What browser do you use?

What internet browser do you use?

  • Firefox 2

    Votes: 20 4.0%
  • Firefox 3

    Votes: 290 58.5%
  • IE6

    Votes: 6 1.2%
  • IE7/IE7 Pro

    Votes: 103 20.8%
  • IE8

    Votes: 77 15.5%
  • Opera

    Votes: 59 11.9%
  • Chrome

    Votes: 33 6.7%
  • Maxthon

    Votes: 8 1.6%
  • Other

    Votes: 69 13.9%
  • Browser...we don't need no stinking browser

    Votes: 7 1.4%

  • Total voters
    496
That browser was first mentioned here more than 3 years ago (post #300 on a previous page), but this forum was still mainly Firefox diehards in those days. The time to recommend Firefox 52 or Opera 36 for web browsing is gone now, so I’m glad that wither 3 has found something more modern that he can use.
...there are some menus in it that are still in Chinese.
MSFN members NotHereToPlayGames (formerly known as ArcticFoxie) and Humming Owl have both made modified versions with Chinese language and telemetry removed, although I believe they are strictly portable (no installers). I no longer run Vista and therefore can’t recommend one or the other.

The bad news is that the Chinese support for XP and Vista is ending, and new versions of this browser based on Chromium versions higher than 86 will require Windows 7 x64 minimum. ☹️
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium x86 SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite m9150f
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
In regards to my comment about Pandora, I solved the problem. I got thinking about things that have changed (without me doing anything) on both of my Vista setups and I remembered I hadn't uninstalled Adobe Flash Player which ceased to be supported like a year or so ago. I uninstalled it and, lo and behold, I can listen to Pandora once again. Yeah!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
The bad news is that the Chinese support for XP and Vista is ending, and new versions of this browser based on Chromium versions higher than 86 will require Windows 7 x64 minimum. ☹️
The 360 Chrome Extreme Browser received an update to version 13.5.2036.0 based on Chrome version 86.0.4240.198 in October 2022, the third update this year. I hope they last until February 2023. I use it as the default browser on my Windows Vista Business 64bit SP2/Windows Server 2008 R1 laptop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Business SP2 64bit OEM/ Windows Server 2008R1 Software Version: 6.0.6003.20903
    Manufacturer/Model
    TOSHIBA Satellite C660 28-V
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core i3 CPU M370 2x240GHz SSE4.2
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA PWWAA
    Memory
    DDR3 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
    Sound Card
    Realtek HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Microsoft pnp09ff
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    ATA HS-SSD-C100 120G SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    standard PS/2 keyboard
    Mouse
    YENKEE YMS 0028BK Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    475Mbˇ/47Mb^/sec
I wouldn't think that the unavailability of new updates will kill our ability to use what we have. I mean, all sorts of software receives no updates on a Vista or even Win 7 system. Hopefully, I'm not wrong.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
I mean, all sorts of software receives no updates on a Vista or even Win 7 system.
Of the SW that I have installed and use, e.g. it still has the latest updates: 7zip v.22.01, IDM v.6.41.3, Iobit Driver Booster v.10.0.0.65, Iobit Malware Fighter 9, Java 8 update 351, Media Info 22.09, Smart Defrag 8.2.0.197, Total Commander v.10, VSO ConvertX to DVD 7, Wise Registry Cleaner v.10.8.3, PrivaZer v. 4.0.55, Winaero Tweaker v.1.33.0, Revo Uninstaller 2.4.1 Portable.
But e.g. Ashampoo programs froze on version 2016, similarly KC Sumo, Dumo, qBittorrent, FormatFactory, Adobe Reader, Autorun Organizer, K-Lite Mega, Driver Easy, Geek Uninstaller. In my opinion, they are blocked artificially for Vista. But these older versions also work reliably.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Business SP2 64bit OEM/ Windows Server 2008R1 Software Version: 6.0.6003.20903
    Manufacturer/Model
    TOSHIBA Satellite C660 28-V
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core i3 CPU M370 2x240GHz SSE4.2
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA PWWAA
    Memory
    DDR3 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
    Sound Card
    Realtek HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Microsoft pnp09ff
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    ATA HS-SSD-C100 120G SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    standard PS/2 keyboard
    Mouse
    YENKEE YMS 0028BK Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    475Mbˇ/47Mb^/sec
The 360 Chrome Extreme Browser received an update to version 13.5.2036.0 based on Chrome version 86.0.4240.198 in October 2022, the third update this year. I hope they last until February 2023...
All 13.x versions are based on the same Chromium version (your Jul 23, 2021 post #306 on the previous page confirms that). The latest 360 Extreme Explorer v21 based on Chromium 95 does not support XP, Vista or any x86 system. I don’t visit Chinese websites myself, but VistaLover of MSFN wrote an informative post 7 months ago.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium x86 SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite m9150f
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
All 13.x versions are based on the same Chromium version (your Jul 23, 2021 post #306 on the previous page confirms that). The latest 360 Extreme Explorer v21 based on Chromium 95 does not support XP, Vista or any x86 system. I don’t visit Chinese websites myself, but VistaLover of MSFN wrote an informative post 7 months ago.
Hello Vistaar. It is enough for me that there is a reliable browser for Vista for the second year. In addition, it accepts plugins from the Chrome Web Store without any problems. Its predecessor, the Maxthon 5, was hardly usable, when Vista does not support Chromium/Chrome in a higher version than 49. Vista is enough for the last 4 months of safe operation. I will miss OS Vista very much, in my opinion it is not only the most graphically beautiful Microsoft OS, if I do not think of Windows 7, which is practically Vista SP3. My opinion again - Windows 11 22H2 is inspired by Vista in many ways, but that's on a different HW level...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Business SP2 64bit OEM/ Windows Server 2008R1 Software Version: 6.0.6003.20903
    Manufacturer/Model
    TOSHIBA Satellite C660 28-V
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core i3 CPU M370 2x240GHz SSE4.2
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA PWWAA
    Memory
    DDR3 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
    Sound Card
    Realtek HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Microsoft pnp09ff
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    ATA HS-SSD-C100 120G SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    standard PS/2 keyboard
    Mouse
    YENKEE YMS 0028BK Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    475Mbˇ/47Mb^/sec
...it accepts plugins from the Chrome Web Store without any problems.
VistaLover’s post that I linked to above includes a paragraph about Chromium extensions migrating to Manifest Version 3, which requires Chromium 88. I’m not going to ask what you mean by “the last 4 months of safe operation” because I can’t endorse expropriation of ESU updates! I’m certain that wither 3 will continue to run Vista despite the lack of Microsoft patches. Windows XP still has more users than Vista even though no patches for XP have been available for years.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium x86 SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite m9150f
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Of the SW that I have installed and use, e.g. it still has the latest updates: 7zip v.22.01, IDM v.6.41.3, Iobit Driver Booster v.10.0.0.65, Iobit Malware Fighter 9, Java 8 update 351, Media Info 22.09, Smart Defrag 8.2.0.197, Total Commander v.10, VSO ConvertX to DVD 7, Wise Registry Cleaner v.10.8.3, PrivaZer v. 4.0.55, Winaero Tweaker v.1.33.0, Revo Uninstaller 2.4.1 Portable.
But e.g. Ashampoo programs froze on version 2016, similarly KC Sumo, Dumo, qBittorrent, FormatFactory, Adobe Reader, Autorun Organizer, K-Lite Mega, Driver Easy, Geek Uninstaller. In my opinion, they are blocked artificially for Vista. But these older versions also work reliably.

I started to respond using a quote which I decided I didn't want. Can't figure out how to get rid of it. I don't if it will show up in this reply.

I'll be using Vista a long time if the mobo components hold up on this system. If the bad boys somehow screw this up, I also have Win 7. Of course that's not being patched any longer either.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
I'll be using Vista a long time if the mobo components hold up on this system. If the bad boys somehow screw this up, I also have Win 7. Of course that's not being patched any longer either.
Hello. Regarding the quote: it can be deleted after it is displayed by selecting it with the right mouse button and delete.
Windows 7 receives patches just like Vista-Server 2008 R1. It is necessary to have BypassESU-v11 installed, and the latest October updates are also available. More here: Windows 7 – Erweiterte Sicherheitsupdates (ESU) erhalten ist mit einem Patch möglich. Of course, it will also be safe until February 13, 2023, along with Vista/Server 2008, and Windows 8.1. Then we really have to switch to Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 22H2 (only 64bit), or...some linux-distro.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Business SP2 64bit OEM/ Windows Server 2008R1 Software Version: 6.0.6003.20903
    Manufacturer/Model
    TOSHIBA Satellite C660 28-V
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core i3 CPU M370 2x240GHz SSE4.2
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA PWWAA
    Memory
    DDR3 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
    Sound Card
    Realtek HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Microsoft pnp09ff
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    ATA HS-SSD-C100 120G SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    standard PS/2 keyboard
    Mouse
    YENKEE YMS 0028BK Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    475Mbˇ/47Mb^/sec
In another thread, we talked about my experience with installing all the Server 2008 R1 updates on this system. One of them screwed it up so I quit doing it. Reminds me that I have all those installation files taking up a lot of space on my system. Need to dump them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
A little funny how years later now I reply with Mypal (the new unstable version)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Home Premium x86
    Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite Pro L350 PSLD9U-S1701 Laptop (from 2008 or so)
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo - 2.26GHz
    Memory
    3.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Something Intel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Just the one from my laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    1 drive, 3 partitions, one blank, one Ubuntu, and the biggest one is Vista.
    Mouse
    Razer Mamba Elite and Razer Deathhader Elite (2019 or so)
    Internet Speed
    Fastest in Eastern Canada
    Other Info
    I got this laptop 6 months ago and found it in my Grandpa's attic, it was heavily used and was boot-loaded with XP Pro x86 even though it came with Vista. (makes sense, he installed 7 on his Windows 10 laptop) I installed Vista, but it took me 5 months to get the drivers, so I temporarily used Ubuntu on a separate partition. I've since showed the laptop with Linux to my grandpa, but soon Vista.
When I'm at my girlfriend's place, I use an old Duo Dell Insipron notebook PC with 2 GB of RAM on it. Running Vista Home Basic, I use MyPal 68 as well. The latest revision just days old is becoming super stable. Yes 360 Chrome from the MSFN guys does browse a couple more sites, but I hope that ESR 91 compatibility can be worked into MyPal 68 at some point.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw8600 Workstation
    CPU
    Two Intel Xeon Core2 Quad 3.2 GHz Processors
    Motherboard
    Proprietary
    Memory
    16 GB DDR2 800 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia Quadro FX 3800 PCI-E
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21" 4x3 Flat Screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Two Seagate Cheetah 300 GB SAS Disks
    PSU
    Proprietary
    Case
    HP xw8600 Workstation Case
    Cooling
    Two CPU Fans and One Larger Cooling Fan
    Keyboard
    PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft USB Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7 mbps
    Other Info
    Storage Interface: Two LSI 3000 SAS Adapters
    Browser: Firefox ESR 102

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium x86 SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite m9150f
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
@Vistaar
Windows 8 is definitely my daily driver. I just use Vista Home Basic x86 on an old notebook at my girlfriend's place. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw8600 Workstation
    CPU
    Two Intel Xeon Core2 Quad 3.2 GHz Processors
    Motherboard
    Proprietary
    Memory
    16 GB DDR2 800 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia Quadro FX 3800 PCI-E
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21" 4x3 Flat Screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Two Seagate Cheetah 300 GB SAS Disks
    PSU
    Proprietary
    Case
    HP xw8600 Workstation Case
    Cooling
    Two CPU Fans and One Larger Cooling Fan
    Keyboard
    PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft USB Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7 mbps
    Other Info
    Storage Interface: Two LSI 3000 SAS Adapters
    Browser: Firefox ESR 102
I've been using the Supermium browser for a week or two. Drawbacks- It takes a full 2 minutes and 10 second to launch from scratch. It's also slow in launching some websites. Up ticks- I listen to sites like accuradio.com all day and it is loaded with advertisement. With 360Chrome, a lot of the pictures are decoded and cached as are background pages. It has a memory optimization feature and running that I often find it's using up to 2.5 GB of memory and more in temporary files. Slows the entire system down until the memory optimization is run. Who wants to do that all day? However, Supermium behaves differently and the system isn't slowed down under the same circumstances. Supermium also doesn't provide messages in Chinese. I'll probably continue using Supermium for the future.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
I've actually moved pretty much to Supermium on the Vista notebook. It's running pretty snappy considering the paltry 2 GB of RAM i have in it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw8600 Workstation
    CPU
    Two Intel Xeon Core2 Quad 3.2 GHz Processors
    Motherboard
    Proprietary
    Memory
    16 GB DDR2 800 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia Quadro FX 3800 PCI-E
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21" 4x3 Flat Screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Two Seagate Cheetah 300 GB SAS Disks
    PSU
    Proprietary
    Case
    HP xw8600 Workstation Case
    Cooling
    Two CPU Fans and One Larger Cooling Fan
    Keyboard
    PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft USB Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7 mbps
    Other Info
    Storage Interface: Two LSI 3000 SAS Adapters
    Browser: Firefox ESR 102
There’s another Chromium fork called Thorium to consider now! Its developer borrowed code developed by win32 that enables recent Chromium to work on XP/Vista (giving proper attribution to its source), but it does not follow that Thorium is merely a Supermium clone. MSFN moderator Dave-H was skeptical at first, but now says he prefers Thorium, which seems to have fewer performance issues. Certain other XP users agree, and MSFN’s Thorium thread has lately been much hotter than their Supermium thread:

Thorium

It doesn’t look like anyone at MSFN has tried Thorium on Vista yet. I regret to say that MSFN’s most active Vista x64 user is still committed to win32’s extended kernel, and is a rather paranoid person with multiple forum accounts who has tried to discredit Thorium’s developer. I would therefore take any such posts with more than a grain of salt.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium x86 SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite m9150f
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
The discussion at MSFN doesn't help at all.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
Hi, and I am rustling. On the Toshiba Satellite C660 28-V laptop I have installed Windows Vista Business 64bit, updated to the 2K8 server, the last update March 2024. No virtual, extended Kernell, I prefer clean axis. It has CPU Intel Core i3 2x240GHz, integrated AMD Mobile Radeon HD5450/1024 GB, RAM 8GB, SSD Sandisk 120GB.As I use MSE ver. 4.4.304.0, Browser MyPal 68 v. 68.14.0 64bit, Supermium v. 122.0.6261.85 64bit. Today I was interested in information about Thorium. I installed the Vista 64bit version. I was satisfied, very similar to supermia and graphic mistakes, responding briskly. I verify each installation from a third party. And HitmanPro has found 3 malware in the core of Thorium. After their move to the quarantine, the internet connection was "fell" ... even a restart did not help. So I gave the system recovery, he recovered, and Thorium "flew" from the PC! Non refundable.So I stay at Supermium 122 64bit as the default browser, I will be loaded in about 10 seconds. With Supermium and MyPal 68, Windows Vista was given another chance for a completely safe use if Microsoft provides updates to the 2K8 and MSE server, probably until January 2025 ...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Business SP2 64bit OEM/ Windows Server 2008R1 Software Version: 6.0.6003.20903
    Manufacturer/Model
    TOSHIBA Satellite C660 28-V
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core i3 CPU M370 2x240GHz SSE4.2
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA PWWAA
    Memory
    DDR3 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
    Sound Card
    Realtek HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Microsoft pnp09ff
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    ATA HS-SSD-C100 120G SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    standard PS/2 keyboard
    Mouse
    YENKEE YMS 0028BK Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    475Mbˇ/47Mb^/sec
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