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  • Windows XP is 25! Re: VLC - where is the "starting volume" stored ?

    From Ant@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 26 01:42:55 2026
    In alt.comp.os.windows-10 R.Wieser <address@is.invalid> wrote:
    Jeff,

    Then whatever XP has it needs excluding,

    XP doesn't have any kind of build-in AV product.

    Speaking of XP, it turned 25. :)
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  • From R.Wieser@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 26 09:11:26 2026
    Ant,

    Speaking of XP, it turned 25. :)

    Yep. And it still works ! :-) Even (mostly) when accessing the internet.

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser



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  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 26 04:21:52 2026
    On Mon, 10/26/2026 4:11 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
    Ant,

    Speaking of XP, it turned 25. :)

    Yep. And it still works ! :-) Even (mostly) when accessing the internet.

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser



    You mean, what's left of the Internet.

    CloudFlare owns most of it.

    "Just a moment"

    "Verifying you're not a bot"

    "There is some abnormal activity coming from your IP address"

    Yes, idiots, it's called free choice in the selection of browsers.

    You're not allowed to enter a website unless you agree
    to using ManifestV3. And enjoy a sprinkling of advertising.

    There aren't many sites which make a "normal" response.
    Like http://www.mixmin.net . That's an example of what a website
    used to be like. Not armed. Not laying in wait. Steve never bothered
    to code up a welcome page.

    One web site I visit, has even managed to make off with the Back button.
    The Back button does not work there, which makes a visit to the
    site... a short visit.

    Paul

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  • From R.Wieser@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 26 13:39:23 2026
    Paul,

    You mean, what's left of the Internet.

    Well, there is lots and lots of it. Lots of it I will never want to visit, but its there.

    CloudFlare owns most of it.

    "Just a moment"

    "Verifying you're not a bot"

    You mean some Javascript mumbo-jumbo ? That won't work here - I've disabled Javascript, as it tries to run random code on my 'puter. And I've been told loooong ago that running unknown code isn't a good idea.

    I do not seem to have any problems with CloudFlare - other than that it
    tells me something goes wrong between it and the target website.

    I do regulary encounter websites which refuse to work without having Javascript enabled though. I had to drop Google and Startpage from my list
    of search-engines because of it.

    There aren't many sites which make a "normal" response.

    Hmmm... I have quite a list of webpages which "just work". Like these :

    https://notalwaysright.com/
    https://www.theregister.com/
    https://thedailywtf.com/
    https://arstechnica.com/
    https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/
    https://krebsonsecurity.com/
    https://www.computerworld.com/nl/blogs/shark-tank/
    ...

    One web site I visit, has even managed to make off with the Back button.
    The Back button does not work there, which makes a visit to the
    site... a short visit.

    In Firefox I than, if its important enough, go to toolbar -> history. But yes, I normally have the same response.

    Regards,
    Rudy Wieser



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