Windows XP/Vista/7

octopuswinslow

kinda crazy how windows 7 was still the most popular operating system until like 2019 for how old it was

Last edited by octopuswinslow (Feb. 12, 2026 17:15:15)

ma007rio

octopuswinslow wrote:
kinda crazy how windows 7 was still the most popular operating system until like 2019 for how old it was

Last edited by ma007rio (Feb. 12, 2026 23:43:23)

medians

ma007rio wrote:
octopuswinslow wrote:
kinda crazy how windows 7 was still the most popular operating system until like 2019 for how old it was

Actually it isn't that crazy to me XD

ma007rio

medians wrote:
ma007rio wrote:
octopuswinslow wrote:
kinda crazy how windows 7 was still the most popular operating system until like 2019 for how old it was

Actually it isn't that crazy to me XD

Me neither… but if we didn't have any knowledge about 7 it kinda would be surprising

Last edited by ma007rio (Feb. 21, 2026 18:32:06)

mtnif

i don't remember using Windows XP/Vista/7 but they are skeuomorphic like old ios

ma007rio

mtnif wrote:
i don't remember using Windows XP/Vista/7 but they are skeuomorphic like old ios

Frutiger Aero was absolutely fire

medians

One-Core-API-Binaries: helps run newer stuffz on Windows XP
Windows XP Extended Kernel: made by the Windows 7 Extended Kernel guy (similar project exists for vista too)

medians

Supermium just released a pre-release 144 ver BTW

medians

medians wrote:
Notice for Geckium and legacy Windows/Mac users:
Firefox 115 ESR might be ending support this month (August 2026)
Windows:
If anyone wants later versions of Firefox, check out r3dfox and firefox-for-windows-7 (both are compatible with Windows Vista SP2 and up)
If anyone wants a Chromium based browser, check out Supermium and chromium-for-windows-7 (compatible with Windows XP SP3 and up)
Mac:
Unfortunately, there was a firefox-dynasty project, but I'm not sure about the current status bc the entire GitHub account is either shadowbanned or taken down. Some people have reuploaded the versions, however.

(this will be sent to other OS topics)
Please quote this post in August 2026 in case they don't extend it again. This post will also be updated if anything changes

Last edited by medians (March 20, 2026 14:59:04)

medians

medians wrote:
Early happy birthday to Windows 2.11 (the latest ver for Windows 2.x, outside of an unconfirmed Korean version)
It turns 37 on Friday the 13th.
Also, happy birthday to Windows Server 2008 as well (turned 18 years old on February 27)

medians

medians wrote:
Omg wait they just extended it again XD (firefox 115)

lol
Geckium's devs seem to have thought so too bc they had a discontinuation message until now

medians

Another thing:

Scratch Desktop - compatible with Windows 7 and up (although it says Windows 10 and up on the page, the direct download works on Windows 7+)

You can also get it through Vista like this:
1. Download the direct download version of Scratch Desktop (not from the Microsoft Store). You can also do this on another drive.
2. If you get a message saying that you need Windows 7 and up, try using extended kernel to make the downloader think you're on Windows 7 or changing the compatibility mode to anything released before Windows 2000. This also works to bypass the check for other electron apps.
If it still doesn't run, try using the steps here:
https://github.com/win32ss/supermium-electron (there was also a fork that did update it)
I haven't tested it with XP, but this will also work for both the Windows 10+ and Windows 7+ versions of TurboWarp

Last edited by medians (March 16, 2026 14:44:59)

medians

medians wrote:
Early/Late happy birthday to the following operating systems:
Windows
*Windows 3.1 (April 6, 1992)
*Windows 1.04 (April 10, 1987)
*Windows Server 2003 (April 24, 2003)
*Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (April 25, 2005)
Mac OS X/macOS/OS X
*Mac OS X Server 10.0 Hera (March 16, 1999)
*Mac OS X Cheetah (March 24, 2001)
*Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 (April 29, 2005)

gem1001

I installed Windows Embedded POSReady 7 in a VM
It's mostly like normal 7

Edit: I also dualbooted it on my main computer, getting a WEI of 1.0.
I might need some drivers…

Last edited by gem1001 (March 22, 2026 19:51:38)

gem1002

gem1001 wrote:
I installed Windows Embedded POSReady 7 in a VM
It's mostly like normal 7

Edit: I also dualbooted it on my main computer, getting a WEI of 1.0.
I might need some drivers…

My browser / operating system: Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, No Flash version detected

Also Scratch supports Internet Explorer 9+. We suggest you upgrade to a supported browser, download the offline editor, or read about common workarounds.

Yes, it does not work perfectly
Time to upgrade to 11?

Last edited by gem1002 (March 23, 2026 07:41:38)

gem1001

gem1002 wrote:
gem1001 wrote:
I installed Windows Embedded POSReady 7 in a VM
It's mostly like normal 7

Edit: I also dualbooted it on my main computer, getting a WEI of 1.0.
I might need some drivers…
My browser / operating system: Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, No Flash version detected

Also Scratch supports Internet Explorer 9+. We suggest you upgrade to a supported browser, download the offline editor, or read about common workarounds.

Yes, it does not work perfectly
Time to upgrade to 11?

I upgraded to My browser / operating system: Windows 7, Chrome 60.0.3095.0, No Flash version detected
And managed to get into my main

medians

gem1002 wrote:
gem1001 wrote:
I installed Windows Embedded POSReady 7 in a VM
It's mostly like normal 7

Edit: I also dualbooted it on my main computer, getting a WEI of 1.0.
I might need some drivers…
My browser / operating system: Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, No Flash version detected

Also Scratch supports Internet Explorer 9+. We suggest you upgrade to a supported browser, download the offline editor, or read about common workarounds.

Yes, it does not work perfectly
Time to upgrade to 11?

You should be able to update it to install later vers of IE, and you should be able to install supermium
The Supermium webpage works on IE and there's a legacy ver in case you're on older vers of IE
Edit: I don't think I can see it on search unless I look far but it's the win32subsystem.live one

Last edited by medians (March 23, 2026 13:37:00)

gem1001

I got some drivers, which only worked if I booted with F8/Disable Driver Signature Enforcement until I installed KB4474419, which I had to download manually as Windows Update doesn't work

My WEI is now 5.3

medians wrote:
You should be able to update it to install later vers of IE, and you should be able to install supermium
The Supermium webpage works on IE and there's a legacy ver in case you're on older vers of IE
Edit: I don't think I can see it on search unless I look far but it's the win32subsystem.live one

I have now gotten both Supermium and Chromium 60, although I only use supermium over C60 if I have to as Supermium is much slower

medians

gem1001 wrote:
I got some drivers, which only worked if I booted with F8/Disable Driver Signature Enforcement until I installed KB4474419, which I had to download manually as Windows Update doesn't work

My WEI is now 5.3

medians wrote:
You should be able to update it to install later vers of IE, and you should be able to install supermium
The Supermium webpage works on IE and there's a legacy ver in case you're on older vers of IE
Edit: I don't think I can see it on search unless I look far but it's the win32subsystem.live one
I have now gotten both Supermium and Chromium 60, although I only use supermium over C60 if I have to as Supermium is much slower

Yea I'm just saying that bc then you can install other stuff with Supermium and go on some other websites

Last edited by medians (March 24, 2026 14:30:17)

gem1001

medians wrote:
gem1001 wrote:
(snip of Windows Embedded POSReady 7)
Yea I'm just saying that bc then you can install other stuff with Supermium and go on some other websites

Yes; that's what I meant by ‘if I have to’; perhaps ‘when I have to’ would've been better wording

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