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Compatibility Mods :: Blender for Windows 7 :: Reply by Niko

no_email@example.com (Niko) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 22:19:56 +0000

Used it a few times before and gotta say it's pretty amazing. I somehow actually had a better and faster experience using it then Blender on Windows 10. But also to be fully honest I was just messing around with posing different models and rendering them.

Research Network :: Decompressor for Petite packed executables? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:39:01 +0000

Is this what you are looking for?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7gnmQGOnTU

Research Network :: Decompressor for Petite packed executables? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:10:16 +0000

I followed the similar procedure, but the final result lacks relocation table, that would need some intelligence to reconstruct. I think I saw a program in source code form only on GitHub that may be able to reconstruct it if you give it dump of 2 identical DLLs loaded at different addresses and specifically formatted text file with information about imported functions, but didn't dig into it any further.

Research Network :: Decompressor for Petite packed executables? :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:34:01 +0000

Why not just use regular ol' UPX?
What does Petite offer over UPX?

Research Network :: Decompressor for Petite packed executables? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:12:48 +0000

I find compression of executables pointless. Why use it unless you're a scumbag trying to hide something? In case of DLLs, it also prevents effective sharing of code between processes, each gets its own copy instead of it being shared.

BASS library (and its add-ons) seems to come only in binary compressed form. I hoped I could easily modify it to not call timeBeginPeriod(1) needlessly. I noticed with AIMP and VirtualMIDISynth, minimum resolution of periodic timers is forced to 1 ms even when nothing plays.

General Software & Hardware :: Affinity software support for win7 question :: Author Cyaco

no_email@example.com (Cyaco) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:29:55 +0000

Hello,
Anyone have any dll's or mods to get Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2 running on windows 7?
Currently running it just crashes it.

General Software & Hardware :: Email clients? :: Reply by Niko

no_email@example.com (Niko) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:27:32 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑08 Jul 2024, 17:10 Have something in the works. Currently shelved as I have work to do on r3dfox though.

eclipse mail running in bochs no sse2 ia-32 only pentium server 2003.png

How’s the work with eclipse mail? Would be curious to try it!

General Software & Hardware :: Email clients? :: Reply by K4sum1

no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:10:39 +0000

Oh I released a build of it a while back, but I need to update it sometime. Been too busy on r3dfox again lol.

https://eclipse.cx/projects/email

General Software & Hardware :: Sound Blaster ExpressCard audio cards for laptops :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:24:24 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑05 Nov 2023, 23:09 CMSS-3D

This is useful with headphones with games that use 3D positional audio to distinguish the direction where the sound is coming from, eg. when it comes from behind or above/below you. Though from what I read, the latter need elevation filter enabled.

CMSS also works somewhat with other multi-channel audio sources.

General Software & Hardware :: Sound Blaster ExpressCard audio cards for laptops :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:09:24 +0000

Though from recent experimenting, I find I'm able to get better results with OpenAL Soft and one of the HRTF filters available online. Better as in not degrading original sound as much.

CMSS really messes up the music in games.

General Software & Hardware :: Sound Blaster ExpressCard audio cards for laptops :: Reply by K4sum1

no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:14:32 +0000

I'm not really a super pro gamer, and when I game, it's almost always single player games. So something like this is just not appealing to me. I watch videos and listen to music all the time, so it sounding messed up is not something I want.

General Software & Hardware :: Audio file format and compression discussion :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:36:14 +0000

Probably for some sounds, it's difficult to tell between 128 Kbps MP3 and better, for others, it may be night and day.

I used Plantronics Gamecom 380 headphones for the longest time, switched to Beyerdynamic MMX 330 Pro in recent months, so presumably I shouldn't be missing much. I guess sound is a bit richer now, though It's kinda difficult to compare quality in general since it's easy to be tricked by different volume.

General Software & Hardware :: Audio file format and compression discussion :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:18:15 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Jun 2025, 11:36 Probably for some sounds, it's difficult to tell between 128 Kbps MP3 and better, for others, it may be night and day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABX_test

General Software & Hardware :: Audio file format and compression discussion :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:23:55 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑21 Jun 2025, 11:36 Probably for some sounds, it's difficult to tell between 128 Kbps MP3 and better, for others, it may be night and day.

I used Plantronics Gamecom 380 headphones for the longest time, switched to Beyerdynamic MMX 330 Pro in recent months, so presumably I shouldn't be missing much. I guess sound is a bit richer now, though It's kinda difficult to compare quality in general since it's easy to be tricked by different volume.

I'm going to purchase new headphones as soon as I have the money so I can enjoy youtube better on XP (which isn't all that great to begin with) From what I'm reading I should be able to get Plantronics for under $50 which is promising but I also see upwards of $200 which is beyond my budget. .

General Software & Hardware :: Audio file format and compression discussion :: Reply by K4sum1

no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:19:36 +0000

Searching Plantronics on Amazon shows me what looks like a lot of garbage. I'd suggest real headphones like the E600Pro's I use. idk why they're trying to hide the deal, but if you select See All Buying Options, you can get them for $39 brand new.

https://www.amazon.com/Ankbit-Bluetooth-Headphones-Cancelling-Microphone/dp/B09YGFZ3JF

Browsers :: Open source web browsers for older Windows versions :: Reply by kast_winvistauser

no_email@example.com (kast_winvistauser) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 16:18:54 +0000

Mypal 68 is working for 2k with bwk extended kernel too if u spoof os version to xp, so it can get category "2000+" or kinda like that

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:33:33 +0000

Mostly getting by with almost official Pale Moon at home (SSE2 build compiled by Nuck-TH) and official build at work. Switched to it after some time after Basilisk was abandoned by MCP, that was before it was picked up by new dev. Previously, it was Firefox until version 51 became unusable. 51 because I didn't realize at the time 52.9 ESR still had full NPAPI support.

Google's been a menace again, can't use Drive with Pale Moon anymore and number of videos don't work through Project VORAPIS (YouTube), so stuck with messy slow enlarged Polymer interface or whatever they call it these days.

And Cloudflare treats me like a criminal with frequent number of browser checks.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by Niko

no_email@example.com (Niko) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:43:54 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑04 Jun 2025, 20:33 Mostly getting by with almost official Pale Moon at home (SSE2 build compiled by Nuck-TH) and official build at work. Switched to it after some time after Basilisk was abandoned by MCP, that was before it was picked up by new dev. Previously, it was Firefox until version 51 became unusable. 51 because I didn't realize at the time 52.9 ESR still had full NPAPI support.

Google's been a menace again, can't use Drive with Pale Moon anymore and number of videos don't work through Project VORAPIS (YouTube), so stuck with messy slow enlarged Polymer interface or whatever they call it these days.

And Cloudflare treats me like a criminal with frequent number of browser checks.

Cloudflare treats everyone with Tor and a VPN as a criminal sadly. As for google shit like drive I stoped using it YouTube is only a issue but thanks for letting me know. Still tempted to use it as a daily driver.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:53:07 +0000

Been using Pale Moon as my daily driver for many months now and it works great! Best browser I've ever used actually. All the chromium stuff is pretty much impossible to customise, and Firefox just always felt off. Pale Moon has customisation options for everything you could want, and if it doesn't, you can write extensions to do it, and the extensions can actually do cool stuff (unlike on chromium and firefox quantum)

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:39:13 +0000

Even what can still be customized in Firefox, CSS and userchrome scripts break constantly. I don't feel like having to update them all the time. Old stuff (at least what I use) for customizing 'ol Firefox / Pale Moon interface tends to just work with minimal modifications at most.

It'd be cool if there were more tinkerers, some areas that extensions tackle aren't covered as well as when Firefox was still popular and didn't use web extensions.

Firefox is also impossible to compile form source on older humbler machines as the requirements are just nuts. I could have Ablaze Floorp at home as backup, that's closer out-of-the box to my liking, but doesn't work on CPUs without SSE 4.1 and no one is interested in compiling build without that requirement. Though font rendering is still bothersome...it ignores ClearType parameters in Windows.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:49:30 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑27 Jun 2024, 23:27 I may or may not be trying cursed shit with Pale Moon.

If that's considered "cursed", have you seen SubWebView?

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:29:51 +0000

Pale Moon was my daily driver up until they stopped supporting XP then I turned to new moon. Now I use Hydra and Lun3r along with Mypal68. I keep Arctic Foxie 360 Chrome when absolutely needed. Supermium is too much for my systems to handle.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by Niko

no_email@example.com (Niko) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:24:40 +0000

Well all that stuff is good to know might install it later today on my Fedora install since I only really used pale moon on Windows. Does anyone know a good Adblock extension for it? The last time I used it on Windows 7 I couldn’t find a good working one.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:56:06 +0000

Niko wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 08:24 I only really used pale moon on Windows. Does anyone know a good Adblock extension for it? The last time I used it on Windows 7 I couldn’t find a good working one.

What about uBlock Origin ?
https://addons.palemoon.org/search/?terms=ublock

Which redirects to this site:
https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by Niko

no_email@example.com (Niko) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:59:49 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 19:56
Niko wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 08:24 I only really used pale moon on Windows. Does anyone know a good Adblock extension for it? The last time I used it on Windows 7 I couldn’t find a good working one.
What about uBlock Origin ?
https://addons.palemoon.org/search/?terms=ublock

Which redirects to this site:
https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases

I actually forgot to try ublock Origin lmao. I will try it then. Thanks !

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:56:36 +0000

For the record, the latest official legacy version is still available here:
https://github.com/gorhill/ublock-for-firefox-legacy/releases

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:58:29 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 19:56
Niko wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 08:24 I only really used pale moon on Windows. Does anyone know a good Adblock extension for it? The last time I used it on Windows 7 I couldn’t find a good working one.
What about uBlock Origin ?
https://addons.palemoon.org/search/?terms=ublock

Which redirects to this site:
https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases

I know MC said he would retire ad block latitude in favor of this new project from our own UCyborg ... I would trust him ... he's a good person.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 21:13:33 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑05 Jun 2025, 23:29 I keep Arctic Foxie 360 Chrome when absolutely needed. Supermium is too much for my systems to handle.

Off Topic

Thorium somehow manages to be more performant. Still newer than 360Chrome.

Browsers :: Pale moon as a daily driver? :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:49:55 +0000

Off Topic

UCyborg wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 21:13
xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑05 Jun 2025, 23:29 I keep Arctic Foxie 360 Chrome when absolutely needed. Supermium is too much for my systems to handle.

Off Topic
Thorium somehow manages to be more performant. Still newer than 360Chrome.

Hi, UCyborg; unfortunately even Thorium is too slow on my systems even when I tried to rebase it - but thank you for the suggestion. I'm sort of just hanging on to these old computers until they no longer work because they are both very old

EDIT: Ok, I've managed to rebase Thorium to my needs and it now only takes 15 seconds to start up compare to almost 40 seconds as is out of the box. I'll keep it around if I need it but rarely do I need Chromium given the 3 browsers I use.

2nd EDIT: Does anybody by any chance know how to get rid of the ugly green and blue icons on Thorium? I'd like the whole thing to be gray if possible. Thank you in advance.

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:29:17 +0000

Firefox 115.25 ESR is available:
https://download.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/115.25.0esr/

Release notes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.25.0/releasenotes/

Steam :: Steam on Windows 7/8 :: Reply by DoNotThrowOldPCsAway

no_email@example.com (DoNotThrowOldPCsAway) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:45:18 +0000

Anybody else not being able to download anything with every attempt ending with "corrupt download"?

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:08:30 +0000

Version 0.2.7 released:
https://github.com/exbin/bined-android/releases/tag/0.2.7

Thanks for the good work

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by kast_winvistauser

no_email@example.com (kast_winvistauser) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 15:55:36 +0000

I like xp, vista, 7
8 is a kinda start of spying and telemetry, first os with microsoft trash tho
10/11 is a spying shit which also bloats ur pc with they shit, and now they want to control u...

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by Bird

no_email@example.com (Bird) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:53:57 +0000

@kast: Windows XP had lots of spying as well. That activation process was also quite invasive, requiring an internet connection or the activation by phone. And if too many hardwares components got swapped, uh, must be a new computer! Activate again!

Check the network traffic on a standard Windows XP install, such a chatty little nasty piece of ...

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:57:16 +0000

You can decode all the activation requests and responses, and there's no personal info in it. Also, most of XP's network traffic is either looking for local network services, or looking for updates from servers that have long gone.

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:15:49 +0000

teknixstuff wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 06:57 there's no personal info in it

Bird wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 05:53 Windows XP had lots of spying as well.

Win10 *CAN* be made bloat-free!
It's just that today's "userbase" doesn't feel like they should spend the time.
It definitely gets harder and harder with each new release of Win10 and then Win11 on top of that.
I personally use a *2016* version of Win10.

The "userbase" just forgets (over, and over, and over again), then forgets again (over, and over, and over again) that it took them TWENTY YEARS to get XP to "where they like it". Okay, maybe not twenty years. But it took a LONG TIME to get XP to where we think of XP. We (the userbase) kept tinkering and tinkering and tinkering until all of us were "happy" with XP.

How many people running XP don't at least run XP-AntiSpy?

But to be honest, while some of us do tinker and tweak, I personally feel that most of us just like to biatch and whine and complain.
ie, complain about telemetry and privacy rights when it comes to Microsoft, but turn a blind eye to their social media platforms violating every privacy right in every country but hide behind legal loopholes on all of the "data" they collect.

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:47:32 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 09:15...but turn a blind eye to their social media platforms violating every privacy right in every country but hide behind legal loopholes on all of the "data" they collect...

I agree which is why I avoid all social media now.

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:03:17 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 09:15...How many people running XP don't at least run XP-AntiSpy?...

I do use that along with safe xp.

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/safe_xp.html

Windows 11 :: My theory as to why Microsoft is attempting to force TPM 2.0 as a requirement for Windows 11 :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:33:34 +0000

Never heard of XP-AntiSpy or Safe XP.

When it comes to Windows 11, I'm more curious what they were changing in its DirectMusic implementation after all these years. It broke some music playback in Drakan: Order of the Flame, something about the (mis)handling of empty RIFF chunks.

And what happened to implementation of Win9x heap manager that functioned well since WinXP days (living as compatibility shim EmulateHeap for buggy apps with certain kind of memory management bugs).

If I center window on one screen, send it to other screen, why window manager no longer sets its relative position like it was on previous screen? Intentional or not?

What about old builds of Half-Life cause DWM to constantly hog one CPU core?

I also found an odd temporary way to prevent screen off and eventually sleep to kick. Set taskbar to auto hide, click the desktop. Desktop is set to now show icons and background changes periodically. Though this is on Win11 23H2 with ExplorerPatcher etc.

I imagine with all possible combinations of hardware and 3rd party software, actually supporting Windows must be a nightmare.

Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 :: AM4 boards Windows 7 compatibility list :: Reply by TSNH

no_email@example.com (TSNH) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:28:59 +0000

Works:
Asus Prime B350-PLUS , Windows 7 x64 with Ryzen 5 1600AF

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Windows Vista on MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 :: Reply by kast_winvistauser

no_email@example.com (kast_winvistauser) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:44:27 +0000

i have installed vista on b550m-k ds3h with r5 5600x + rx 580 + nvme m.2 ssd 512 gb, r3dfox aint crashing but prefer supermium than it, actually enjoying of using it but theres not a lot of thing where i can use vista instead of 7 (idk how there show image without services like imgur, cannot make proof srry)

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with the newer version of Intel HD Graphics 4000 driver on Windows Vista Extended Kernel :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:01:24 +0000

How did you guys compile ntoskrn8.sys and modify the .inf and .sys files of the driver? I tried installing a graphics driver for my Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15IBY with Intel Celeron N2840 (Bay Trail, but iGPU is Ivy Bridge-based, though not compatible at all with the drivers with the old control panel) in Windows Vista, but I keep getting the Code 39 problem no matter what I do.

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Author TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:36:03 +0000

Hello, everyone!

Recently, I've been trying to get the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) of my old laptop to work in Windows Vista. The laptop in question is a Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15IBY 80MJ with Intel Celeron N2840 and, of course, Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail). Even though this laptop may not be a very time-accurate machine for Windows Vista, as it was intended for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and doesn't officially support Windows Vista, given how low-end and relatively old it is, I was still hoping to turn it into a Vista-capable little power-efficient machine for lighter gaming. I was able to get Windows Vista to install just fine, using the Windows Vista for Surface Pro 1 ISO available at the Internet Archive (essentially a modded Windows 10 ISO with Windows Vista install.wim). Original Windows Vista ISOs wouldn't work as they gave me the 0x80070070 error as soon as the Copying files step ends during installation, regardless of whether I used a bootable USB or copied the installation files to a separate partition on my SATA SSD or SATA HDD.

I didn't run into any of the bugs that are encountered in newer Haswell and later Intel CPUs, and I was able to find and install drivers for the touchpad and Ethernet just fine, and even one for the WIFI card with a little .inf file tweak. However, one very essential driver that I couldn't get to work at all, even using NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender, is the Intel HD Graphics driver. Despite supposedly compiling ntoskrn8.sys for Windows Vista with no errors, configuring the .inf file and modifying the .sys files of the Display Audio and Graphics driver with CFF Explorer for them to "use" the ntoskrn8.sys and "install" on Windows Vista, I still couldn't get a functional graphics driver on Windows Vista. Paradoxically, the user Aerostaitk was reportedly able to get the 15.33.35.64/10.18.10.4176 driver to work on his Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15IBY. The difference is that his laptop has a Pentium N3540 instead of Celeron N2840, but both CPUs are Bay Trail, so it doesn't matter (I think). Sadly, I've tried both the latest 10.18.10.5161 and the 10.18.10.4176, but everytime I tried to install them with the aforementioned steps using the Device Manager's Update device function, I was greeted with the Code 39 error. What would usually happen is that the driver will "successfully install" at first, but after restarting the OS, I would be greeted with the Code 39 problem. Disabling the Driver Signature Enforcement also didn't help.

Drivers that use the old control panel, including the one available at the Windows Vista Extended Kernel website, don't work with Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) in any form, even in newer Windows versions, despite the fact that the Bay Trail iGPU is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture.

I'll also point out that I cannot install Windows 7 DDK v7.1.0 via Windows Vista, so can only compile the ntoskrn8.sys file in Windows 7 and later. Oh, and CFF Explorer would only detect the ntoskrn8.sys file if it's placed in the Windows/System32 folder unlike NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender's suggestion of placing it in the Drivers folder.

Finally, I'm posting some images down below that showcase my attempt at installing a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) on Windows Vista, so that you can let me know if I'm doing something wrong, and if that's the case, I'm willing to see your suggestions. Cheers!

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:37:50 +0000

Compiling the ntoskrn8.sys file:

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:39:14 +0000

Da ntoskrn8.sys:

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:40:30 +0000

The driver that Aerostaitk used (for reference):

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:41:27 +0000

Modifying the .sys files and the .inf file of the 15.33.35.64 driver to "work" in Windows Vista:

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:42:29 +0000

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

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no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:45:15 +0000

Code 39:

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:46:20 +0000

Spoofed osver.ini + error in driver setup:

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:47:29 +0000

Proof that the laptop in question is indeed a Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15IBY with Intel Celeron N2840 and Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail):

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Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by Aerostaitk

no_email@example.com (Aerostaitk) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:09:55 +0000

I saw an email in my inbox on my thread about my attempts into this.

It appears that we have the same machine, only difference is the CPU which is still BayTrail. Unfortunately I lost interest in getting these drivers to work. To get DX9 support working it would need further modifications at the kernel mode and user mode driver which I don't have the experience for (and anyone who does probably doesn't care). These IGPUs aren't actually Ivy Bridge, they're a modified version of those IGPUs, that's why the old control panel driver doesn't install. You can enjoy DX11 though.

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: Problem with getting a driver for Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) to work in Windows Vista even with NTOSKRNL Emu_Extender :: Reply by TheBigBoat

no_email@example.com (TheBigBoat) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:43:12 +0000

Hello, thanks for the reply!
It's a bit of a shame we can't really get the drivers with the old control panel to work on Bay Trail, despite the Bay Trail iGPU being based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, because, as you said, it's a modified version of the Ivy Bridge iGPUs, since those drivers would've worked perfectly fine with Windows Vista and even XP.
In the meantime, I ended up removing my Windows Vista partition, as I'm primarily using Windows 7 on my Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15IBY right now and I pretty much gave up on getting a graphics driver to work in Vista. But if anyone has a suggestion on how to get a driver to work or could provide a modded driver, feel free to reply, I guess... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: [GUIDE] [DISCUSSION] [LIST] Windows Vista on modern hardware with UEFI. :: Reply by MouseFrr

no_email@example.com (MouseFrr) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:41:56 +0000

how do i install the KB2864202 64 bit file?

Windows Vista & Server 2008 R1 :: [GUIDE] [DISCUSSION] [LIST] Windows Vista on modern hardware with UEFI. :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:20:45 +0000

MouseFrr wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 23:41 how do i install the KB2864202 64 bit file?

KB2864202 is for Windows 7 SP1, not for Vista.

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

no_email@example.com (Niko) — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 09:45:21 +0000

Lappo wrote: ↑26 Feb 2025, 12:36 even though i dont have a need for an office suite nowadays im surprised by the amount of people vouching for office 2010
honestly when office 2007 came out i was like WHATS THIS UI???? AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

No wonder tbh Office 2010 actually is amazing and the best version of a full fledge office suit. It is not too great on Windows 10/11 from my experience but it's still fully usable. I use it almost daily at school and I can't really imagine using the free alternatives like Libreoffice or Onlyoffice.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:02:33 +0000

penis mf wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 06:24...Office 2000 in my Opinion. It's just so Awesome for all stuffs (Fun fact: with that Converter Addon, it can even read Unencrypted Docx from office Trash 365)...

Agreed 100%

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:34:26 +0000

Business partner at work contacted us in recent times with the trouble he had with Excel spreadsheet he got from us for specific number conversions, said they don't work. He said he has Office 2007. The spreadsheet uses bit manipulation functions unknown to Excel 2007. Like, bruh, it's 2025, upgrade that old shit. Things like that are just waste of everyone's time.

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, 01 Jun 2025 16:57:25 +0000

Another workaround, if it can help to debug the issue: I run R3dfox, I can't access the taskbar. Then I open a new window, I still can't access the taskbar but if I close this window then I can access the taskbar on the previous, the first window.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: R3dfox a new version? :: Reply by Ror3dfox

no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 21:57:57 +0000

I'm using v. 132.0 (64-bit) on Win 7. Some links have stopped responding to clicks. Is there a new version out there?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: R3dfox a new version? :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:42:10 +0000

Ror3dfox wrote: ↑01 Jun 2025, 21:57 Is there a new version out there?

New versions are always available here:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases

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no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:55:33 +0000

I found 137, and installed it, and got this error message
" Program can't start because MSVCP.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling to fix this problem"

Lacking a Firefox (I still have Chrome, but it's not my primary.) reinstalled my old 132.( I keep a copy in my computer.)

Now I've lost my entire profile---customizations, extensions, settings, bookmarks, the whole shebang. I managed to find Bitwarden extension and reinstall it.

How do I get my profile back? Or rather, how do I "tell" the browser where the profile is?

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, 02 Jun 2025 13:27:02 +0000

Ror3dfox wrote: ↑01 Jun 2025, 22:55 I found 137, and installed it, and got this error message
" Program can't start because MSVCP.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling to fix this problem"

I guess it's MSVCP140.dll. You need to download the VC++_UCRT_DLLs.7z archive:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/download/v137.0.2-hotfix/VC++_UCRT_DLLs.7z
and to extract the correct version of the DLLs to the main folder of R3dfox where R3dfox.exe is.

If it still doesn't work then you may need to install the redistributable Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022 runtime:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

Ror3dfox wrote: ↑01 Jun 2025, 22:55 Now I've lost my entire profile---customizations, extensions, settings, bookmarks, the whole shebang. I managed to find Bitwarden extension and reinstall it.
How do I get my profile back? Or rather, how do I "tell" the browser where the profile is?

There is an issue about that:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/291

Your profile should be in this folder: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\EclipseCommunity\r3dfox
Where is...your user name

You can tell the browser where your profile is by running it with the -p switch:
r3dfox.exe -p "C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\EclipseCommunity\r3dfox"

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no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:49:51 +0000

OK, thanks, I had forgotten. That was scary. With some variations, my Firefox profile is about 15 years old.

Now back to the original problem: I've installed 137.02, but I can't run it because I'm missing a dll.

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) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:45:13 +0000

You have already been provided a link to obtain the dll.
The browser download does not need to include dll files that 90% of computers do not need.
You, being among the 10% (of which SO AM I), have been provided the link for the dll.

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no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:59:24 +0000

Sorry, I missed that. The github page is blank.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:42:34 +0000

We can all be as "retro" as we want.
But the shear reality is that GitHub does not have to be retro, no matter how much the retro-community wants them to be.

In other words, GitHub does NOT have to work in XP, Vista, 7, or 8 and GitHub does NOT have to work with browsers that still work in XP, Vista, 7, or 8.

In still other words, you will have to use a modern browser to download those dll's.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:41:57 +0000

Also, um, GitHub doesn't have to "work".
Just click on the download link so that the file downoads.
No GitHUb page needs to "render" at all.

https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/download/v137.0.2-hotfix/VC++_UCRT_DLLs.7z

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:16:57 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑28 May 2025, 19:04 R3dfox v137.0.2
I'm now experiencing this bug with the taskbar:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1935560

Problem solved with R3dfox 138.0.5

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no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:03:46 +0000

Also, um, GitHub doesn't have to "work".
Just click on the download link so that the file downoads.
No GitHUb page needs to "render" at all.

https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/download/v137.0.2-hotfix/VC++_UCRT_DLLs.7z

We're dealing with several people's problems here at once.
OK, I downloaded the github file. Should I place the MSVCP140.dll in the Windows folder, then run 137 again?

Or should I D/L 138?

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:38:16 +0000

138 vs 137 will not make a difference.
If you need the dll for 137, you will also need the dll for 138.

Place msvcp140.dll in the same folder that contains r3dfox.exe
Then close (if open) and relaunch r3dfox.

Note that in some cases you will not know if another dll is needed until you fix the first missing dll.
ie, I also needed to add vcruntime140.dll and vcruntime140_1.dll in addition to msvcp140.dll
Which is identical to what was needed added if I run Mypal68.

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, 04 Jun 2025 13:02:46 +0000

@K4sum1
Why do you absolutely want to force the captive portal service to be enabled ?
That wasn't the case in R3dfox for a long time and AFAIK no one ever complained about it, so I wonder.

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no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:23:24 +0000

I was suggested to do it using neverssl.com, except ig it didn't work.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:48:51 +0000

The taskbar bug is back if you use the F11 key for toggling the browser full screen on and off. And once you have done it no workaround is working anymore, a restart of R3dfox is needed.

The stock Firefox blue is darker than before:

R3dfox 139:

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R3dfox 138:

R3dfox138-Blue.png

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no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:37:44 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑05 Jun 2025, 16:48 The stock Firefox blue is darker than before:

R3dfox 139:

R3dfox 138:

... There's a GitHub issue currently tracking this :

https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/302

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:28:02 +0000

GoodConcscience wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 01:37 There's a GitHub issue currently tracking this :
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/302

It's not quite the same. I'm talking about the blue color being used in the interface.
I don't experience this color problem when displaying FTP pages or other pages.

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no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:15:45 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 07:28 It's not quite the same.

Well , your two image attachments demonstrate the difference in colouration between r3dfox 138 and 139 for the same unvisited link, this is all I was going by, so I hope you understand why I pointed you to GH #302 ...

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 07:28 when displaying FTP pages

While the term "FTP" is mentioned several times in the linked issue, all affected links cited there are served over HTTPS ...

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:51:04 +0000

GoodConcscience wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 18:15 your two image attachments demonstrate the difference in colouration between r3dfox 138 and 139 for the same unvisited link

Actually it's just a bookmark shown in the drop down list of the address bar to expose the difference.

GoodConcscience wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 18:15 While the term "FTP" is mentioned several times in the linked issue, all affected links cited there are served over HTTPS ...

It doesn't matter for me, for some reason I'm not affected by this light blue color from your pics in the bug report.

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no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:23:41 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 19:51 Actually it's just a bookmark shown in the drop down list of the address bar to expose the difference.

Thanks for the clarification...

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 19:51 I'm not affected by this light blue color from your pics in the bug report.

FTR, none of the pics inside that GH issue are mine ...

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no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:33:10 +0000

by The-10-Pen » 03 Jun 2025, 23:38

138 vs 137 will not make a difference.
If you need the dll for 137, you will also need the dll for 138.

Place msvcp140.dll in the same folder that contains r3dfox.exe
Then close (if open) and relaunch r3dfox.

Note that in some cases you will not know if another dll is needed until you fix the first missing dll.
ie, I also needed to add vcruntime140.dll and vcruntime140_1.dll in addition to msvcp140.dll
Which is identical to what was needed added if I run Mypal68.

When I extracted MSVCP140.dll into the r3dfox folder, I got a message that I already had it. So I tried running 137 again. Then it tells me the dll is still missing, and I can't run 137 at all.

I had to reinstall 132. Sigh.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Installing and running 137 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:07:42 +0000

Ror3dfox wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 22:33 When I extracted MSVCP140.dll into the r3dfox folder, I got a message that I already had it. So I tried running 137 again. Then it tells me the dll is still missing, and I can't run 137 at all.

You need to extract all of the DLLs from VC++_UCRT_DLLs.7z into the R3dfox folder, not MSVCP140.dll only.

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no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:00:03 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑05 Jun 2025, 16:48 The taskbar bug is back if you use the F11 key for toggling the browser full screen on and off. And once you have done it no workaround is working anymore, a restart of R3dfox is needed.

What happens with this fork?

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

Duke wrote: ↑05 Jun 2025, 16:48 The stock Firefox blue is darker than before:

Will be fixed next release

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 19:14:49 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 08:00 What happens with this fork?
https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/

I can't reproduce it anymore for now
I'm not sure how it happened so forget it and I'll tell you if it occurs again.

K4sum1 wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 08:00 Will be fixed next release

Thanks!

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Installing and running 137 :: Reply by Ror3dfox

no_email@example.com (Ror3dfox) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:21:14 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 23:07
Ror3dfox wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 22:33 When I extracted MSVCP140.dll into the r3dfox folder, I got a message that I already had it. So I tried running 137 again. Then it tells me the dll is still missing, and I can't run 137 at all.
You need to extract all of the DLLs from VC++_UCRT_DLLs.7z into the R3dfox folder, not MSVCP140.dll only.

I closed r3dfox, extracted all the files.
It says I already have them, do I want to replace them. I said "yes to all"
Then I got 43 error messages "Can not open file. Access denied" Then it names each of the 43 dll's.
But I reopened r3dFox and my version has switched to 137.

Some of my links still aren't clickable, which is what my original problem was.

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: Installing and running 137 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:17:09 +0000

Ror3dfox wrote: ↑10 Jun 2025, 15:21 Some of my links still aren't clickable, which is what my original problem was.

Which links ?
Please share the address of a page showing this problem.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:23:33 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 08:00 Will be fixed next release

It's not fixed in v139.0.4rc. OK, technically speaking it's not a release so take this as a reminder

That said, I like the new purple theme
But maybe the dark background is just a little bit too black because it's making some black icons in the drop down list of the bookmarks hard to see (Dark theme + Dark mode + Windows 10 Modern + Eclipse Purple).

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no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:57:21 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 14:23 It's not fixed in v139.0.4rc. OK, technically speaking it's not a release so take this as a reminder

Now that you say that, I notice I missed the tab line color. Which will be fixed next release, but what colors are you talking about because everything else should be as it was?

Duke wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 14:23 But maybe the dark background is just a little bit too black because it's making some black icons in the drop down list of the bookmarks hard to see (Dark theme + Dark mode + Windows 10 Modern + Eclipse Purple).

The bookmarks dropdown is supposed to be native styled, which in 10 dark mode is still light. Are you using the non-native menus config? That isn't really a config I considered.

If you mean the bookmarks toolbar, I do notice that is kinda an issue, but if I change the main color, then it is wouldn't really be Eclipse purple anymore.

(I'm going by the two old main colors which is #17151c and #0b0a0d)

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:45:24 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 15:57 what colors are you talking about because everything else should be as it was?

I'm talking about the stock Firefox blue which is darker than before:
https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?p=6926#p6926

K4sum1 wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 15:57 The bookmarks dropdown is supposed to be native styled, which in 10 dark mode is still light. Are you using the non-native menus config? That isn't really a config I considered.

This is my config:

R3dfox139rc-SpecificOptions.png

K4sum1 wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 15:57 If you mean the bookmarks toolbar, I do notice that is kinda an issue, but if I change the main color, then it is wouldn't really be Eclipse purple anymore.

Yes, the background color of the drop down list from the toolbar is a bit too black for black icons:

R3dfox139rc-BookmarksDropDownList.png

R3dfox139rc-BlackBookmark.png

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no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:34:59 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 16:45 I'm talking about the stock Firefox blue which is darker than before:
https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?p=6926#p6926

It was working in my test build, but I shifted the code around a bit before release. Maybe I fucked the syntax.

Duke wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 16:45 Yes, the background color of the drop down list from the toolbar is a bit too black for black icons:
R3dfox139rc-BookmarksDropDownList.png
R3dfox139rc-BlackBookmark.png

Oh you mean those. I don't wanna change the color though so ig it stays.

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no_email@example.com (JodyThornton) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 18:54:27 +0000

ESR 128.12 is here! Woohoo!
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v128.12.0rc-hotfix

Is any one else using Zapp's Photon Theme? I used it on ESR 128.10 and it worked fully. One of it's features allowed tabs under the address bar, through a pref in about:config. Now the prefs from this tool are ignored in ESR 128.12. All of the CSS customization still works though.

Back to 128.10 for now.

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no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:42:26 +0000

JodyThornton wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 18:54 Is any one else using Zapp's Photon Theme?

This one?
https://github.com/zapSNH/zapsCoolPhotonTheme

JodyThornton wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 18:54 ... One of it's features allowed tabs under the address bar, through a pref in about:config.
Now the prefs from this tool are ignored in ESR 128.12.
All of the CSS customization still works though.

Back to 128.10 for now.

... Well, every r3dfox release on GitHub comes with its own "Release Notes", which are intended to be thoroughly read by prospective users of said release ; did you miss them for 128.12?

This version of r3dfox isn't completely compatible with 128 ESR userChrome.css themes.
You will need to replace instances of "(-moz-bool-pref: " with "-moz-pref(" for the theme to work correctly

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no_email@example.com (JodyThornton) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:08:54 +0000

GoodConscience wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 21:42
This one?
https://github.com/zapSNH/zapsCoolPhotonTheme

Yes I did. CSS code DOES execute so that bug didn't seem to ring true, but I will try that fix.

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no_email@example.com (JodyThornton) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:20:12 +0000

GoodConscience wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 21:42This version of r3dfox isn't completely compatible with 128 ESR userChrome.css themes.
You will need to replace instances of "(-moz-bool-pref: " with "-moz-pref(" for the theme to work correctly

That did fix it. Thanks Pal

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:29:18 +0000

K4sum1 wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 17:34...Oh you mean those. I don't wanna change the color though so ig it stays.

I quite like the purple in your browsers (Lun3r for me) ... of course Hydra is not purple.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:48:03 +0000

Since I don't have a GitHub account I'll post my thoughts here about this report:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/312

What is the graphics card ?
Which codec is being used ? You can get this info from "Stats for nerds" when you right click on the video.
If it's not H.264 aka AVC1 then can the OP try to force the use of H.264/AVC1 with the following enhanced-h264ify extension and then report back if the issue is still occuring:
https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=805

Be careful that AVC1 ≠ AV01.
AVC1 = H.264
AV01 = AV1 (AOMedia Video 1)

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

no_email@example.com (BlueChinchompa) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:12:22 +0000

So much better than using F*reF*x ESR thank you

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, 22 Jun 2025 12:14:55 +0000

Duke wrote: ↑18 Jun 2025, 13:48 https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/312

I'm not sure if it's related to, I'm not even sure if it was R3dfox causing it, but 2 days ago I noticed a huge use of RAM by Microsoft Network Realtime Inspection Service process up to 1 GB while it's usually below 10 MB

I'll check further if I can reproduce it and if it's linked to R3dfox and why. But people having troubles with pagefile.sys could also check that.

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

no_email@example.com (Fisjokas) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:15:12 +0000

Wonder for how long the original Firefox will be officially supported on Windows 10 after 2025. Any thoughts on that?

Eclipse r3dfox browser :: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8! :: Reply by K4sum1

no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:21:57 +0000

10 and 11 share a lot more than 8.1 and 10, so I'd assume it would be a while. There's not much that would break compatibility and I don't think they're going to artificially block it.

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

no_email@example.com (Fisjokas) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:28:15 +0000

Also, Windows 10 will still have a large market share after the generic end of support (mainly thanks to ESU updates and IoT LTSC edition availability). Based on this, I believe that the last version of Firefox for this system may be released as an ESR edition somewhere in 2029 which would be supported until 2033/2034. However, these are just my guesses.

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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:22:25 +0000

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20250621-3219d2d-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20250621-3219d2d-uxp-6414271c91-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-20250621-3219d2d-uxp-6414271c91-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-20250621-d849524bd-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250621-d849524bd-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250621-d849524bd-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20250621-d849524bd-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20250621-d849524bd-uxp-6414271c91-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- No issue - Set device contrast to an acceptable value if OOB. (91a026ea65)
- [devtools] Improve special character escaping for curl (7d099a8080)
- Fix loop for column picker's drop-down menu (#2758) (72a17a5284)
- Issue #2721 - Create special case exception for .Click() outside of DOM (37de431ac0)
- Issue #2721 - Remove nsILinkHandler. (c3f1c0cdba)
- Issue #2721 - Simplify CheckHandleEventForAnchorsPreconditions. (3b1fe322f7)
- Issue #2721 - Remove nsILinkHandler include from `/mailnews` (9c69a34da4)
- Issue #2751 - Use rounded interpolation value when interpolating the Integer type and Font stretch type, per spec. (321b75a391)
- Issue #2752 - Change DOMMatrix Rotate{Self}() to the current spec. (2782cded29)
- No issue - Update SQLite lib to 3.50.1 and require it as syslib. (5ae40cfe47)
- Issue #2734 - Add base-64 grammar check to CSP nonces where applicable. (51022b98b2)
- Issue #2723 - Remove obsolete NPN prefs and callbacks. (5960178802)

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

No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build.

Update Notice:
- You may delete file named icudt*.dat 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, 20 Jun 2025 22:22:31 +0000

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20250621-7bda12e7-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20250621-7bda12e7-uxp-6414271c91-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.win32-20250621-id-656ea98-uxp-6414271c91-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20250621-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-6414271c91-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, 20 Jun 2025 22:22:36 +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-20250621-7d334e013-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20250621-7d334e013-xpmod.7z

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

Repo changes:
- import from UXP: No issue - Set device contrast to an acceptable value if OOB. (91a026ea) (427c76a4f)
- ported from UXP: [devtools] Improve special character escaping for curl (7d099a80) (907358c5c)
- import from UXP: Fix loop for column picker's drop-down menu (#2758) (72a17a52) (8fcbddc07)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2721 - Create special case exception for .Click() outside of DOM (37de431a) (66afe9f75)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2721 - Remove nsILinkHandler. (c3f1c0cd) (96cac3a54)
- import from UXP: Issue #2751 - Use rounded interpolation value when interpolating the Integer type and Font stretch type, per spec. (321b75a3) (0fa273491)
- import from UXP: Issue #2752 - Change DOMMatrix Rotate{Self}() to the current spec. (2782cded) (4d9db3b9d)
- import from UXP: No issue - Update SQLite lib to 3.50.1 and require it as syslib. (5ae40cfe) (6c4f2fc44)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2723 - Remove obsolete NPN prefs and callbacks. (59601788) (7d334e013)

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

no_email@example.com (roytam1) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:59:01 +0000

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20250628-3219d2d-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20250628-3219d2d-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-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-20250628-3219d2d-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-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-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z
Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod-ia32.7z
Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod-sse.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z
Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-w7plus-avx2.7z

Official UXP changes picked since my last build:
- No issue - Escape `<` and `>` in element attribute values. (3c2c7ce1e2)
- Issue #2488 - Follow-up: Ensure container is initialized for cloned declaration blocks (c91730dc7b)
- Issue #2762 - Remove SVGZoomEvent interface. (1c8e994b65)
- [DOM] Update YouTube embed rewrites. (0c2770ff7b)
- [Layout] Hold stronger references to FontFaces. (5e12078904)
- [XPCOM] Add Mac-specific executable extensions (80b542efc3)
- Issue #2765 - Part 1: Scrollbar width should be treated as a non-inherited property (8236eec152)
- Issue #2765 - Part 2: Create a helper function for resolving the non-NAC style context of a given NAC (b2c435a189)
- Issue #2765 - Part 3: Make scrollbar width checks use the originating non-NAC style context (3ba0b10bb4)
- No issue - Refactor nsStyleUIReset::CalcDifference to accumulate change hints (2c704d1b8e)
- Issue #2764 - Fix several properties to return NeutralChange hint (d14972602f)

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:
- nss: update certdata and bump ckbi version to 2.78 (cd1840493f)
- nss: merge changes from upstream UXP (bde8fbbb5f)

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, 27 Jun 2025 23:59:08 +0000

New build of BOC/UXP for XP!

Test binary:
MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20250628-7bda12e7-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z
BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20250628-7bda12e7-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-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.win32-20250628-id-656ea98-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z
IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20250628-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-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, 27 Jun 2025 23:59:15 +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-20250628-d30d4d3a0-xpmod.7z
Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20250628-d30d4d3a0-xpmod.7z

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

Repo changes:
- nss: update certdata and bump ckbi version to 2.78 (50af71f27)
- nss: merge changes from upstream UXP (4fff1ea8b)
- ported from UXP: No issue - Escape `<` and `>` in element attribute values. (3c2c7ce1) (2f49d0788)
- import from UXP: Issue #2488 - Follow-up: Ensure container is initialized for cloned declaration blocks (c91730dc) (13795f1b7)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2762 - Remove SVGZoomEvent interface. (1c8e994b) (c1bbbdea8)
- ported from UXP: [DOM] Update YouTube embed rewrites. (0c2770ff) (a455f5736)
- import from UXP: [Layout] Hold stronger references to FontFaces. (5e120789) (7c1aa8b94)
- ported from UXP: [XPCOM] Add Mac-specific executable extensions (80b542ef) (8507563c7)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2765 - Part 1: Scrollbar width should be treated as a non-inherited property (8236eec1) (58bcb2dcf)
- import from UXP: Issue #2765 - Part 2: Create a helper function for resolving the non-NAC style context of a given NAC (b2c435a1) (b26faa19f)
- import from UXP: Issue #2765 - Part 3: Make scrollbar width checks use the originating non-NAC style context (3ba0b10b) (ed6d6ffc2)
- ported from UXP: No issue - Refactor nsStyleUIReset::CalcDifference to accumulate change hints (2c704d1b) (52ff82c79)
- ported from UXP: Issue #2764 - Fix several properties to return NeutralChange hint (d1497260) (d30d4d3a0)

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 02:27:19 +0000

Ver 1.1 Beta 2 Coming June 12 at most with ethernet drivers cpu and gpu compatibility Ver 1.1 Also Adds 100% Unofficial Driver Support For The Sabertooth X99 Intel MotherBoard For XP x64

Community ISOs :: The New Alpha XP Project X64 (Ver 1.1 Beta 2 Now Available Early) :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:17:13 +0000

------------------- (Announcement) Ver 1.1 Beta 2 Released Today (6/4/2025)! -------------------------

this release features numerous new updates over ver 1.0 with sabertooth x64 xp drivers ethernet updates amd am4 chipset drivers for the first time (these may be unstable not been tested) and many more improvements this release is more stable then the last release a new summer wallpaper is also provided

Alpha XP X64 SP2 1.0 Beta 1.iso (Original Release) https://mega.nz/file/LnJjQIbB#f0wv-7lSQFz-T-ABm1FXl2ijK4fuPXyHvLzT8iOpsHY

Alpha XP X64 SP2 1.1 Beta 2.iso https://mega.nz/file/nuxXHABC#BRcQDIAfX0fk5kp9luqdaZ6gz8R6jpKtbBHUdD7SXC0

Original Releases Wallpaper (1.0 Beta 1) https://mega.nz/file/unIkmLiB#E4t8N5VG_C0wQcRD3jhYx2OOhWSzpAgQUbDWZLt6b58

New Releases Wallpaper (1.1 Beta 2) (New) https://mega.nz/file/WyJGXDwK#lm6Mw-XyZwk0DmwCcC1MF8wdDmX-usC_gRbCwZXLqEc

summer-background-zh8tgpq7gl5i3sbq.jpg

887880-summer-beach-wallpaper-1920x1080-for-desktop.jpg

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Community ISOs :: 🌴 The New Alpha XP Project X64 (Ver 1.1 Beta 2 Now Available Early)🌴 :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:02:55 +0000

Planned features In The future Of The Project 1.2-1.7 Beta

-More Themes Being Added in The Future
-SDD Trim Fixes And Workarounds
-integrate updates from server 2003 using the xin.in tutorial
-USB 3.0 Functionality And Drivers Added
-Under The Hood Changes To Services And Speed
-page file and space compression fixes
-add more gpu and apu drivers for compatibility

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

no_email@example.com (kast_winvistauser) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:19:36 +0000

Wanted to intstall alpha xp x64 1.1, but got that error:
"The device associated with following device driver will not work correctly on this computer: ahcix86.sys
The device driver is not compatible with the x64-based version of Windows your computer is running.
This device driver may be required to complete Windows Setup.
Please contact the device manufacter to obtain drivers compatible with the x64-based version of Windows."

Specs:
CPU: r5 5600x
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M-K ds3h, AM4 socket

May give other specs if that important, any solutions to fix that?

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:35:05 +0000

kast_winvistauser wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 16:19 Wanted to intstall alpha xp x64 1.1, but got that error:
"The device associated with following device driver will not work correctly on this computer: ahcix86.sys
The device driver is not compatible with the x64-based version of Windows your computer is running.
This device driver may be required to complete Windows Setup.
Please contact the device manufacter to obtain drivers compatible with the x64-based version of Windows."

Specs:
CPU: r5 5600x
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M-K ds3h, AM4 socket

May give other specs if that important, any solutions to fix that?

that's the problem right there is the b550 motherboard the latest board that is even able to run xp is the b450M-A Model

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

no_email@example.com (kast_winvistauser) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:48:57 +0000

"that's the problem right there is the b550 motherboard the latest board that is even able to run xp is the b450M-A Model"

Actually ty for advice, but ill say that b550m is able to run some xp builds, like OCAPI 4.0.0 XP iso (both x86 and x64) and XP IE

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:11:20 +0000

kast_winvistauser wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 16:48 "that's the problem right there is the b550 motherboard the latest board that is even able to run xp is the b450M-A Model"

Actually ty for advice, but ill say that b550m is able to run some xp builds, like OCAPI 4.0.0 XP iso (both x86 and x64) and XP IE

of course your free to try it on what you like

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 01:12:38 +0000

RedBeam wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 19:11
kast_winvistauser wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025, 16:48 "that's the problem right there is the b550 motherboard the latest board that is even able to run xp is the b450M-A Model"

Actually ty for advice, but ill say that b550m is able to run some xp builds, like OCAPI 4.0.0 XP iso (both x86 and x64) and XP IE
of course your free to try it on what you like

for now you should try ver 1.0 and see if that helps any 1.2 will investigate this issue your having

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:58:36 +0000

Ver 1.2 Will Be Releasing July 1 According To My June Break From The Project But Bug Reports Will Remain Open

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

no_email@example.com (kmuland) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:15:28 +0000

Hi,

I get an error installing Alpha XP X64 SP2 1.1 Beta 2.iso... exactly same problem reported by kast_winvistauser

""The device associated with following device driver will not work correctly on this computer: ahcix86.sys

Im using here an atom N455 netbook .

Alpha XP X64 SP2 1.0 Beta 1.iso working fine in same computer

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

no_email@example.com (kast_winvistauser) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 16:06:13 +0000

"for now you should try ver 1.0 and see if that helps any 1.2 will investigate this issue your having"

Could u update link for ver 1.0? Mega saying that link is a blocked or removed, i dont know which service can prove link from image except imgur which aint works for me to show proof to u

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:33:47 +0000

kast_winvistauser wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 16:06 "for now you should try ver 1.0 and see if that helps any 1.2 will investigate this issue your having"

Could u update link for ver 1.0? Mega saying that link is a blocked or removed, i dont know which service can prove link from image except imgur which aint works for me to show proof to u

the new download links are on the post from june 4th and has 1.0 and 1.1 available for download (sorry for the confusion) if these do not work i don"t know they work fine for me

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:44:44 +0000

(Announcement) Due To Several Reports Of Failure With 1.1 The Entire Release Will Be Revamped As A July Update To Fix These Issues And Apolagise For The Inconvenience Caused By This And For Now Please Do Not Download 1.1 Thanks-RedBeam (Update Is Not Fixable See Below Message)

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:42:05 +0000

kmuland wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 10:15 Hi,

I get an error installing Alpha XP X64 SP2 1.1 Beta 2.iso... exactly same problem reported by kast_winvistauser

""The device associated with following device driver will not work correctly on this computer: ahcix86.sys

Im using here an atom N455 netbook .

Alpha XP X64 SP2 1.0 Beta 1.iso working fine in same computer

according to research on that error it sounds like the problem is on your end as that error means your computers ACPI service is not working correctly giving that error this project was never guaranteed to work on every modern computer and can have bugs like this happen which cant be fixed its an update breaking bug that can"t be fixed with an update im sorry for the inconvenience caused by all of this

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:47:16 +0000

Here Is The Working 1.0 Download Link https://mega.nz/file/LnJjQIbB#f0wv-7lSQFz-T-ABm1FXl2ijK4fuPXyHvLzT8iOpsHY

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:04:52 +0000

Its has been decided and was something that with recent problems that there was no hope of really changing things around so im sad to report that the revival project is officially cancelled and will be having this thread deleted and appreciate all the support given on this project-redbeam

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

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:08:00 +0000

RedBeam wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 21:18 something that with recent problems that there was no hope of really changing things around

What ?

Anyway, you have asked to delete this thread just one day after posting a link to the latest download.
May I suggest to wait for some days before doing it so people who are interested by this ISO can still download it ?

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) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:58:55 +0000

RedBeam wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 21:18...so im sad to report that the revival project is officially cancelled and will be having this thread deleted and appreciate all the support given on this project-redbeam

What happened, buddy

Community ISOs :: Ver 1.1 Beta 2 Rework And Non Broken ISO Link :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:14:38 +0000

(Ver 1.1 AHCI Bug Restore Update June 8 2025) ver 1.1 refresh is now being reworked without the troublesome ahci driver that's been causing havoc on members xp installs as well as other changes to undo what got messed up before using the 1.0 release as a base (please do not download the old 1.1 beta iso as its the broken one)

For Now Use This Release As It Does Not Contain The Bug (Ver 1.0 Beta 1) https://mega.nz/file/LnJjQIbB#f0wv-7lSQFz-T-ABm1FXl2ijK4fuPXyHvLzT8iOpsHY

Community ISOs :: Windows 7 Updated v5 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:32:38 +0000

HJY-2Best wrote: ↑16 Jan 2025, 06:13 Because of Eclipse members like "K4sum1" & several others here ...there is some absolutely awesome info & downloads within these Walls that alot of other individuals would love to have access to. However ...knowledge is priceless & since this Forum is a little more obscure, it might be helpful if some of us post a "Heads Up" link elsewhere to help promote the growth of this Website.

Agreed 100%

Community ISOs :: Windows 7 Updated v5 :: Reply by RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 03:43:25 +0000

thanks to this iso i was able to install windows 7 on my asus b450M-A motherboard with ryzen 7 5700 Great Job As Always K4sum1

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by GoodConscience

no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:46:24 +0000

Probably not the right place to post this, so feel free to relocate if necessary ...

board.eclipse.cx

The site's certificate expired some hours ago:

; currently an exception has been set in r3dfox so I could post this; probably the site's admin is already aware , but thought I would also post about it... Thanks in advance!

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:54:12 +0000

Yep, I noticed the same this morning also.
In Chrome (sorry, to each their own but Chrome fits my needs 1,234,567,890% better than Mozilla-based, "is what it is"), where was I?, in Chrome, I learned of a new trick == "thisisunsafe".

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35274659/when-you-use-badidea-or-thisisunsafe-to-bypass-a-chrome-certificate-hsts-err
https://www.mikestreety.co.uk/blog/thisisunsafe-how-to-bypass-chromes-err-cert-invalid-warning/

https://cybercafe.dev/thisisunsafe-bypassing-chrome-security-warnings/

And no, don't shoot the messenger. I know the risks!

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:24:03 +0000

GoodConscience wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 15:46 The site's certificate expired some hours ago

Yes, I've noticed that too. Thanks for the report, a PM has been sent to K4sum1.

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 18:42:16 +0000

Yes, I've also noticed.

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 18:32:52 +0000

Also ... I can only get to this forum with mypal68 as of today but this was certainly not the case yesterday as I used (both) Hydra and Lun3r.

EDIT: I just noticed that I can get to this site with http but not https on Lun3r and Hydra

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 18:43:34 +0000

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 18:32 I just noticed that I can get to this site with http but not https on Lun3r and Hydra

Because http doesn't use a certificate

Now it's fixed, the certificate has been updated for 3 months:
Not After Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:41:10 GMT

Site Announcements and Guidelines :: Site updates as of June 14, 2025 :: Reply by K4sum1

no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 18:48:43 +0000

Ok so I have a crontab set up to (attempt) to renew the certificates every 7 days. Except I guess it never ran because they were expired, and I have no idea why.

What's weirder is my other crontabs for restarting httpd and to renew the email server certificate seem to have run fine, so I have no idea why or how this happened.

General Chat :: Small Break From Eclipse :: Author RedBeam

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:36:28 +0000

i will be taking a small break from eclipse june-july for summer time and there will be no new project builds until then ive been here awhile and decided i need a break but im not leaving yet! i want to make it know that i will be back in august but until then bye for now everyone and see you in september -RedBeam

General Chat :: Small Break From Eclipse :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:20:24 +0000

Enjoy your summer

General Chat :: Small Break From Eclipse :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:39:32 +0000

Enjoy your holidays and see you later

General Chat :: Eclipse.cx | Jokes General Thread :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:43:03 +0000

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General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Author The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:18:08 +0000

I'm hoping there are some userscript users here.
I please need help with what should be simple.
I need a small userscript (Tampermonkey) that *REMOVES* the inert attribute/element from ALL div tags on a given page.

Please and thanks.

ie, my page (Hulu's browse page) has "carousels" that default to only 5 being visible.
I have a custom css that allows MUCH more than 5 but the inert needs REMOVED in order to make them accessible/clickable.

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General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:54:29 +0000

Still open for alternatives/suggestions for a more automated approach.
But in the meantime, I was able to create a workaround.

I add vertical-zoom/horizontal-zoom/refresh/scroll "buttons" to all of my video streaming web sites.
They are technically only visible during "hover" but are all turned on here to demonstrate.

The workaround was to add a new button and assign an "addEventListener" 'click' function to the new button.

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General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Reply by teknixstuff

no_email@example.com (teknixstuff) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:26:24 +0000

This should do it:

Code: Select all

(function paint(){
  requestAnimationFrame(paint);
  document.querySelectorAll('div').forEach(e=>{
    e.removeAttribute('inert');
  });
})();

General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:25:24 +0000

Awesome! Thanks!
That did the trick.

General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000

One more small tidbit of assistance, please.

I need a way to PASTE a six-digit code onto a page.
The first box doesn't need selected for a ctrl-v to paste the six-digit code.
ie, as long as the browser tab is active, then a ctrl-v pastes from the clipboard and into all six boxes.
Basically, the code is COPIED from an EMAIL but then needs PASTED to Hulu's STUPID six-code page.
But I want to be able to use MOUSE ONLY, no keyboard!
The page doesn't have a "paste" context menu.

https://auth.hulu.com/web/login/enter-passcode

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I use the below and it works on all other web sites that I've tried this on, it just doesn't work for Hulu's STUPID passcode page.
I click the "paste code" and then click the input field to paste into.
Works for usernames and passwords, just not this STUPID passcode on Hulu.

(function() {

let html = document.querySelector("html");
let btnV = document.createElement("buttonV");

btnV.innerHTML = "paste code";
btnV.style.display = "block";
btnV.style.position = "fixed";
btnV.style.top = "410px";
btnV.style.left = "calc(50vw - 40px)";
btnV.style.zIndex = "999999";
btnV.style.color = "#666";
btnV.style.cursor = "pointer";
btnV.style.fontSize = "14px";
btnV.style.fontFamily = "sans-serif";
btnV.style.textAlign = "center";
btnV.style.width = "80px";
btnV.style.opacity = '1';

html.appendChild(btnV);

function btnVFunction() {
const pasteButton = document.querySelector('input');
pasteButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
try {
const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText()
document.querySelector('input').value += text;
} catch (error) {}});
}

btnV.addEventListener('click', btnVFunction);
})();

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General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:59:38 +0000

Disregard. No longer needed. Turns out that Chrome already has this feature.
The "Edit" in the three-bubble menu has three buttons that are NOT EVEN LABELED.
These are "cut", "copy", and "paste" functions.
Unsure why they HAVE NO LABEL, not even so much as a tooltip when hovered.

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General Chat :: Userscript - Please Help :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:18:08 +0000

Please offer assistance.
When I load CBS Sports page ( https://www.cbssports.com/ ), the scoreboard banner defaults to Golf.
I want it to default to MLB.

The below is working to 'select' the MLB option, but the scoreboard stays on Golf.

// ==UserScript==
// @name - Auto-Select Dropdown Menus
// @include *
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==

setInterval(function() {
(document.querySelector && document.querySelector('select[class="Saag-pickerSelect"]') || []).value = 'Saag-carouselWrap--mlb';
}, 1000);

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

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:12:58 +0000

Things are improving and I'm now able to cut back on some of my addictive meds - I'd like to use the benzodiazepine only as need as Ponder / Digidave was doing back in 2021. He taught me a lot and I *still* use his advice. If you're reading know you made a good impression on me and I hope somehow your life manged to work out because I know you were going through hell the last we chatted.

Sal

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:03:15 +0000

How to find yourself when you are feeling lost

Writer: Dr. Emma Medard
Dr. Emma Medard
5 min read

6 ways to discover who you are

Do you know who you are? What you are about? What it is you want in life? Or do you feel like you have lost your own voice, the ability to know what you like or want and actually be able to ask for it? Perhaps you have started to question your choices, you don’t feel happy now but you aren’t sure where you want to go either. It may make you start to question your partner, your job, the way you live your life in general.

Whilst it is natural for our identity, our values and our wants in life to shift over time, sometimes the shift happens when we aren’t looking. We may be so ‘head down’ moving on a certain path or focussed on the day-to-day to-do list that we miss the shift entirely. This means that we can look up one-day and not really recognise ourselves anymore.

This sense of being lost and not being able to find a way forward is a common issue bought to therapy and can cause a lot of distress. What was once considered (somewhat patronisingly) as a ‘midlife crisis’ is now something that we recognise can happen at any point in our lives and can have a big impact on us (no sports car required!).

Signs you are feeling lost

Looking to others for validation and placing too much importance on other people’s opinions, feelings and beliefs to dictate what you do.

Feeling powerless or like you have lost your own voice.

Losing interest or joy in things you used to care about or enjoy.

Not knowing what you like anymore and struggling to assert preferences.

Losing sight of what you need and neglecting your self-care.

Frequent self-criticism

Considering big changes like career or relationships without knowing what is causing the unhappiness or what you want instead.

How/why do we lose ourselves?

As humans we are complex and multifaceted beings. We are not simply one thing. There are many parts of us but so often, stages in our life can mean that one (or a few) parts become the focus to such an extent that it can eclipse all the others. Work, parenting, relationships or being a carer are all common examples. It is not unusual to go on like this for years before we recognise a problem.

The trigger can come because of a sudden change like the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, our health or a loved one or our children leaving home. However, it can also be a gradual creep of acknowledgement that we are unhappy, that we no longer feel like ourselves. We don’t recognise the less dominant parts of us because they have been sidelined for so long and we struggle to remember what we are all about. What do I even like anymore?

Sometimes the way we have been living has been driven by anxiety or fear. We have prioritised certain things or focussed on achieving in order to prove ourselves - so we can feel good enough - and then one day we realise we don’t even want what we have been striving so hard for and we aren’t sure where that leaves us. Many people have told me over the years that they chose their career because it was expected by their parents or because the type of job is aspirational at it would make them feel enough. I’ve lost count of the number of people who have always worked for the next promotion but don’t actually enjoy the roles they are striving for. If we have been motivated by other people’s expectations or pushed forward by fear it can be very alien to work out what it is that YOU are all about.

What to do - How to find yourself again

If you have felt propelled, dragged or simply stuck on a particular course in life, this can be the opportunity to make an active, conscious choice. This can be quite scary. Where do I start? How do I figure out what I want? Does it mean I have to quit my job? leave my partner? Do I have to make big changes? The answer is no not necessarily. For some people that may be what they need but it is in no way a forgone conclusion. Often what we need is to redefine our relationships and our role in them in order to find ourselves again.

1. Get to know where you are right now - without judgement. Imagine you are out driving and you got lost, you would probably flick on the sat nav (if only there was a life version!) and the first thing it would need to do is detect your location now, where you are starting from. This is exactly what you need to do first too. Try to tune into how you are feeling, what your thoughts are, what you are experiencing in your body (sensations etc). This is you now. Keep track of these things for a week or so and see what you find. If you are feeling lost it is often the case that you have been living on auto pilot for so long that you have tuned out these things. You might be surprised by what you find, you might not. You might like what you find, you might not. Whatever it reveals try not to judge yourself. This is your starting point. Take a look at the feelings wheel to help you.

2. Set some boundaries. If you have become lost because so much of you has been given over to doing things for others, keeping people happy or simply keeping the ship afloat it is time to set some boundaries with your time and attention and carve some out for yourself. Delegate some tasks to others, start saying no, put yourself firmly back on the to-do list.

3. Let go of criticism. This will keep you stuck focussed on what has happened, who is at fault, why you are where you are. It won’t help you move forward effectively. When we are feeling lost we need care and kindness to find our way through not judgement and criticism.

4. Reflect on your influences & choices. Take a little time to consider where your expectations about life have come from and what has influenced your choices? We are all influenced to some degree by those around us - sometimes in a positive way and sometimes in a more controlling way. Consider how other people’s expectations have impacted on what you have done or how you have been? What are you looking to keep and what would you like to let go of?

5. Consider your values. These are not goals, they are qualities, how you want to be with yourself and the people around you. What kind of person do you want to be, how would you like others to experience you? Even if this is far away from where you are now that’s ok. This is where you want to go, what kind of person you want to be. If you don’t know your values or how to start thinking about them take a look at this blog here.

6. Try some new things. Set yourself a task to do something new and see what you enjoy. Dedicate some time to finding out what floats your boat. See what you are drawn to and what brings you joy. This not only gets us out of auto-pilot but allows us to a) Start actively prioritising ourself and our happiness for a period of time (even if it is small) and b) discover things about ourself. This can be anything from music, experiences, places, activities, clothes, food, exercise, people, holidays etc.

Finding yourself again (or perhaps for the first time) can take time and can be a little daunting. However, it can also be a really great opportunity. If you start to discover things that are difficult or you find yourself getting stuck it can be a good time to seek support from a therapist or coach who can help you along the way.

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

no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:07:39 +0000

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

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:27:01 +0000

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General Chat :: Various videos :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:39:10 +0000

Disturbing Reddit Stories That Actually Were TRUE

The WORST Communities on Reddit

General Chat :: Various videos :: Reply by UCyborg

no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:01:59 +0000

Strange Things Your Body Remembers From Ancient Times

General Chat :: Various videos :: Reply by Duke

no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 19:23:46 +0000

Home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1KWtG66lEQ

General Chat :: Various videos :: Reply by xperceniol_sal

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:25:01 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/50KfpGTv2IM

What's happening to his face

General Chat :: Userstyles - Before and After :: Author The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:10:01 +0000

How 'bout a before-and-after userstyles thread?
Or is it "just me" that spends so much time on userstyles, lol.

Web site - weather.com/weather/today
Sure, there are a million web sites for "weather", but they are all bloated with garbage so I use this one for "content" but axe the GARBAGE!

Before (takes up THIRTEEN d@mn vertical scroll pages!):

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After (ALL needed info in ONE page, NO SCROLLING):

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General Chat :: Userstyles - Before and After :: Reply by The-10-Pen

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:18:12 +0000

Oh, I guess I should post this one also.

Before:

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After:

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

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:46:25 +0000

Why did you give up on your thread, The-10-Pen

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:53:39 +0000

I guess I thought the thread had "run its course", lol.

One ::: Re: bloat-free Win10 - it seems nobody is "really" interested in WinReducer EX-100 and *nobody* has used the configuration files that I provided as how I tweak/mod Win10 *2016* into a bloat-free OS that is much much MUCH better than XP per my own experiences with the two OS's.

And that is despite what appears to me is a *FAKE* download count.
Over FOUR HUNDRED DOWNLOADS but ZERO reports on if these "downloaders" have so much as even used what they downloaded.
No, these users (I have to assume) would prefer to just download a "Tiny10" ISO where the footwork was "baby-fed" for them.
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Trust me on this, I have used "Tiny10" and no offense to its development, but it is EXTREMELY BLOATED in comparison.

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Two ::: Re: "how" I watch/listen - this has been a REVOLUTIONARY new way for ME to watch/listen for MY entertainment value. It SOLVES "attention-deficit" and "mind-race" and "psychomotor agitation" better than ANYTHING ever "suggested" to me over the years! The "GridMove" drag-and-drop window placement is AWESOME! Roughly 60% of the time, I watch four videos simultaneously. With the remaining 40% split evenly between either five or seven simultaneous streams. The 4, 5, and 7 scenarios work really well for maintaining "close-enough" aspect ratios.

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Three ::: Re: more on "how" I watch/listen - this 4, 5, or 7 scenarios has evolved into "feeding my OCD" obscession. While technically not "clinically" defined as OCD, everybody I know labels me it and moreso than some that are "clinical". But I personally think that is HUMAN NATURE. In my view, we *ALL* have a little OCD, we *ALL* have a litte PTSD, we *ALL* have a little depression, we *ALL* have a little bi-polarism, we *ALL* have a little ADHD, we *ALL* have a little this, a little that. EVERY D#MN ONE OF US! ie, the obscession being userstyles and userscripts.

You see, we *ALL* have "triggers" in our life that result in "brain rage"! My "triggers" will not be the same as your "triggers" and vice versa. I am no bible-thumper, for lack of a better word, but I know before even saying it out loud that what "triggers" a p#ssed-off-mood for ME is not the same as many here.

I have MANY "triggers". Why do 99% of all toothpaste commercials portray a FEMALE dentist? I have never once met a FEMALE dentist in my entire life! This extremist portrayal of wokeism puts me in a p#ssed-off-mood. Why? Because I have nephews that claim they have nothing to look forward to in life, because FEMALES and minorities are being given opportunities that they are DENIED. And we wonder why BOYS want to participate in FEMALE sports! Sorry, maybe that was over-the-top.

Movies nowadays have agendas. They have become WAY too PREDICTABLE. A fight scene is about to break out between a 250 pound MALE and a 120 pound FEMALE. Predictable, predictable, predictable! The 120 pound FEMALE ***WILL*** be kicking the @ss of that 250 pound MALE. Right down to defying all laws of physics and catching his fist in mid-air. Extremist portrayal of wokeism! Got a fight scene about to break out between a 120 pound female WHITE versus a 120 pound female MINORITY. Predictable, predictable, predictable! The MINORITY is going to win! EVERY TIME! Predictable, predictable, predictable.

Sorry, but don't get me started on MALES in movies crying their eyes out! Hate it, hate it, hate it! Trigger, Trigger, Trigger. I am "entitled" to my triggers as much as the next. Userscripts and userstyles to the rescue. Gray out the two men kissing or holding hands, out of sight out of mind, I have no interest in watching. Gray it out, mute it, et cetera. All with the quick move of the mouse.

Same goes for bullets flying every where LOUD and OBNOXIOUS scenes. A quick move of the mouse and the volume is cut 80%!
Somebody about to vomit? A quick move of the mouse, blur the screen. Out of sight, out of mind.

To each their own, of course. Just saying, this new method of "how" I watch/listen has resulted in a very great deal of Peace-of-Mind. Out of sight, out of mind. Triggers? What triggers, just mute or blur or gray out. Trigger averted.

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

no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:36:44 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 11:53...But I personally think that is HUMAN NATURE. In my view, we *ALL* have a little OCD, we *ALL* have a litte PTSD, we *ALL* have a little depression, we *ALL* have a little bi-polarism, we *ALL* have a little ADHD, we *ALL* have a little this, a little that. EVERY D#MN ONE OF US!

Exactly!!!

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 11:53I have MANY "triggers". Why do 99% of all toothpaste commercials portray a FEMALE dentist? I have never once met a FEMALE dentist in my entire life!

Same! My entire life I've never had a female dentist and I've even searched for one and there are none in my area so I don't know. My GP and mental health APRN are female, though.

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

no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:27:53 +0000

A cheap-but-works new little userscript for my entertainment needs.

Netflix (and I'm sure others) will only load the first few rows of selections when the page is first loaded.
You have to manually scroll down a tad for the remainder of the page to load into view.
Back in the day, this used to be called "lazy load" for IMAGES but nowadays it isn't restricted to just img tags.

So I scroll down a tiny tad then scroll back to the top 3 and 3.5 seconds after the page loads.
Whoala! The ENTIRE PAGE loads instead of just the first few rows. YEAH!

Cheap, probably better solutions, but it works.

// ==UserScript==
// @name - Disable Lazy Load - Netflix
// @version 0.0.1
// @match https://www.netflix.com/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {

window.setTimeout( () => {
window.scrollBy(0, window.innerHeight*0.01);
}, 3000);

window.setTimeout( () => {
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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:44:04 +0000

Well, that didn't work so well afterall.
Works when you load the "browse" page the very first time, but never works again when navigating and going "back" to the browse page.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:24:37 +0000

So far, I was only to female dentists.

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:07:03 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 11:24 So far, I was only to female dentists.

What ?
I guess you have posted in the wrong thread.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:33:07 +0000

Look at few posts above.

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no_email@example.com (RedBeam) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 02:38:20 +0000

Rebuilding trust after being hurt involves acknowledging your emotions, practicing vulnerability, and actively seeking trustworthy behaviors in others. It's a process that requires time, self-compassion, and a willingness to take measured risks, according to various sources.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
1. Acknowledge and Process Your Feelings:

Grieve and heal: Allow yourself time to process the pain and hurt caused by past betrayals.

Identify your trust issues: Understand the root of your distrust and why it's affecting your ability to trust.
Consider therapy: A therapist can help you explore your emotions, identify patterns, and develop healthy coping mechanisms.

2. Practice Vulnerability and Communication:

Embrace vulnerability: Be open to sharing your feelings and thoughts with others, but start slowly and with trusted individuals.

Communicate your needs and boundaries: Clearly communicate your expectations and what you need from others.
Learn to set healthy boundaries: Protect yourself by setting limits and not overextending yourself.

3. Look for Trustworthy Behaviors:

Follow through on small things: Demonstrate reliability by keeping your promises and following through on commitments.

Spread the trust: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Trust a few people in your life a little bit, rather than relying on one person entirely.
Actively seek trustworthy individuals: Look for people who demonstrate kindness, empathy, and reliability.

4. Build Trust in Yourself:

Self-trust: Believe in your own abilities and intuition.

Self-compassion: Be kind and understanding towards yourself, especially when you are struggling.
Challenge negative beliefs: If you believe you're unworthy of trust, actively challenge that belief and replace it with a more positive one.

5. Prioritize Relationships and Communication:

Communicate openly and honestly: Be transparent with your emotions and expectations.

Listen actively and empathetically: Show that you care about the other person's feelings.
Build a strong foundation of communication: Focus on creating a safe and supportive environment where you can communicate openly and honestly.

6. Seek Professional Help if Needed:

Therapy can be invaluable:
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A therapist can help you process past traumas, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and rebuild trust in yourself and others.
Consider couples therapy:
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If you are in a relationship where trust has been broken, couples therapy can help you rebuild communication and trust.

7. Remember to Be Patient:

Trust is a process:
Rebuilding trust takes time and effort. Don't get discouraged if it doesn't happen overnight.

Celebrate small victories:
Acknowledge the progress you've made and celebrate the steps you've taken towards rebuilding trust.
Focus on the future:
Create a vision for a future where you can trust others and experience positive relationships.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:39:51 +0000

RedBeam wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 02:387. Remember to Be Patient:

Trust is a process:
Rebuilding trust takes time and effort. Don't get discouraged if it doesn't happen overnight.

Thank you for sharing this, RedBeam, and I try to remember number 7 - it took me a while to get here and it could take a while to recover even though I do get discouraged.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:04:41 +0000

RedBeam wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 02:38 3. Look for Trustworthy Behaviors:

Follow through on small things: Demonstrate reliability by keeping your promises and following through on commitments.

Spread the trust: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Trust a few people in your life a little bit, rather than relying on one person entirely.
Actively seek trustworthy individuals: Look for people who demonstrate kindness, empathy, and reliability.

Great advice RedBream

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:24:05 +0000

Well, what to say, I don't know what to say actually, words haven't been coming easily.

I'm doing alright (just alright) with the benzodiazepine taper - I'm down to 2 tablets a day for 2 weeks and they down to 1 table and I only want to use them when I'm absolutely a basket case. Addictive medications are so hard to come off. Although I feel stable I wouldn't say my mental health is all that great and I'm quite pessimistic given that current state of this society. I don't fit and my very existence is at odds with the universe and at times I wish I had never been born at all. But here is am 'the worse for the wear' and surviving. I don't like being in public in June because I feel unsafe during pride month and I'll be glad when its over with when it come to pride all people think about is guys in thongs and leather and it should be about love and dedication and appreciating. As I sit here I don't know what to say. Don't know, even though I need to get a lot off my chest I keep it bottled up and eat at my stomach. I do have ulcers and stress doesn't help.

Ok, so I'll be appreciative that at least I'm stable about all I can say but I'm not a bundle of joy by any stretch of the imagination.

I hope everybody else is doing better than I am.

PS: if you doctors ever try to start you on a benzodiazepine avoid them at all cost; period! Besides they lose effectiveness after a while. Next I do want off the gabapentin too but I'm not there yet. Pills, pills, pills ... they don't fix anything. That being said my antidepressant is keeping me on two feet. Sleep has been rough.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:52:40 +0000

Today we took a road trip to the home goods store to see the beautiful furniture and artifacts, I felt like I was at a museum. It was nice to be out in a nice pleasant environment and the people were nice and I picked up a flavor for my coffee in the morning. Actually people we nice to me today but I know only to trust little in people nowadays and give little of myself and only exchange pleasantries with folks because the environment is still unsafe and I already deal with hyper vigilance and paranoia, but I'll take a good day and not overthink it. People don't look happy and everybody is preoccupied. I keep to myself and don't attract attention to myself as much as possible.

I think I'm going to have to take the benzodiazepine taper a bit slower and stay at 1mg of Clonazepam for 3 weeks and then I might have to chop the pills in 1/2 or something for another 3 weeks before I try to jump off it. Trust me ... its a bitch coming off of meds like this and the body goes through withdrawal so slow and steady wins the race.

Overall I feel (sort of) stable but still unhappy and I'm not even seeking happiness just to be content and comfortable. Just nagging things eating away at me. I feel like life has drained me of any joy(s) and dreams I once had and I'm just an empty shell now "waiting'.

Might write more later...

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:25:28 +0000

You know the difference between a doctor and a lawyer? Lawyer only takes your money, doctor also takes your body parts.

On antidepressants, they dragged me to the doctor once for depression, where I got some pills. It was terrible, felt like dying. The bland nothingness caused by pills was worse than depression.

Never again! That experience taught me to keep the mask on at all times.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:01:19 +0000

Yeah, when I'm around people (rarely nowadays) I put on the mask and pretend to be cheerful and sometimes it helps to 'fake it till you make it'. Agreed sometimes the pills cause more issues than you started out with and I wish I'd not started them in the first place. That being said, I take Sertraline 150MG and it does keep me stable without that numb feeling from others and that I'll stay on but I need off the addictive ones.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:45:57 +0000

I have been very fortunate to have followed a different path.
In the 3rd grade, my teacher handed me an envelope to take home to my parents.
I was never informed of the contents of that envelope until I was in high school!
All I knew at that young age was that DAD took me and my brothers/sisters to school the next day.
Dad never took us to school, something was up!
Dad guided us to the gym and proceeded to the Principal's Office just around the corner.
Every one of us then heard through closed doors that our dad was YELLING and SHOUTING at the Principal!
It wasn't until high school that details were revealed.
The teacher/principal/school wanted to put me on "mood altering drugs".
My parents were DEAD SET AGAINST IT !!!
Dad's famous family quote to every teacher from then on out, "We have learned to deal with him in a loving and respectful manner, SO WILL YOU!"
To this day, I have *NEVER* been "drugged", despite a couple doctors recommending it over the years.
I AM CONVINCED THAT MY LIFE HAS BEEN MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER AS A RESULT !!!

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:32:22 +0000

Yeah, the "mood altering drugs" do change the brain for good so its better to NOT start them in the first place so I do think you both are fortunate and I'm trying to come off of a lot and hopefully one day be free from the prison of medication.

EDIT: I meant NOT - typo city today.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:15:40 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if reality would be more bearable if I was intoxicated at all times rather than experiencing raw brutal as-is version.

Today, a school shooting happened in Graz. It already got an entry on Wikipedia! I wonder if the shooter was genitally mutilated. If so, I completely get it. Someone had to pay for that crime. If not, well, who says supposed victims weren't scum anyway? Never presume innocence in other people. Don't be fooled by fake smiles and other facade.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:51:42 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑10 Jun 2025, 19:15 I wonder if the shooter was genitally mutilated.

Knowing/reading your other online posts, are you seriously suggesting that the school shooting boils down to Biblical "Jew versus Gentile" ???

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:13:06 +0000

I don't know, I'm 'cut' and I guess I just know nothing else and I rarely think about it.

EDIT: Ok I just read the Wikipedia and I guess he said (the shooter) was a victim of bullying a that school that he never graduated from. I was bullied all through school for being autistic and gay and effeminate and I never shot up a place, but this shit does stick with you and till this day I remember all the bullies names and I hope they suffered in life for tearing down my self-esteem. That being said, that experience made me more empathetic to teen bullying and who knows what turns a victim into a killer. Ok, I won't lie I would've loved to beat the shit out of them till this day in public but that is about it; but I'd love to spit on their graves.

Sorry needed to fix mistakes because that made me a bit emotional.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:38:05 +0000

Well, at the risk of alienating myself from new friends, I shall only say this once.
I too was bullied as a kid. THANKFULLY !!!
Yes, you heard that correctly !!!
It's a hard knock life. Jay Z -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEMLhZrZs5U

There comes a point in life where all YOU do to YOURSELF is hold yourself back if all you EVER do is look in the rear view mirror and claim victimhood.

As an ADULT, I *LOVE* that I was bullied as a kid !!!
One of the *greatest* lessons of life I've ever had to live through !!!
D@mn straight I mean every word of it !!!

Where the H#LL would I be now if I lived in a PLASTIC BUBBLE growing up with ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES ???
Don't answer that! I'll answer it for you - I'd still be a CHILD not able to be an ADULT, that's where I would be.

That's my two cents. So the h#ll what if I was bullied as a CHILD. That says NOTHING about my ADULTHOOD.
I am no victim and I will never play that card!

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:52:20 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 00:38...Well, at the risk of alienating myself from new friends...

Well ... you won't alienate me; I appreciate an honest opinion and you had a lot of good points - Being stuck in the past sucks and I wish I didn't have PTSD.

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 22:20:41 +0000

I don't think you can learn anything of value by being surrounded by low-lives. I certainly didn't take anything from annoying morons back at school. There was a classmate back at elementary school that had problems with both other classmates and teachers. They must have seen her as the odd one. I didn't. My bother randomly encountered her in recent times, they must have exchanged couple of words. She remembered me for being peaceful, calm and not having any conflicts with her. Well, it doesn't take much to not be a prick, does it?

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 15:52 Being stuck in the past sucks and I wish I didn't have PTSD.

I feel ya. Time doesn't heal all wounds and what doesn't kill you doesn't make you stronger, may just leave you messed up. We all have different breaking points.

In relation to what I wrote above, I feel like I've been surrounded by primitives my whole life and civilization is still stuck in ancient times. I certainly think it would be much better to be around people from who you can learn something valuable. Perhaps in another reality...

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑10 Jun 2025, 19:51 Knowing/reading your other online posts, are you seriously suggesting that the school shooting boils down to Biblical "Jew versus Gentile" ???

If it sounded anything like it, it's coincidental, I distance myself from religions and their texts.

It's a hypothetical what if such an act really accomplishes greater good in the grand scheme. Perhaps things really are as bad, history certainly never inspired confidence.

I don't know the solution. On one hand, one becomes the monster he despises by stooping on that level. Although death strikes me as a more merciful punishment for someone that has harmed others, because he won't be there paying the price in person. On other hand, a whole lot more prisons may have to be built if there was such a thing as true justice.

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025, 00:13 I don't know, I'm 'cut' and I guess I just know nothing else and I rarely think about it.

I don't have to make a conscious decision, the thoughts bleed through no matter what I do. There is no escape and no relief. As a child, I thought something was odd, but couldn't point the finger at it. I felt something was inconsistent compared to other body parts. There is also this strangely persistent, blurry, but nevertheless persistent childhood memory, me just sitting in the bath tub, looking down there, possibly confused. What's the significance? Why I'm not remembering something else instead, like one of the places from family trips?

Back in the elementary school, I had this thought that I'm going to die when I grow up. I was convinced I want to die because adult life oughtta be lame. I don't recall thinking any specifics at the time, like the bills, I just saw death.

I found out what happened when researching sexy things in early 20s. Turned out I already died in 1995. The belief that my body was like how I was born was a lie. It explained the disconnect I feel with my supposed "private" parts since forever. The random pain impulses, the pale zombified appearance, impaired function...that such practice exists, that my parent that is so for truth and honesty handed me over to a monster and kept that from me, then I read on the internet (!!!) I was butchered and part of me thrown in the fucking trash. Hippocratic Oath, "My body, my choice", the constitution, all just empty words written on paper.

So as a surviving piece of trash, I crawl through the existence on this prison planet, waiting for it all to end.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:09:04 +0000

Thank you, UCyborg, for this posting and I hope at least it helps to get it off your shoulders and we carry a lot of burden in this existence and I agree with a lot of what you wrote.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:13:20 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 22:20I feel ya. Time doesn't heal all wounds and what doesn't kill you doesn't make you stronger, may just leave you messed up. We all have different breaking points.

Yeah the only lesson I learned was/is to not trust people hence why I'm a 53 year old recluse with agoraphobia and society proves people can't be trusted and I've learned to enjoy my own company and my plants and my computers - my outlet to the world.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:44:30 +0000

At 53, I would claim/suggest that you are "wanting" to take the NEGATIVE VIEW.
Why do that TO YOURSELF ??? And yeah, it is something that YOU "do unto" YOU.
Seems to me that at 53, you still compare yourself to a teenager. Unless I'm misreading.

53 year olds are not "supposed to" have as many true and trusted friends as a teenager (who falsely equates "followers" on social media as "friends").
53 year olds are not "supposed to" blindly trust. Wisdom comes with age.
53 years olds are SUPPOSED TO have the "wisdom to know the difference" and know to "not sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff".

edit: maybe that's not worded very well.
To me, it's NEGATIVE THINKING to sit back and complain about an isolated lifestyle.
To me, it's POSITIVE THINKING to just accept what is and be content and happy with what is.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:13:08 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑16 Jun 2025, 01:44...
To me, it's NEGATIVE THINKING to sit back and complain about an isolated lifestyle.
To me, it's POSITIVE THINKING to just accept what is and be content and happy with what is.

Yeah, I don't mean to always make it sound like I'm complaining about being isolated .. it has its good side(s) ... I like being alone and I wouldn't want 2-faced friends anyway I'd rather appreciate my own company and my plants and the occasional squirrels and chipmunks and cats and dogs I bump into. Don't get me wrong, I'm friendly to people when I meet them but I'm also glad to part ways and be on my own. You're so right and my doctors are always telling me to practice radical acceptance. I guess I'm happy with what it is I just wish I recognized this earlier in my life rather than fighting (my) reality. I'm not even seeking happiness rather just to be content one day because I'm still far too conflicted than I care for at this age when I should be relaxing. See the conflicting parts there?! I would find friendship to be exhausting and and I'm not even looking for a partner at this point. I'm poor and I get by on little and I live a modest lifestyle ... and even if were rich I'd still be humble.

Thank you for trying to help me, though. I appreciate it.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:56:44 +0000

The funny thing is ... in my 20's I was a social person and went to bars and everything but once I stopped drinking I no longer socialize with others. Maybe in a few years when I'm eligible the senior center will accept me but I doubt it; I don't fit in in this crappy society. Now I *fully* admit I'm screwed up and in this frame of mind I would be an awful friend anyway. I would like to be more positive and see the 'bright side' but I just don't see it nowadays.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:21:02 +0000

Nothin' funny about it, if you ask me.
To me, that is normal, NORMAL, NORMAL!
I was never a drinker, drinking has "nothing" to do with it.
Socializing is for 20yr olds! Or for people that NEVER GROW UP, in my opinion.
So yeah, a resounding H#LL YEAH, if your life is different now than when you were 20, then THAT IS AWESOME !!!

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:21:01 +0000

They can preach radical acceptance all they want, but some things are unacceptable and sometimes death is the only solution.

I wasn't the type for drinking, for some, that is the only reason to go out, though not everyone is like that.

I don't know anyone anymore. Meeting people is complicated, I don't go anywhere IRL and the whole meeting online thing is weird to me. Plus, you have to be able to say the right things and I never know what to say.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:57:37 +0000

I'll admit I've also been struggling as of late; myself. I keep my outings short nowadays and only go grocery shopping when needed but I'm not sure I even want to meet new people in this toxic society. Commenting on forums is pretty much my life now. Besides its safer being inside.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:34:59 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑26 Jun 2025, 00:21...I don't know anyone anymore...

I don't either and a LOT of the people I used to be close to are dead now. I DO know what is getting the best of me lately is too much reminiscing and nostalgia and that is dangerous for me to go down that road continually. I'm not in a good head space and I feel very disconnected and like I'm just a walking zombie cadaver. I'm already dead I just haven't fallen over yet. I can't even get into a good game anymore without depression taking over. Most days I just curl up on the sofa and wait for bed time.

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no_email@example.com (The-10-Pen) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:20:59 +0000

Regarding "keeping outings short".
That is something that the whole *BS* "Covid Culture" has STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN from me!

My "outings" were always between the hours of 3am and 7am !!!
But you can't do that anymore because only gas stations are open that early when we used to have Walmart and Meijer both open 24/7.
But not anymore. This s^cks, s^cks, s^cks if you ask me! "Thanks, covid!"

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no_email@example.com (UCyborg) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:32:08 +0000

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑27 Jun 2025, 08:20 Regarding "keeping outings short".
That is something that the whole *BS* "Covid Culture" has STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN from me!

You forgot to patent it. /S

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑26 Jun 2025, 23:34 I don't either and a LOT of the people I used to be close to are dead now.

A lot? I was close only to one person from high school. It must have lasted about a decade, then was ghosted shortly after COVID-19 settled down.

Yeah, be here long enough and the death starts knocking. It's an unsettling feeling to say the least, suddenly you realize that or that person is suddenly older than the version in your memory. And at some point, funerals...

People from generation Z tend to remind me, damn, I'm slowly racking up my years.

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑26 Jun 2025, 23:34 I'm not in a good head space and I feel very disconnected and like I'm just a walking zombie cadaver. I'm already dead I just haven't fallen over yet.

I relate, moving through life like a walking corpse, all too familiar. Even my (stupid) family occasionally remarks that there's no life in me.

xperceniol_sal wrote: ↑26 Jun 2025, 23:34 I can't even get into a good game anymore without depression taking over. Most days I just curl up on the sofa and wait for bed time.

Computer games are one shining light in this otherwise anhedonic existence for me. Not as exciting as they used to be, but I'm partially successful in enjoying them again. Work gets in the way, not as thrilled about playing after already spending good amount of time at computer at work.

Played a bit more this week when I was free. I have too many games on my Steam account, but I usually end up just replaying old favorites.

Having your present stained by the past events suck, cannot escape from one's own body, I just cope in a way I'm able to. There's no real solution and people might fall in all sort of holes that end up hurting their bodies more long term. Some sort of physical activity might be beneficial.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:54:21 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 21:32...Some sort of physical activity might be beneficial...

I think so, too.

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:25:37 +0000

UCyborg wrote: ↑29 Jun 2025, 21:32...cannot escape from one's own body, I just cope in a way I'm able to...

I drank and used drugs for well over a decade trying to escape all to wind up 'full circle' and back where I started and been to rehab countless times and after the last one I've maintained sobriety. Can not go back to that or that would be my demise and that doesn't scare me beyond winding up in more pain or becoming a vegetable. I don't have the energy to come back this time which is why I'm SO SO SO careful nowadays. I'm still on too many pills and the doctor wants to add more and I refuse. To be honest, I'm just plain nuts. I just cope by laying in bed on some days and laying on the sofa 'waiting' for peace - sometimes that comes in sleep and sometimes not

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no_email@example.com (xperceniol_sal) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:23:10 +0000

But I digress ... when it all comes down to it; I dust myself off and try again what else to do but KEEP GOING!!!

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no_email@example.com (GoodConscience) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:54:37 +0000

OT :

A moderator here is kindly requested to fix a typo I made in my username back when I registered (in Nov 2021); "Conscience" has been misspelled as "Concscience"; so, the correction I ask for is:

"GoodConcscience" => "GoodConscience"

Thanks in advance, apologies for the original c*ck-up ...

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no_email@example.com (Duke) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:02:44 +0000

Only an admin can do that.
Wink @K4sum1

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no_email@example.com (K4sum1) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:18:18 +0000

Yeah, you should've just send me a PM lol