines in the address bar but I"ll overlook it for now. Same issue with 74.1.4 but that version closes as soon as I start typing in the address bar.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑17 Dec 2025, 08:18 Here is what I get pitting Mypal 68.14.7 directly with 74.1.3.
As far as CPU and RAM goes, the two are IDENTICAL, no significant difference.

Speedometer 2.1 goes from 32.4 to 33.6 on my 18yr old Q6700.
No real performance gain, in my opinion.
BUT... YES, 74.1.3 does score EVER SO SLIGHTLY higher than both Mypal 68.14.7 *and* 360Chrome v13.5.

However, in my view, the difference in performance is so SLIGHT that *personal preference* between all three should be the deciding factor.
Which GUI do you like best? Which feel more "ergonomic" to your usage? et cetera...

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Thank you for the assessment and I did get 74.1.2 working and I notice an improvement over 68.14.7 but 74.1.2 seems like this is versionless for some reason but I got ublock working with help form Duke so I can't be too picky

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no_email@example.com (ThatRandomToast) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:19:50 +0000

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPONSORSHIP.

If you're far away from San Francisco, California, USA (where the Internet Archive server is located), the uploading speed is very slow.

A way to boost uploading speed to the Internet Archive is connecting to a VPN server located in California, which is close to the Internet Archive's location. I would recommend paid VPNs such as Proton VPN.

I have Proton VPN's Plus subscription. Tried connecting from Vietnam to a Proton VPN server in San Jose (which is close to the Internet Archive) and uploading a 4 GB file to another Internet Archive account, and that's much faster than without a VPN. Tried Los Angeles also, and the speed isn't much different from San Jose for me.

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no_email@example.com (ThatRandomToast) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:54:39 +0000

P.S. When I post this, the Internet Archive was down

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no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:14:57 +0000

I discovered this too, I use Windscribe, and found this to be the case. However I had never thought to post it here.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:29:28 +0000

the_r3dacted wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025, 12:14 I use Windscribe

I see Windscribe has a Firefox extension, but is it really free to use ? On their site they just say it requires a Windscribe account.
https://windscribe.com/knowledge-base/articles/getting-started-with-windscribe-on-firefox/

And on the extension page we can read:
"Free plan provides 10 GB of data per month (if you confirm your email address)"

Can it be used without the desktop program ?

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no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:52:21 +0000

I forgot I mirrored something to archive.org and then I forgot to update it. I can test if browser extension works.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:33:14 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑23 Dec 2025, 14:29 ... Windscribe ... but is it really free to use ? On their site they just say it requires a Windscribe account.

Can it be used without the desktop program ?

I've used it in the past. Only from within a VM.
It's been several years, but yeah, it did at least then require the desktop program.
Unless they finally caught on, "grr" email addresses are allowed as an "account".
ie, poplular "temporary" email address used for creating accounts like that and then the email "address" never accessed ever again.

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no_email@example.com (the_r3dacted) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:59:09 +0000

If I start the upload and then turn on the browser extension, it doesn't do anything. But if I start it and then start the upload, it appears to work. the speed is overall much higher, but the graph looks more sporadic.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:25:42 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑23 Dec 2025, 15:33 it did at least then require the desktop program.

I see, thanks for the info

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:21:28 +0000

Unfortunately, that extension doesn't work with MyPal74

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no_email@example.com (ThatRandomToast) — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:49:34 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑24 Dec 2025, 21:21 Unfortunately, that extension doesn't work with MyPal74

The best way for long run is to subscribe to a VPN service and install its application to your device if you're running a supported OS.