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Programs for Modern Computers

Ruffle (Flash Player)

Flash Player (The real deal)

Program Browser Plugin

Netscape Navigator (1-3.0 & 9.0 is Navigator, 4-8.0 is Communicator)
otvdm (16-Bit Program Emulator, for programs like the Netscape setup!)
Windows Movie Maker 6.0 (For classic YT Videos! :) )
Utilu IE Collection (Internet Explorer Archive)

Things to make your computer look old

Open Shell (Start Menu & (kinda) the taskbar)
StartIsBack (Paid) (Start Menu (kinda) and taskbar
Retrobar (Taskbars from Vista and before)

UltraUxThemePatcher

  • The thing itself
  • Windows 8.1 Theme
  • Windows 7/Vista Theme
  • Windows XP Theme

    • OldNewExplorer (For the old Windows Explorer)
    WinAero Tweaker (For tweaks :) )
    StartIsBack (Paid) (Adds the taskbar highlights of old Windows and the old Start Menu)

    You can also ignore everything listed above for old Windows themes (except Open Shell) if you want 7. Because this exists.

    Programs for Old Computers

    Legacy Update (For use for XP onward)
    Windows Update Restored (For use for 95 to XP, also NT 4.0 and 2000)

    The following are programs I reccomend for new Windows installations. I got a few of them from this list!

    Windows 8.1

    Supermium (Best Chromium Browser) r3dfox (Modern Firefox on Windows 8.1 without Extended Kernel
    Firefox 115 ESR
    Malwarebytes
    VLC media player
    Avast Antivirus
    7-Zip
    Steam for Windows 7/8.1

    Windows 7

    Supermium (Best Chromium Browser)
    r3dfox (Modern Firefox on Windows 7 without Extended Kernel)
    Firefox 115 ESR
    Malwarebytes
    VLC media player
    Avast Antivirus
    7-Zip
    paint.NET 4.3.12
    Visual C++ Redistrutible for it
    Steam for Windows 7/8.1
    VxKex (Windows 7 Extended Kernel)

    With Extended Kernel


    Firefox
    Spotify (Older Versions work without Extended Kernel)

    Windows Vista

    Supermium (Best Chromium Browser)
    Mypal (If you insist on a Firefox based browser)
    VLC media player
    Avast Antivirus
    7-Zip
    SpotifyXP
    Youtube Downloader HD
    Windows Vista Extended Kernel (Lets you run Windows 7 programs.)

    With Extended Kernel


    Malwarebytes
    Pale Moon (Best non-quantum Browser)
    Steam for Windows Vista
    Legacy Update

    Windows XP

    Supermium (Insane how he got it working on Windows XP!)
    Mypal (If you insist on a Firefox based browser)
    VLC media player
    Avast Antivirus
    7-Zip
    K-Lite Codec Pack
    Microsoft Plus! For Windows XP
    Malwarebytes 3.5.1.2522 (Still gets updates!)
    Youtube Downloader HD
    Legacy Update

    Windows 2000

    Haven't tested any of these...

    7-Zip (Still supports 2000 for some reason)
    VLC media player 1.1.10
    RetroZilla
    Windows Update Restored
    BlackWingCat's KernelEx (Literally every other program is going to need this. Also don't mind the japanese!)

    With BlackWingCat's KernelEx

    MyPal

    Windows 98/ME

    7-Zip 4.6.5
    RetroZilla

    Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold or Communicator 4.0
    Windows Update Restored
    KernelEx (Different than BlackWingCat's KernelEx)

    Misc.


    Minecraft Stuff

    Minecraft: Story Mode Season 1 Complete

    It was taken down off of every storefront. So if you don't want to buy the game second hand, this is the best option. Also if you are on a OS which doesn't support ISO mounting, get a program that lets you do it.

    Old Minecraft Guide (This is also a link)
    Tampermonkey for Google Chrome 17-27





    this part of the website was originally made using windows xp!

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