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@Alex313031 Alex313031 released this 19 Apr 00:23
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M122.0.6261.168
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M122 V3     

Final M122 release, including stable builds for Windows XP and Vista!

All the fixes of the previous .158 release plus:

  • Proxy settings should now work on all OSes.
  • The "save file as" dialog box on Win XP should handle file extensions properly now.
  • Three new flags: chrome://flags#rectangular-tabs to make tabs rectangular, chrome://flags#classic-omnibox-border which, when paired with the classic-omnibox flag, will show an (in progress, not very pretty right now) dark border around the omnibox, and chrome://flags#native-ui-style which will use native Windows UI elements on things outside the content frame, for example menus and scrollbars. The elements used and their appearance are dependent on the Windows version you are on.
  • New XP themed easter egg
  • Build script fixes
  • Fixed XP/Vista related launching bugs
  • Minor Chromium uprev to .168. See comparison.
  • Installers for XP/Vista! (Read below)

IMPORTANT: There are alot of files here, read this in its entirety or you might be confused.

The "Thorium_SSE2...." through "Thorium_AVX2..." and "Thorium_WIN32_SSE2..." & "Thorium_WIN32_SSE3..." .exe and .zip files are your standard, normal Windows 7/8/8.1 installers and portable .zips.

The "thorium_VISTA_mini_installer_x32.exe" is an installer for 32 Bit Vista ONLY.
The "thorium_VISTA_mini_installer_x64.exe" is an installer for 64 Bit Vista ONLY.
BOTH of these installers require that progwrp.dll is present alongside the installer. So, download the "progwrp_32" or "progwrp_64" .zips as well, then unzip them, and copy the .dll to wherever the mini_installer is. Run the mini installer just like you would on Windows 7+, and well, there you go.

The "Thorium_122.0.6261.168_WINXP_x32.zip" and "Thorium_122.0.6261.168_WINXP_x64.zip" are for Windows XP/Server 2003 32 Bit and 64 Bit, respectively.

The mini_installer code does not work on XP, sooo:
These are different from the rest. Inside you will find a THORIUM_PORTABLE.bat, for portable usage, however, there are also INSTALL_THORIUM.cmd, REMOVE_THORIUM.cmd command shell files, and some .reg registry files. Read the README.txt inside for info about everything. However, if you don't care and just want Thorium installed quickly, then unpacking the .zip and double clicking the INSTALL_THORIUM.cmd will copy Thorium to C:\Program Files\Thorium, create shortcuts on the Desktop and Start Menu, and write registry entries registering Thorium as a known browser and file handler for .html, .xml, .link, etc. files. This will allow you to set Thorium as your default browser if you wish through the "Set Program Access and Defaults" item in the Start Menu. This also lets you see/edit the contents of the installer, so you know exactly what it's doing and can remove stuff you don't want.

The "thorium_policy_templates.zip" is same as last time, for enterprise policy or seeing all the available registry settings pertaining to Thorium. Note that a few of these won't be applicable to XP due to group policy changes between NT 5.x and NT 6.x.

The "NotoEmoji-Regular_win7.zip" is for installing the Emoji fonts ON WINDOWS 7 ONLY.

The "NotoEmoji-Regular_winXP.zip" is for installing the Emoji fonts ON WINDOWS XP & VISTA ONLY.
As per the release notes in the previous release, mixing these two up on the wrong OS will lead to breakage.

*whew* got that over with lol. Anyway, I was watching The Incredibles recently, so to end things on a light note, when I first saw Thorium launch on my Core 2 Duo Windows XP desktop, I was like:

I also made an XP themed webpage similar to my existing win7 one, with useful download links. > https://thorium.rocks/xp/
It has a link to a repo that I've had up for quite a while now, but just recently added a bunch of stuff to it. It is a smorgasbord of XP related updates, files, docs, and programs. > https://github.com/Alex313031/Windows-XP-Stuffz

UPDATE: Per user request, I will be making SSE2, SSE3, and SSE4.1 builds of both the 32 bit and 64 bit XP/Vista releases. AVX/AVX2 support was only added in Service Pack 1 for Win7. Windows 7 RTM and earlier do not support AVX. SSE4.2 also doesn't produce a noticeable difference in performance, and excludes many CPUs from running it, such as Core 2 Duo and many Celerons, so I won't be making an SSE4.2 build (and this applies to all Thorium releases in all repos for all OSes. Too much work for no benefit). Fixes #71

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