In Firefox 72, click on the hamburger menu, --> Preferences>-->Files and applications--> Applications--> mailto. Then select GMail or Yahoo, or other, in the dropdown.
Worked like a charm. Oddly, it took me a few minutes to find a webpage with a mailto: tag. Nobody likes spam.
I'll do the same. I found a few more things yesterday, but none of them worked. There's a way to open the old version of default programs through the Run box, but when I do that, the old version loads and then in a flash the Settings version opens even with elevated privileges.
</sigh>
This is all wonderful stuff, but if you have Windows 10, you already have (FREE!) Windows Remote Access built in, and you won't have to download and install anything else. It's also very simple to use - the instructions are here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028379/windows-10-how-to-use-remote-desktop
I have used that before with a client, and it worked quite well. That was a few years ago, and I'm about to try it again now.
Thanks rhiannon for your research. Like you, I have been unable to find a Windows resolution to be able to set Firefox as an option for mailto. I'll keep looking and post here if I find anything.
I like Linux and I have nothing against it. But, one of the reason that totally puts me off is the fan boy attitude of Linux users. This comment of yours is really useless regarding the query of the user. Find other ways to promote Linux. Such fan boy comments do not help Linux at all... it does the opposite.
The only option I can think of to set Firefox to open .eml files. If you have or can create/save an email on your computer in the .eml format you can choose what to open it with. Directions here:
I can't find a way to add programs to Windows 10 default programs, apparently they've shut that down - I've been looking for a few hoursand can't find anything. Maybe you'll have better luck.
It seems that missing mailto protocol on Windows 7 is an issue. I would ask first if you checked every entry to the end of all of the default programs? If I recall correctly there's more than one section (I think the second section is protocols and that's where the mailto should be) that's sorted alphabetically. I've missed something more than once by not going through the whole thing. I can't verify that, as Windows 10 isn't sorted that way.
Also check that email programs are available in the default programs - it will go something like this: Default Programs applet >Set program access and computer defaults> Expand the Custom selection.
I found one suggestion that looks workable. I don't have Windows 7 so I can't test it, and I recommend a back up and/or making a restore point before making any changes.
1. Brink (sevenforums, tenforums, etc) has a reg file that should restore the protocol. I've downloaded reg and bat files from his sites for years and they've all been safe. The reg file sets Windows Live Mail as the program, but if the mailto protocol is restored you can change it in default programs. It's in the 4th post. The thread might be worth a read: Mailto protocol missing Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums
If that doesn't work, the registry key might be missing or corrupted. Click Start, type regedit, and choose it when it appears in the list. If you make any changes back up registry first: Inside regedit, click File > Export.
The key should be here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mailto\shell\open\command\ <default email>
If it's missing, I'm not sure how to restore it in Windows 7. You can search or you can do an in place reinstall of Windows 7.
Directions are here, I would create a back up of the whole hard drive before doing a reinstall. https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
Even after completing Step 1, the only Windows 10 default email app options available for me (step 2 above) are: 'Outlook' and 'Look for an app in the Microsoft Store'. I use Firefox, and it's set as the default browser. Any way to add Firefox as a default email app option? I've seen posts where people suggest regedit changes. Is that the option?
A Perfect Contact Management System for Small Businesses
Till 1990, every big and small business used to collect customer contacts by manually visiting client sites. Business cards and paper forms used to be the highest means of customer data. But during the age of the internet, a single sign-up form, a product purchase using email IDs, an online community account and social media accounts are major databases of customer contacts.
In the previous article, we understood what a contact management system is and how it impacts an organisation’s inbound marketing activities. In this article, we will understand reasons for a small business to consider building a perfect contact management system.
Before that, let us understand – What is a Contact?
A Contact can be explained as anyone who receives the end result of marketing, sales, or engagement activities conducted by a company. If a company targets potential customers individually as per buyer persona or if the customers interact with a business due to the result of a mass marketing, everyone becomes a contact for the company.
However, the contact needs to be frequently updated based on the stage of the buying process. Tracking all these activities is called Stage Tracking, and this tracking becomes an input for improving an existing contact management system.
What is a ‘perfect’ contact management system?
As explained earlier, a contact management system is a foundation of storing, updating and adding customer details as per recent interaction. It is a database that mostly, during initial days, contains common customer information across industries – Email ID, First Name, Last Name, Contact Number, Address, Payment Options, etc.
However, as you keep upgrading this system to become an integral part of your Customer Relationship Management (CRM), then you try to fetch further more information, such as – how they are responding to your marketing strategies? How are they engaging with the contents posted on social media networks? Which page did they visit frequently on your site? Which product did they search for on your site? Did they buy the product or added the product in the cart and forgot? What information did they query while interacting with customer care? What’s that status of any issue reported by the customer?
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Thanks. Some good info. I plan on blowing through January 14th and staying with Win 7. However, until I feel safe, I'll be making a backup image of my root drive every night.
Good results. I just competed my first full day of work using Waterfox and only had to resort to another browser once. WF saved me a great deal of time today. Thanks for the tip. It is now my default browser. The one failure was on a page where I wanted to save an image, which I usually do by getting the correct URL from resorting to "View page source", only to find for that particular page it was greyed out. Not a problem. I opened FF and was able to retrieve the image. But Waterfox is delightful. Thanks again.
I am able to edit and save using the free: Videopad Video Editor (Unlicensed) Non-commercial Home Use Only version.
https://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/kb/free.html
You're more than welcome. Waterfox branched into two versions in October, the Classic is a legacy version that will support older standards and will be actively maintained. The Current branch is focusing on keeping up to date with the modern web and a fully customisable web browser to go with it. Naming and versioning are also mentioned, hopefully that will answer your question about the versions.
Both can be downloaded here: https://www.waterfox.net/releases/
You can read more at the site blog: Waterfox 2019.10 Release | Waterfox Web Browser
Waterfox does import your Firefox data on install if Firefox is installed on your system, but it doesn't update anything after initial import.
Brave is a good browser, I use it and like it. At the moment, I'm using Firefox, Brave, Edge Chromium, Waterfox Classic and Current, and Chrome (portable). I also use Opera and Vivaldi on a regular basis.
There is a vulnerability in Firefox. Mozilla has released a patched version. If you use Firefox, it’s a good idea to update or download a new version, according to how you prefer to update Firefox.
Both update and download are mentioned in the article because people use both ways to update.
I’m not suggesting any options for anyone. I'm suggesting get the patched version, however you prefer to do that.
Whether it's through an update (automatically or manually inside the browser while it's running), downloading and installing the new version over the old version, or performing a clean install, it's a good idea to get the patched version in whatever way works for you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I supplied the link to the official Firefox site for downloading all languages/platforms so people don't have to search for it, if they prefer to download Firefox.
Thanks for that. I just downloaded and installed Waterfox Ver.2019.12 and it automatically copied all my settings and add-ons from Firefox. I think I'll make it my default browser. Is there much difference between the 2019 and the 2020 version? I've downloaded both.
I don't understand. Firefox updates regularly. Why are you suggesting I DOWNLOAD FF, to my PC? What is that? Benefit? Is it malware/virus free? Why a DL, rather than UPDATE as usual from Mozilla?
Thanks! (I think the editor can hear you well enough without the unnecessary use of capital letters. MC - Site Manager).
I just downloaded Edge Chromium Beta for Win 7 and will give it a try. In any case, I'll keep it installed for one of my growing handful of browsers. Another good one is Pale Moon. It's just like Firefox and is built on their framework but without the problems. Thanks for your help.
You're more than welcome. A clean install seems to make Firefox run faster too. I haven't had many issues over time. I export my bookmarks and copy the .xpi (add-ons) files to a folder though my Firefox account will restore preferences and add-ons etc. if I log in. It appears to keep the about:config changes I make as well, but I have them in a text file if I need them.
I use a handful of browsers as well. I'm liking Edge Chromium quite a bit. Stable version should be released soon. Firefox is still my go-to day in day out get things done browser.
I'm still running Firefox out of habit. I've been with it since god knows when but I'm using it less and less. That I'm using FF at all is due to add-ons I have that I can't find for other browsers. The other browsers I use are Opera, Pale Moon, Epic, and on occassion, Chrome and IE.
@Gruff 12 January 2020 - 14.01
Have a look at this site:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3513657/the-december-2019-microsoft-patches-get-the-all-clear.html?mc_cid=9756dd9441&mc_eid=c32bb8c1b3
Thanks rhiannon for the tip-off.
I adopt much the same procedure as yourself for updating and have only had problems once.
They were almost identical to those described by Bobcat 2015.
Since then, OK.
From my perspective, Firefox started trashing and thrashing things after Ver. 56.0. I'm still unable to get to authenticated website I've been going to for years. Now I use 3-4 different browsers every day to be able to access site I've been accessing for a long time without problems. FF used to have everything under control but after 56.0 they started to backslide and are still doing it.
I'm sorry you had that happen.
I've never had any trouble with updates either, though I usually do a clean install for most of them. I keep things backed up too, external hard drive and USB stick.
When Firefox went from version 70.0.1 to the next version, it totally trashed itself. Tons of complaints on the Mozilla forum. For me it destroyed my userChrome file by ignoring it altogether and my user interface was completely changed tabs, color, everything. I always have updated with no problems until then. I disabled updates in the registry and will not ever update again until they hire some people that know what they're doing. I now keep all important stuff on an external hard drive and it only gets turned on if I need something and I get it and shut off very quickly.
It's not something I would have thought of either, but there seems to be inconsistencies across systems running Windows 10 that are perplexing. Sorry to take so long to get back to you, it took a bit to track down.
Thanks again for bringing it up so it could be addressed. If it doesn't happen on either of my systems but happens to others I don't know about it unless I come across it being mentioned when I'm researching or someone here brings it up.
Thanks for that rhiannon, The key not being in the registry to start with was one point I didn't consider, go figure. Microsoft is Microsoft eh, who knew?
You didn't do anything wrong. Thanks for letting me know.
The registry key that needs to be modified might not exist in the registry, so it can't be modified. That's what you ran into.
I tracked the issue down and edited the article to include directions if the key isn't there.
Thanks bunches. :)
I've always loved seeing that, and I leave the Show warning next time checked so I can smile at it. I've always thought it was Mozilla's version of humor. I like Dev humor in general though so there's that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
However, first i got a warning page that reminded me of what my Epson printer does when i install non-Epson cartridges - it literally said "This might void your warranty!"
Let me clarify something, if I may. I mentioned in the article that the site has the directions to reverse this, and I was assuming you went to the site, used the directions, and it still didn't work? If I'm off track then may I suggest you use the process on the Trish Tech site to reverse the process? Here's the directions to reverse the process from the Trish Tech site (link in the article if you'd rather get them from there):
How to Restore SearchUI.exe Back?
Many people have asked how can they restore SearchUI.exe back. In order to restore it, you have to rename the SearchUI.exe file back to it’s original name.
Start elevated command prompt. In order to do so, press the Win+X key combination and then choose Command prompt (Admin) from the menu that shows up on your screen.
In the command prompt window type this command and press Enter:
cd %windir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
rename SearchUI.exe.001 SearchUI.exe
Restart Windows and SearchUI.exe will begin working again.
I used the batch file to remove SearchUI.exe, and it also got rid of the search function of programs on the computer. I did not know this was part of Cortana. (ie. Click on the Start button, then type to search, such as for "Control Panel") I wasn't expecting it to remove that as well. How do I undo this removal?
1) To display the old about:config interface, in the address bar type: chrome://global/content/config.xul.
2) The list of entries displays immediately, there's no warning page.
1) type: chrome://global/content/config.xul > No period.
2) Not on my machine. I see > https://i.postimg.cc/5NH2sw6D/png-3702.png
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Hmmmm. I'm not sure what that's about.
I have this in place on my desktop and laptop and any searches from the Start Menu are unchanged, pressing the Windows key opens the Start menu. Searches from Windows File Explorer are intact, searches using the Win + R keyboard shortcut are working....all that occurs at the moment is to make sure Search is running in Task Manager or Services. That's the only thing I know of that would cause this, but there could be other causes I don't know about.
This causes search from the start menu to stop working as well. I can't press the windows key and type the name of a program to search for it in the start menu.
Lol yep we can hope, move to Linux, join the Apple universe, opt to use Android/Apple mobile devices instead of a desktop or laptop, or keep a close eye on our computers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I still have the mindset that "it's my computer, I built it, don't mess with it".
How could you say such a thing! To think that M$...I mean MS would ever dare to counter it's Windows users with such tactics...HAHAHAH! And then we all woke up, right!
Yeah, I thought the same thing as soon as I read the article. All we can do, I guess, is hope!
As with many things it’s a given the media will make the most of any natural disaster for their own purposes so we should always expect sensationalism and exaggeration to be part of their reporting strategy.
I’m originally from the UK and as a keen angler I hated it every year when the rivers were dredged and the weeds cut making these areas un-fishable until everything had moved downstream. Now this doesn’t happen anymore because it costs money. Over the same period thousands of houses have been built on flood plains and the combined effect with the lack of waterways maintenance has made the annual flooding worse, but still it always happened naturally. Just look at the locations of the affected areas and you see places such as ‘Water Lane”, “Bankside” and “Riverdale” etc. These names have been in place like for ever and were originally chosen for a good reason. :)
Now I’ve been living in Brazil for the past 16 years and every year we have the ‘fire season’ in the Amazon region. Almost certainly human intervention has conspired to make this worse but it’s still a natural event although you would never know that from the international press reports and ‘celebrity’ lectures. Here also they allow properties to be built in high risk areas for land slippage and yet it’s a ‘major disaster’ when a few hundred slide down a mountain or a poorly maintained dam bursts.
This is not to diminish in any way the pain and loss caused to those affected but the reasons why and potential preventative measures are highly complex. Unfortunately most of the more effective potential solutions are also the most costly and approval for this level of expenditure is never going to get passed by any mainstream political group. MC - Site Manager.
I don't think it will be any fun in South Eastern Australia right now but I do so wish you people would stop using the term "unprecedented". These fires are absolutely not unprecedented. It is so easy to check and see there have been devastating fires just about every decade in recorded history. What is likely to have led to these seeming to much worse is the mismanagement of the National Parks, something not being readily reported in the mainstream.
Just stop and consider, the eucalyptus has evolved to thrive as a result of wild fire. This evolution has occurred over millions of years - hardly as a result of human intervention.
As a "gradual" Windows refugee (until all 3 of my Win-7 machines die)
Over many years the worst was WPS, you couldnt pay me enough to trust their dirty tricks .
- if it is not free, don't sabotage the results with water marks. Do they persist with this behiour ?
Apache OpenOffice & LibreOffice ( they are related in an historical way) never appeared to get their acts right
LO forum was not easy to use, especially for novices. AOO forum was far more user friendly.
Its a shame they went their own separate ways.
For a few years I used [ Free Softmaker Office ] they didnt realy nag, just the occassional new product push.
Then in Nov-2018 Softmaker offered their office suite for $25 aud (about $20 usd at the time) which was at about a 75% discount.
I jumped at the opportunity.
Over the years I have found German software (not all of it) to be very well planned and documented. Yes I am a DE fan.
[ Free Softmaker 2016] was adequate at the time and being forced to register to use it, paid off in a significan discount.
Softmaker serves my needs well ... I would be over the moon if my 2yr build Addon for Excel would play with "Planner" :(
Hey folks, thanks for all you do. I am running Windows 10 1803. I downloaded the toolkit to a new folder, ran the exe as admin, opened an admin cmd prompt, entered the .cmd string with /b at the end.
I got this response EdgeChromium_Blocker.cmd is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
I can't tell I did anything wrong or out of sequence so...
I don't use MS Edge so it doesn't really matter. Firefox is current browser.
What a really awesome post this is. Truly, one of the best posts I've ever witnessed to see in my whole life. Wow, just keep it up.
trigidentities.info/pythagorean-trig-identities
As was stated in the original article this link was left out because it had a 'red' rating from WOT (Web Of Trust). The link now returns a marginal rating from WOT in which case we now find it acceptable to publish. The WOT rating relates to concerns about past practices associated with the Rising company. MC - Site Manager.
I would not be at all surprised if this surfaces again after updates. Other things pop up after updates that I thought I'd disabled so one more wouldn't be a shock. :) I keep batch and reg files in a folder, ready for reuse. ¯\(°_o)/¯
Permanent might be too much to hope for. I ran the batch file last year, but I checked today after reading your article and found the old renamed file but also a new instance of searchui.exe. I am guessing that it is something that is reinstalled occasionally when Windows is updated. I have a script that I run at start up and will add a line to check if the file exists. Thank you much for the reminder, and thank you much for the many helpful hints that you have shared over the years.
So, this is your idea of a review summary? On this page (techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.html), you list 5 programs, one with 5 stars, two with 4.5 stars, and two with 4 stars. I followed the link from the program with 5 stars (Read Full Review) because I was interested, and it took me to a page that repeated the same summary info on the product with a few more fruitless links and no more detailed info. How are your readers supposed to make informed decisions when links from "summaries" to more detail produce nothing?
Although humanity's outlook is (as you rightly pointed out) quite bleak, as long as there is life, there will be hope.
This helps me to overcome paralyzing pessimistic sentiments.
There is no denying that we are heading at an ever-increasing pace, to a stronger tyranny led by the powers that be.
But as with any mafia, there will come a pivotal time when they will battle amongst themselves and unfortunately, the ordinary population will suffer the consequences - but a new day will come out of these ashes!
Common good and respect for the rights and dignity of each person will prevail!
- - - - -
Prayers for Australians and others who suffer such atrocities you mentioned.
I didn't know you were from Australia . Everyone in Canada that I know is wishing Australia well. The two biggest problems we all face today is climate change ( man made or natural) its still a serious problem . The second problem is the uneven distribution of wealth which is causing political problems just about everywhere,
and some climate deniers will use the second issue to do nothing about the first . One day hopefully reason will return .
Happy New Year Bob F.
There are probably are. The ones I've been finding and testing this last week weren't very good. Several of them wouldn't support a few of the more well known sites like bit.ly or ow.ly. I like the one you gave, the tracking is terrific.
Thank you for your kind words and good wishes, Happy New Year to you as well. I hope the year brings you many wonderful things. I wish the same to all the Gizmo crew and all the great people who read or visit us. :)
Thanks. This is good stuff and while I have a couple of sites bookmarked, I did not know about the Tinyurl nor bitly shortcuts to do the same
I learned something and for that I thank you again
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Don't bother. Use Thunderbird with other email providers that respect privacy, and eschew gmail.
I checked this on Windows 7 and Linux Mint:
In Firefox 72, click on the hamburger menu, --> Preferences>-->Files and applications--> Applications--> mailto. Then select GMail or Yahoo, or other, in the dropdown.
Worked like a charm. Oddly, it took me a few minutes to find a webpage with a mailto: tag. Nobody likes spam.
I'll do the same. I found a few more things yesterday, but none of them worked. There's a way to open the old version of default programs through the Run box, but when I do that, the old version loads and then in a flash the Settings version opens even with elevated privileges.
</sigh>
This is all wonderful stuff, but if you have Windows 10, you already have (FREE!) Windows Remote Access built in, and you won't have to download and install anything else. It's also very simple to use - the instructions are here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028379/windows-10-how-to-use-remote-desktop
I have used that before with a client, and it worked quite well. That was a few years ago, and I'm about to try it again now.
Hope this helps!
David in Mississippi
Thanks rhiannon for your research. Like you, I have been unable to find a Windows resolution to be able to set Firefox as an option for mailto. I'll keep looking and post here if I find anything.
Thank you, rhiannon -- will do.
Yes, a link back would be appreciated.
I like Linux and I have nothing against it. But, one of the reason that totally puts me off is the fan boy attitude of Linux users. This comment of yours is really useless regarding the query of the user. Find other ways to promote Linux. Such fan boy comments do not help Linux at all... it does the opposite.
Linux is a good option for many, and not an option at all for others. Same for Apple I would guess. I like all the platforms.
Yes, exactly.
If I understand correctly, the question was about settings defaults in Windows 10.
The only option I can think of to set Firefox to open .eml files. If you have or can create/save an email on your computer in the .eml format you can choose what to open it with. Directions here:
Choose Default Apps in Windows 10 | Tutorials
I can't find a way to add programs to Windows 10 default programs, apparently they've shut that down - I've been looking for a few hours and can't find anything. Maybe you'll have better luck.
Yes, get off Windows 7 and use Linux instead.
It seems that missing mailto protocol on Windows 7 is an issue. I would ask first if you checked every entry to the end of all of the default programs? If I recall correctly there's more than one section (I think the second section is protocols and that's where the mailto should be) that's sorted alphabetically. I've missed something more than once by not going through the whole thing. I can't verify that, as Windows 10 isn't sorted that way.
Also check that email programs are available in the default programs - it will go something like this: Default Programs applet >Set program access and computer defaults> Expand the Custom selection.
I found one suggestion that looks workable. I don't have Windows 7 so I can't test it, and I recommend a back up and/or making a restore point before making any changes.
1. Brink (sevenforums, tenforums, etc) has a reg file that should restore the protocol. I've downloaded reg and bat files from his sites for years and they've all been safe. The reg file sets Windows Live Mail as the program, but if the mailto protocol is restored you can change it in default programs. It's in the 4th post. The thread might be worth a read:
Mailto protocol missing Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums
If that doesn't work, the registry key might be missing or corrupted. Click Start, type regedit, and choose it when it appears in the list. If you make any changes back up registry first: Inside regedit, click File > Export.
The key should be here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mailto\shell\open\command\ <default email>
If it's missing, I'm not sure how to restore it in Windows 7. You can search or you can do an in place reinstall of Windows 7.
Directions are here, I would create a back up of the whole hard drive before doing a reinstall.
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
On Windows 7, there is no protocol for MAILTO.
Any suggestions?
Even after completing Step 1, the only Windows 10 default email app options available for me (step 2 above) are: 'Outlook' and 'Look for an app in the Microsoft Store'. I use Firefox, and it's set as the default browser. Any way to add Firefox as a default email app option? I've seen posts where people suggest regedit changes. Is that the option?
Would like your permission to publish this info to my website -- I will give full attribution. Okay?
A Perfect Contact Management System for Small Businesses
Till 1990, every big and small business used to collect customer contacts by manually visiting client sites. Business cards and paper forms used to be the highest means of customer data. But during the age of the internet, a single sign-up form, a product purchase using email IDs, an online community account and social media accounts are major databases of customer contacts.
In the previous article, we understood what a contact management system is and how it impacts an organisation’s inbound marketing activities. In this article, we will understand reasons for a small business to consider building a perfect contact management system.
Before that, let us understand – What is a Contact?
A Contact can be explained as anyone who receives the end result of marketing, sales, or engagement activities conducted by a company. If a company targets potential customers individually as per buyer persona or if the customers interact with a business due to the result of a mass marketing, everyone becomes a contact for the company.
However, the contact needs to be frequently updated based on the stage of the buying process. Tracking all these activities is called Stage Tracking, and this tracking becomes an input for improving an existing contact management system.
What is a ‘perfect’ contact management system?
As explained earlier, a contact management system is a foundation of storing, updating and adding customer details as per recent interaction. It is a database that mostly, during initial days, contains common customer information across industries – Email ID, First Name, Last Name, Contact Number, Address, Payment Options, etc.
However, as you keep upgrading this system to become an integral part of your Customer Relationship Management (CRM), then you try to fetch further more information, such as – how they are responding to your marketing strategies? How are they engaging with the contents posted on social media networks? Which page did they visit frequently on your site? Which product did they search for on your site? Did they buy the product or added the product in the cart and forgot? What information did they query while interacting with customer care? What’s that status of any issue reported by the customer?
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BitTorrent Bundles has changed name to BitTorrent Now (link in article does redirect to new page)
https://now.bt.co/
ClearBits appears to be gone and link here is now ad for VPN
used it before and had some issues, their price is average also. recently switched to nordlocker after their big sale. checked it out on their website https://nordlocker.com/download great solution for those who don't feel comfortable with cloud services.
I'm glad to hear it's working so well for you. :)
Thanks. Some good info. I plan on blowing through January 14th and staying with Win 7. However, until I feel safe, I'll be making a backup image of my root drive every night.
Good results. I just competed my first full day of work using Waterfox and only had to resort to another browser once. WF saved me a great deal of time today. Thanks for the tip. It is now my default browser. The one failure was on a page where I wanted to save an image, which I usually do by getting the correct URL from resorting to "View page source", only to find for that particular page it was greyed out. Not a problem. I opened FF and was able to retrieve the image. But Waterfox is delightful. Thanks again.
Thanks! I like Woody.
I am able to edit and save using the free: Videopad Video Editor (Unlicensed) Non-commercial Home Use Only version.
https://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/kb/free.html
Videopad Video Editor free version is not very good, as you can't save edited files.
the VozMe site appears to be down - "Server not found"
You're more than welcome. Waterfox branched into two versions in October, the Classic is a legacy version that will support older standards and will be actively maintained. The Current branch is focusing on keeping up to date with the modern web and a fully customisable web browser to go with it. Naming and versioning are also mentioned, hopefully that will answer your question about the versions.
Both can be downloaded here:
https://www.waterfox.net/releases/
You can read more at the site blog: Waterfox 2019.10 Release | Waterfox Web Browser
Waterfox does import your Firefox data on install if Firefox is installed on your system, but it doesn't update anything after initial import.
Brave is a good browser, I use it and like it. At the moment, I'm using Firefox, Brave, Edge Chromium, Waterfox Classic and Current, and Chrome (portable). I also use Opera and Vivaldi on a regular basis.
There is a vulnerability in Firefox. Mozilla has released a patched version. If you use Firefox, it’s a good idea to update or download a new version, according to how you prefer to update Firefox.
Both update and download are mentioned in the article because people use both ways to update.
I’m not suggesting any options for anyone. I'm suggesting get the patched version, however you prefer to do that.
Whether it's through an update (automatically or manually inside the browser while it's running), downloading and installing the new version over the old version, or performing a clean install, it's a good idea to get the patched version in whatever way works for you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I supplied the link to the official Firefox site for downloading all languages/platforms so people don't have to search for it, if they prefer to download Firefox.
Thanks rhiannon,
I do use Firefox sometimes but my default browser is Brave mainly for privacy.
Will update the Firefox now.
Thanks for that. I just downloaded and installed Waterfox Ver.2019.12 and it automatically copied all my settings and add-ons from Firefox. I think I'll make it my default browser. Is there much difference between the 2019 and the 2020 version? I've downloaded both.
I prefer Waterfox over Pale Moon. They've just branched out - keeping a classic version and releasing a current, more up to date version.
I don't understand. Firefox updates regularly. Why are you suggesting I DOWNLOAD FF, to my PC? What is that? Benefit? Is it malware/virus free? Why a DL, rather than UPDATE as usual from Mozilla?
Thanks! (I think the editor can hear you well enough without the unnecessary use of capital letters. MC - Site Manager).
I just downloaded Edge Chromium Beta for Win 7 and will give it a try. In any case, I'll keep it installed for one of my growing handful of browsers. Another good one is Pale Moon. It's just like Firefox and is built on their framework but without the problems. Thanks for your help.
You're more than welcome. A clean install seems to make Firefox run faster too. I haven't had many issues over time. I export my bookmarks and copy the .xpi (add-ons) files to a folder though my Firefox account will restore preferences and add-ons etc. if I log in. It appears to keep the about:config changes I make as well, but I have them in a text file if I need them.
You're quite welcome.
I use a handful of browsers as well. I'm liking Edge Chromium quite a bit. Stable version should be released soon. Firefox is still my go-to day in day out get things done browser.
I'm still running Firefox out of habit. I've been with it since god knows when but I'm using it less and less. That I'm using FF at all is due to add-ons I have that I can't find for other browsers. The other browsers I use are Opera, Pale Moon, Epic, and on occassion, Chrome and IE.
Thank you!
That sounds frustrating, I'm sorry your experiencing that across different browsers.
A friend that's running Windows 7 is having similar issues with programs, though not Firefox. Email and a some others.
@Gruff 12 January 2020 - 14.01
Have a look at this site:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3513657/the-december-2019-microsoft-patches-get-the-all-clear.html?mc_cid=9756dd9441&mc_eid=c32bb8c1b3
Thanks rhiannon for the tip-off.
I adopt much the same procedure as yourself for updating and have only had problems once.
They were almost identical to those described by Bobcat 2015.
Since then, OK.
From my perspective, Firefox started trashing and thrashing things after Ver. 56.0. I'm still unable to get to authenticated website I've been going to for years. Now I use 3-4 different browsers every day to be able to access site I've been accessing for a long time without problems. FF used to have everything under control but after 56.0 they started to backslide and are still doing it.
Is anyone keeping Windows 7 past the 14th? Have you discovered any good ways of protecing yourself?
It was a quick update, though that might be because it was discovered so quickly. Mozilla is usually good at patching vulnerabilities pretty quickly.
I'm sorry you had that happen.
I've never had any trouble with updates either, though I usually do a clean install for most of them. I keep things backed up too, external hard drive and USB stick.
When Firefox went from version 70.0.1 to the next version, it totally trashed itself. Tons of complaints on the Mozilla forum. For me it destroyed my userChrome file by ignoring it altogether and my user interface was completely changed tabs, color, everything. I always have updated with no problems until then. I disabled updates in the registry and will not ever update again until they hire some people that know what they're doing. I now keep all important stuff on an external hard drive and it only gets turned on if I need something and I get it and shut off very quickly.
Thanks for this. They were quick to fix this and issue an update
PC: AES Crypt, completely free;
Android: Crypt4All Lite (AES), free and ad supported;
Apple iOS: AESCrypt, free for decryption only.
Sorry for the confusion. I've now edited some paragraphs to make things clearer.
Sorry; I'm confused over which app is completely free for which platform. I thought I saw a contradiction there with AESCrypt.
Would you mind adding a list such as the following? -
COMPLETELY FREE-
PC: x app, y app, z app
ANDROID: x app, y app, z app
APPLE: x app, y app, z app
Eight-plus years latter, is it still safe to use that registry batch file?
It's not something I would have thought of either, but there seems to be inconsistencies across systems running Windows 10 that are perplexing. Sorry to take so long to get back to you, it took a bit to track down.
Thanks again for bringing it up so it could be addressed. If it doesn't happen on either of my systems but happens to others I don't know about it unless I come across it being mentioned when I'm researching or someone here brings it up.
Thanks for that rhiannon, The key not being in the registry to start with was one point I didn't consider, go figure. Microsoft is Microsoft eh, who knew?
You didn't do anything wrong. Thanks for letting me know.
The registry key that needs to be modified might not exist in the registry, so it can't be modified. That's what you ran into.
I tracked the issue down and edited the article to include directions if the key isn't there.
Thanks bunches. :)
I've always loved seeing that, and I leave the Show warning next time checked so I can smile at it. I've always thought it was Mozilla's version of humor. I like Dev humor in general though so there's that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I did it and i got the about:config menu.
However, first i got a warning page that reminded me of what my Epson printer does when i install non-Epson cartridges - it literally said "This might void your warranty!"
I wasn't aware Firefox CAME with a warranty...
You're very welcome. :)
Let me clarify something, if I may. I mentioned in the article that the site has the directions to reverse this, and I was assuming you went to the site, used the directions, and it still didn't work? If I'm off track then may I suggest you use the process on the Trish Tech site to reverse the process? Here's the directions to reverse the process from the Trish Tech site (link in the article if you'd rather get them from there):
How to Restore SearchUI.exe Back?
Many people have asked how can they restore SearchUI.exe back. In order to restore it, you have to rename the SearchUI.exe file back to it’s original name.
rename SearchUI.exe.001 SearchUI.exe
Great tip. Thank you!
I agree!
Yeah, search works for me as well.
Happened to mine as well.
I used the batch file to remove SearchUI.exe, and it also got rid of the search function of programs on the computer. I did not know this was part of Cortana. (ie. Click on the Start button, then type to search, such as for "Control Panel") I wasn't expecting it to remove that as well. How do I undo this removal?
1) To display the old about:config interface, in the address bar type: chrome://global/content/config.xul.
2) The list of entries displays immediately, there's no warning page.
1) type: chrome://global/content/config.xul > No period.
2) Not on my machine. I see > https://i.postimg.cc/5NH2sw6D/png-3702.png
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Hmmmm. I'm not sure what that's about.
I have this in place on my desktop and laptop and any searches from the Start Menu are unchanged, pressing the Windows key opens the Start menu. Searches from Windows File Explorer are intact, searches using the Win + R keyboard shortcut are working....all that occurs at the moment is to make sure Search is running in Task Manager or Services. That's the only thing I know of that would cause this, but there could be other causes I don't know about.
This causes search from the start menu to stop working as well. I can't press the windows key and type the name of a program to search for it in the start menu.
Lol yep we can hope, move to Linux, join the Apple universe, opt to use Android/Apple mobile devices instead of a desktop or laptop, or keep a close eye on our computers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I still have the mindset that "it's my computer, I built it, don't mess with it".
@rhiannon,
How could you say such a thing! To think that M$...I mean MS would ever dare to counter it's Windows users with such tactics...HAHAHAH! And then we all woke up, right!
Yeah, I thought the same thing as soon as I read the article. All we can do, I guess, is hope!
it looks like FAT sorter only sorts MP3 files (or other 3 character ext codes).
I agree Astrolabe.
As with many things it’s a given the media will make the most of any natural disaster for their own purposes so we should always expect sensationalism and exaggeration to be part of their reporting strategy.
I’m originally from the UK and as a keen angler I hated it every year when the rivers were dredged and the weeds cut making these areas un-fishable until everything had moved downstream. Now this doesn’t happen anymore because it costs money. Over the same period thousands of houses have been built on flood plains and the combined effect with the lack of waterways maintenance has made the annual flooding worse, but still it always happened naturally. Just look at the locations of the affected areas and you see places such as ‘Water Lane”, “Bankside” and “Riverdale” etc. These names have been in place like for ever and were originally chosen for a good reason. :)
Now I’ve been living in Brazil for the past 16 years and every year we have the ‘fire season’ in the Amazon region. Almost certainly human intervention has conspired to make this worse but it’s still a natural event although you would never know that from the international press reports and ‘celebrity’ lectures. Here also they allow properties to be built in high risk areas for land slippage and yet it’s a ‘major disaster’ when a few hundred slide down a mountain or a poorly maintained dam bursts.
This is not to diminish in any way the pain and loss caused to those affected but the reasons why and potential preventative measures are highly complex. Unfortunately most of the more effective potential solutions are also the most costly and approval for this level of expenditure is never going to get passed by any mainstream political group. MC - Site Manager.
I don't think it will be any fun in South Eastern Australia right now but I do so wish you people would stop using the term "unprecedented". These fires are absolutely not unprecedented. It is so easy to check and see there have been devastating fires just about every decade in recorded history. What is likely to have led to these seeming to much worse is the mismanagement of the National Parks, something not being readily reported in the mainstream.
Just stop and consider, the eucalyptus has evolved to thrive as a result of wild fire. This evolution has occurred over millions of years - hardly as a result of human intervention.
As a "gradual" Windows refugee (until all 3 of my Win-7 machines die)
Over many years the worst was WPS, you couldnt pay me enough to trust their dirty tricks .
- if it is not free, don't sabotage the results with water marks. Do they persist with this behiour ?
Apache OpenOffice & LibreOffice ( they are related in an historical way) never appeared to get their acts right
LO forum was not easy to use, especially for novices. AOO forum was far more user friendly.
Its a shame they went their own separate ways.
For a few years I used [ Free Softmaker Office ] they didnt realy nag, just the occassional new product push.
Then in Nov-2018 Softmaker offered their office suite for $25 aud (about $20 usd at the time) which was at about a 75% discount.
I jumped at the opportunity.
Over the years I have found German software (not all of it) to be very well planned and documented. Yes I am a DE fan.
[ Free Softmaker 2016] was adequate at the time and being forced to register to use it, paid off in a significan discount.
Softmaker serves my needs well ... I would be over the moon if my 2yr build Addon for Excel would play with "Planner" :(
Hey folks, thanks for all you do. I am running Windows 10 1803. I downloaded the toolkit to a new folder, ran the exe as admin, opened an admin cmd prompt, entered the .cmd string with /b at the end.
I got this response EdgeChromium_Blocker.cmd is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
I can't tell I did anything wrong or out of sequence so...
I don't use MS Edge so it doesn't really matter. Firefox is current browser.
What a really awesome post this is. Truly, one of the best posts I've ever witnessed to see in my whole life. Wow, just keep it up.
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Oh thank you for your kind words. :)
I would not be at all surprised if this surfaces again after updates. Other things pop up after updates that I thought I'd disabled so one more wouldn't be a shock. :) I keep batch and reg files in a folder, ready for reuse. ¯\(°_o)/¯
You're very welcome, I'm glad you like it. :)
Thanks, rhiannon.
You hit another one out of the park!
Permanent might be too much to hope for. I ran the batch file last year, but I checked today after reading your article and found the old renamed file but also a new instance of searchui.exe. I am guessing that it is something that is reinstalled occasionally when Windows is updated. I have a script that I run at start up and will add a line to check if the file exists. Thank you much for the reminder, and thank you much for the many helpful hints that you have shared over the years.
john
Longo Vivas Tempore et Bene Sit (live long and prosper)
Gizmo,
I hope that your family and you are all safe and well -- and have not experienced any losses (or at the most, very minimal).
Please take good care!
Cheers,
AJN
So, this is your idea of a review summary? On this page (techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.html), you list 5 programs, one with 5 stars, two with 4.5 stars, and two with 4 stars. I followed the link from the program with 5 stars (Read Full Review) because I was interested, and it took me to a page that repeated the same summary info on the product with a few more fruitless links and no more detailed info. How are your readers supposed to make informed decisions when links from "summaries" to more detail produce nothing?
Thank you Gizmo!
Although humanity's outlook is (as you rightly pointed out) quite bleak, as long as there is life, there will be hope.
This helps me to overcome paralyzing pessimistic sentiments.
There is no denying that we are heading at an ever-increasing pace, to a stronger tyranny led by the powers that be.
But as with any mafia, there will come a pivotal time when they will battle amongst themselves and unfortunately, the ordinary population will suffer the consequences - but a new day will come out of these ashes!
Common good and respect for the rights and dignity of each person will prevail!
- - - - -
Prayers for Australians and others who suffer such atrocities you mentioned.
I didn't know you were from Australia . Everyone in Canada that I know is wishing Australia well. The two biggest problems we all face today is climate change ( man made or natural) its still a serious problem . The second problem is the uneven distribution of wealth which is causing political problems just about everywhere,
and some climate deniers will use the second issue to do nothing about the first . One day hopefully reason will return .
Happy New Year Bob F.
Ah. :) Just got to be careful with these web sites that track your URLs. :/
There are probably are. The ones I've been finding and testing this last week weren't very good. Several of them wouldn't support a few of the more well known sites like bit.ly or ow.ly. I like the one you gave, the tracking is terrific.
You're welcome. :) I am sure there are more!
Ohhhhh I like that one, thank you!
Thank you for your kind words and good wishes, Happy New Year to you as well. I hope the year brings you many wonderful things. I wish the same to all the Gizmo crew and all the great people who read or visit us. :)
Ms. rhiannon,
have a HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
Thank you very much - again.
You always live up to and surpass my high expectations!
And I read up on what Wikipedia has to say about your pseudonym.
Enchanting - to say the least.
https://wheregoes.com is another one. :)
Thanks. This is good stuff and while I have a couple of sites bookmarked, I did not know about the Tinyurl nor bitly shortcuts to do the same
I learned something and for that I thank you again
You're more than welcome, I'm glad you find it useful. :)
Great resource-thank you! I look after several family computers, so this will be very helpful as I learn as I go.
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