Steam for XP in 2019?
Hello! For some time, on Steam, I get a message that from January 1, 2019 will stop working, due to the end of support for Windows XP. Is there a way to circumvent this? My computer is quite old and...
View ArticleSMB Share Windows Server 2019 and Windows XP
Hi, I'm trying to make an SMB Share between Windows Server 2019 Datacenter and Windows XP. Both computers are in the same network and in the same workgroup, they can ping each other, but XP cannot...
View ArticleHow to Activate Windows XP Online in 2018
Since there's not much info out there on the web unless you spend a considerable amount of time googling, I thought i'd post the solution so more people can find it quickly Turns out it's exceedingly...
View ArticleMyPal Browser
Just wondering if Mypal v27.9.4 browser is still going to be updated? (or) Should I shift to Roytam1's PM v28.1.0a1 version.
View ArticleWho has the latest Firefox ESR Installed?
Hello everyone! I have been using Mozilla Firefox ESR as my main Web browser for the big "social media" which demand all the latest "HTML5" and JavaScript dingledongles and multimedia support. I have...
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Spoofing Firefox 53 (and newer versions) on Windows 2000 and XP
NOTE: I originally posted this in the 2000 forum, but it would also be useful duplicated here since XP has such a large user base. As we know, most websites have artificial browser requirements for...
View ArticleCHKDSK Different OS: Truth or Urban Legend?
I've been using the Windows Check Disk since March 2000, but I've always been told that it has to be used with the same OS. In other words, a Windows 2000 install shouldn't be scanned using a Windows...
View ArticleMicrosoft security essentials and Windows XP
Since 14 of april 2016 there is no longer possible to update MSE; after multiple attempts on several systems the result is always the same: error code 0X800700c1! My guess is microsoft stop porting...
View ArticleNetflix playback
Getting digital rights management (DRM) Error when trying to play Netflix videos. This problem just started (only on XP). Getting it on both New Moon and My pal browsers. Have tried the following...
View ArticleControl USB drive letter during XP install
I'm installing XP from a USB flash drive created with Rufus. I want XP on the second HDD partition as D:. But XP's installer decides that the USB drive is D, so Windows ends up on E. How can I force a...
View ArticleLatest Version of Software Running on XP
Hello nice people! Should the XP user community have a thread about the latest version of applications (and runtimes and so on) that run on well updated but unmodified XP sp3? As inspired...
View ArticlereCAPTCHA Rendering Problem - Is it XP or Browsers?
When I was in elementary school (several decades before the internet) teachers would frequently tell this unfunny joke. Student - How do you spell dinosaur? Teacher - Look it up in the dictionary....
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Newest Adobe Flash and Shockwave, and Java, too!
What happened? FF blocs Flash... Solution: Flash 18.0.0.209 active-x and plugin (direct downloads) Enjoy!
View ArticleMCE 2005, WPA2 and SP3
Does MCE 2005 support WPA2 and wireless connections out of the box after installing drivers for WLAN (I have an Atheros AR9285)? Just wondering. Also, is SP3 installable at all? EDIT: There's 2 CDs....
View ArticleBrowsers for XP after the end of Firefox updates on September 5, 2018
Browsers for XP after the end of Firefox updates on September 5, 2018: -X Chrome: 49.0.2623.112 7abr16 = Firefox: 52.9.0esr end 5sep18 = SeaMonkey: FF 52.9.0esr based === Mypal: 27.9.4 19jul18 Pale...
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ThinkPad Can't Connect to School Interent
Hey guys. My ThinkPad T60 (with Intel 345ABG Wireless adapter) cannot connect to my schools internet. It always gets stuck here: It doesn't fail. It will sit there until the end times. I know the...
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(FIXED) How to watch Amazon Prime Video on Windows XP
All A while ago I discovered that Amazon Prime Video stopped working on Windows XP. Attempting to open it in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox fails with "Unsupported Operating System." Additionally,...
View ArticleProblems moving from Outlook Express to Thunderbird on my XP machine
Well, today I started the process of moving 13 years of emails from my Outlook Express to Thunderbird ("TB"), all on my XP machine. I installed Thunderbird on my XP machine and had it Import all...
View ArticleWindows cannot load the locally stored profile
Whenever I log in using my account, an error log appears "Windows cannot load the locally stored profile: Insufficient security rights or a corrupted local file. Windows has logged you in with a...
View ArticleWMP9 XP, finding metadata doesn't work
I don't really like the interface of WMP11, it looks out of place on an XP machine. So I use WMP9 + KLite codec pack. But, finding album info is impossible since the URLs are dead that WMP9 uses,...
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