r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 24 Apr 2025, 21:34

herowoac wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 14:52 I'm watching Netflix through an emulator

Can you expand on that, please?
What emulator and is anything special needed as far as configuring to enable Netflix?

herowoac · Post by **herowoac** » 25 Apr 2025, 02:02

The-10-Pen wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 21:34
herowoac wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025, 14:52 I'm watching Netflix through an emulator
Can you expand on that, please?
What emulator and is anything special needed as far as configuring to enable Netflix?

Bluestacks 5. No special configuration required, just install the netflix app from the play store and log in.
It does require hardware virtualisation (VT-x or similar) to work though.

Post by **Duke** » 08 May 2025, 16:41

R3dfox ESR v128.10.0 for Vista+ available:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v128.10.0

Crossed fingers for a R3dfox v138 soon

Post by **Duke** » 17 May 2025, 13:42

So, any chance for a R3dfox v138 ?
R3dfox is already two versions behind Firefox and with the EOL of Firefox 115 ESR at the end of August I'm afraid we will be left without an up to date browser for Windows 7 & 8

YouTube · Post by **K4sum1** » 17 May 2025, 13:52

Yes, I've just been busy distracted with other projects. I'll get on it eventually.

Lappo · Post by **Lappo** » 27 May 2025, 15:44

take your time buddy, you do gods work

Post by **Duke** » 28 May 2025, 19:04

First thoughts after updating R3dfox to v137.0.2:

1) I had to fight for a while for restoring the visual theme I had in v136.0.4.
Now it looks somehow similar but not quite the same, I'll do a deep comparison later. But I wonder why some settings were reset ?

2) I'm now experiencing this bug with the taskbar:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1935560

It never happened before and now it occurs every time I launch R3dfox and also when I open a new window. Very annoying.

YouTube · Post by **K4sum1** » 31 May 2025, 12:53

Does b136.0.4 have the issue, also does the hotfix have the issue?

Post by **Duke** » 31 May 2025, 13:01

The taskbar issue ?

K4sum1 wrote: ↑31 May 2025, 12:53 Does b136.0.4 have the issue

No.

K4sum1 wrote: ↑31 May 2025, 12:53 also does the hotfix have the issue?

Yes.

YouTube · Post by **K4sum1** » 31 May 2025, 16:23

I'm not sure what would cause this or why it only appears in 137 when the issue you linked started with 133.

Post by **Duke** » 31 May 2025, 16:49

Workaround: I hit the Windows key twice then it's working fine for the current window.
But I have to do that for every new window.

Post by **Duke** » 01 Jun 2025, 16:57

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.

Ror3dfox · Post by **Ror3dfox** » 01 Jun 2025, 21:57

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?

Post by **Duke** » 01 Jun 2025, 22:42

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

Ror3dfox · Post by **Ror3dfox** » 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"

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?

Post by **Duke** » 02 Jun 2025, 13:27

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\<username>\AppData\Roaming\EclipseCommunity\r3dfox
Where <username> 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\<username>\AppData\Roaming\EclipseCommunity\r3dfox"

Ror3dfox · Post by **Ror3dfox** » 02 Jun 2025, 16:36

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.

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 02 Jun 2025, 16:45

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.

Ror3dfox · Post by **Ror3dfox** » 02 Jun 2025, 16:59

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

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 02 Jun 2025, 18:39

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.

The-10-Pen · Post by **The-10-Pen** » 02 Jun 2025, 18:41

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

Post by **Duke** » 03 Jun 2025, 14:16

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

Ror3dfox · Post by **Ror3dfox** » 03 Jun 2025, 23:03

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?

The-10-Pen · Post 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.

Post by **Duke** » 04 Jun 2025, 13:02

@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.

YouTube · Post by **K4sum1** » 04 Jun 2025, 13:23

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

Post by **Duke** » 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.

The stock Firefox blue is darker than before:

R3dfox 139:

: R3dfox139-Blue.png (1.53 KiB) Viewed 33963 times

R3dfox 138:

: R3dfox138-Blue.png (1.5 KiB) Viewed 33963 times

GoodConscience · Post by **GoodConscience** » 06 Jun 2025, 01:37

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

Post by **Duke** » 06 Jun 2025, 07:28

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.

GoodConscience · Post by **GoodConscience** » 06 Jun 2025, 18:15

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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