If I go on my old laptop (windows xp) on firefox or chrome… Go and want to search something always fails or not sure wiso page
See if the date and time are set correctly
What pages are you trying to access? The browsers that still run under XP (version technology) unfortunately no longer keep up with the current technology on the web.
Support is no longer available for Windows XP. Even new versions of Firefox and Google Chrome no longer run under Windows XP.
But you can install this laptop instead of Windows XP a Linux distribution. For example Bodhi Linux. This even requires less system resources than Windows XP. Then you have the option to run the latest Firefox again. And this is how you do it:
Download Bodhi Linux: https://sourceforge.net/...o/download Then write the downloaded ISO with Unetbootin on an empty FAT32 formatted USB stick. This tool makes the USB stick bootable.
Then boot the stick. If you can't boot from USB, there's a solution for this too. The Plop Boot Manager. This is a boot CD that contains a USB boot loader. Here is the download: https://download.plop.at/files/bootmngr/plpbt-5.0.15.zip Unzip the ZIP and then burn the plpbt.iso with this tool http://www.freeisoburner.com/ onto an empty CD. Then insert the stick, insert the CD, switch on the laptop and boot from the CD. The boot menu of the CD appears. Now you can boot the stick.
After a while the desktop appears. Then in the start menu> Applications> Preferences> Install Bodhi Linux. Simply follow the instructions of the installer. It offers the possibility to delete the hard drive completely and sets up the network / Internet fully automatically. If he reports "Third party software" you should select that. Midori is installed as a web browser which requires little system resources and can handle HTML5. After completing the installation and restarting, you only have to change the desktop to German. It works like this:
Start menu> Settings> Modules
Then scroll through the top right until Settings appears and click on it
Scroll down until Language appears. Click on it and then click Load. Click Close
Start menu> Settings> Settings Panel
Scroll up to the right until Language appears. Click on it. Now you can switch to German.
Now call up the terminal: Start menu> Applications> System tools> Terminology
Then enter or copy and paste the following and complete with Enter:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install gdebi pavucontrol software-properties-gtk cups cups-pdf system-config-printer-gnome dkms lintian synaptic firefox flashplugin-installer ttf-mscorefonts-installer
After that is complete, restart the computer, go back to the terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa: rvm / smplayer
sudo apt update
sudo apt install smplayer
This installs the SMPlayer. This is a resource-saving multimedia player that can play many formats and also has an integrated YouTube browser. This means that YouTube videos can be played smoothly on older devices.
Windows XP has had no business in networks for years.
In short: be happy if it is. The cause to look for is m. E. Wasted time.
The browsers that still run under XP (version technology) unfortunately no longer keep up with the current technology on the web.
Nonsense! The last version of Firefox that can be run under Windows XP is the 52.4 ESR and this one can handle most of the current web technologies. Whether the whole thing makes sense remains to be seen. But it works!
Windows XP has had no business in networks for years.
I agree with you about this, but there are still a few exceptions today. However, these require a network that is strictly kept away from the outside world!
The cause to look for is m. E. Wasted time.
Oh, that may be true in this case, but it is never wrong to know the causes of a problem. Completely independent of the operating system.
LG and nice weekend, medmonk
OK. - I wanted to hear that. Thank you. 👍
So it's about intranet sites in a LAN?
Then there's nothing wrong with trying to make a call with Internet Explorer.
Otherwise, I would try pathping in the command line to determine whether the connection is established and at which network point there's a blockage.
I don't know if Windows XP is already capable of pathping. Alternatively, Tracert is also possible.
Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP in May 2014. The same applies to Windows Vista and, since this month, to Windows 7. These operating systems are therefore no longer provided with security updates. For this reason alone, you should rather use a more current distribution for surfing.
To answer your specific question now - there can be various reasons why there are one or two problems under Windows XP. Above all, it is probably the discontinued support from developers of web clients (browsers). Firefox version 52.4 ESR is the last version that officially supports Windows XP. Everything about it therefore falls away.
My well-meant tip: Surf for the benefit of everyone no longer with Windows XP on the Internet. It is only a matter of time before your system is compromised and misused as a virus thrower. In the worst case scenario, not only will you harm yourself, but other users will also be affected. It doesn't have to be, so: "XP off the grid!"
You can of course continue to use your Windows XP and if the hardware works, it will still work in 10 or 20 years. If you do that, you should also be concerned about security. Deactivate Ergo network connections and do not surf the Internet with them. If that is complied with, your Windows XP mother still runs.
If you still use your old hardware sensibly but don't want to do without the Internet, I would install a derivative from the Linux world on your notebook instead. The user @mnlwrnr has already suggested a distribution for you. Otherwise you just have a look at Linux AnTix, Mint or the same. If you have any questions, just ask.
So it's about intranet sites in a LAN?
Yes and no! I worked for a large German automotive supplier for several years. We sometimes had devices and networked controls that run or run 24/7 with Windows XP and still could not make calls to the outside. So networks strictly separated from the rest.
I do not know if
Windows XP already mastered pathping. Alternatively, you can
Tracert.
Yes, pathping has worked since Windows 2000.
Can't make it easier
No, unfortunately not. With Windows this is a little easier. You should try Linux Mint. This is not too much of a switch from XP and consumes little resources.
It's easier:
Buy a Linux magazine and boot from the included DVD, possibly with USB-DVD drive → Linux can be started and installed free of charge, or
Download the ISO file from linuxmint.com and follow the instructions, or
Order a USB pen for 10 euro with Linux installed from the German dealer IXSOFT.
With Linux, it's all pretty easy - Microsoft can learn a lot there.
Running yes, many pages can also be called up without any problems, but since many scripts often use, they tend to tick out. Also use computers with XP and again and again encounter the problem.
But since many often use scripts, they tend to tick out.
This may happen in isolated cases, but as a rule JavaScript is either compiled downwards-compatible (via prepocessor, task runner) or is provided with appropriate fallbacks.
Also use computers with XP and again and again encounter the problem.
It looks very similar to me. Last year I tied more notebooks to my legs and during my shopping trip i Ordered some older Windows distributions.
My "latest" achievement two more T420, one X220 and TC M91p. Next, my carpenter may first make me a new desk top so that I can put everything in and not disappear into drawers. 😉
