according to 32-bit Firefox. Very sudden, just as I had clicked to go to the next chapter of a story I was reading. I was stopped by Firefox telling me the connection was insecure.
I seem to be able to continue after registering storiesonline as a permanent exception.
ETA No problem with Scifistories, Finestories and Bookapy.
AJ
I'm using 64 bit Firefox on Win10. I'm not having a problem with the SOL security certificate.
Perhaps the problem is on your end?
Having the same problem with FF but not with Chrome or Edge.
Which versions on which versions of Windows?
ETA No problem with Scifistories, Finestories and Bookapy.
That's odd. They're sitting on the same servers, using the exact same system for certificates.
SOL's certificate is not set to expire until Feb 20th, 2022, but will renew before. So it's not something on our end.
That's odd. They're sitting on the same servers, using the exact same system for certificates.
Very odd.
I've got the green padlock symbol back this morning ;-)
I really, really hate certificates. In the version of Chrome I downloaded onto this refurbished XP machine, virtually all the certificates have expired and I can't work out how to get them updated :-(
AJ
In the version of Chrome I downloaded onto this refurbished XP machine, virtually all the certificates have expired and I can't work out how to get them updated :-(
Usually a browser update also gets new certificates. It's probably the old XP system that prevents the new certificates to download or activate.
I don't know about chrome, I never use it, but with Firefox there is an option to see the current certificates and to download other certificates/add to the certificate store.
Well, there's your problem. :)
It's rather ironic.
In ye times of olde, many people bought a spanking new high-powered PC for serious stuff and used an old, creaky, throwaway PC for surfing the internet. Now I'm using an old, creaky, thrown-away PC for research and seriously considering getting a modern PC for surfing the internet.
The illegitimates who made it their life's ambition to keep us upgrading our hardware are in the ascendancy.
AJ
The illegitimates who made it their life's ambition to keep us upgrading our hardware are in the ascendancy.
That's because you are using a crappy operating system. I have some very old laptops that are running the very latest Linux systems. And faster then many 'modern' hardware systems with windows.
I have some very old laptops that are running the very latest Linux systems.
But will they run the 32-bit Windows software I use?
AJ
But will they run the 32-bit Windows software I use?
What 32-bit Windows software are you running that you can't replace?
What 32-bit Windows software are you running that you can't replace?
I have an old (not ancient) Brother printer/copier/fax. It's used with my Macbook Pro. When I upgraded the iOS to 64 bit, the software that was installed on my computer to use the printer as a scanner stopped working because it's 32 bit. There is no software upgrade so I would have to buy a new printer. I've been living without the scanner.
I have an old (not ancient) Brother printer/copier/fax. It's used with my Macbook Pro. When I upgraded the iOS to 64 bit, the software that was installed on my computer to use the printer as a scanner stopped working because it's 32 bit. There is no software upgrade so I would have to buy a new printer. I've been living without the scanner.
Install Ubuntu and it will probably print out-of-the-box. Brother is very friendly towards Linux. You can use your scanner again too.
Install Ubuntu
I know there are a lot of techies on this Forum, but I'm not one of them. What you take for granted is a nightmare for me. No way would I replace iOS with another OS. One of the advantages of buying an Apple is the tech support I get. Change the OS and I lose that.
One of the advantages of buying an Apple is the tech support I get. Change the OS and I lose that.
I understand sticking to what you know. The world of Operating Systems is where user inertia is very real. But what good does tech support do if your hardware stops being supported? Both Apple and Microsoft have tech support but you pay through your nose for it. Support for Linux is free and all over the internet in ways that Apple or Microsoft don't even come close to, and that specifically includes support for older hardware. But you have to find and read it yourself if you don't know anyone else with the knowledge. I know there are a lot of Windows users that often need a friend for support.
It's a matter of how you want to get your tech support, how much you are able to pay for it, and if you can afford it to replace hardware that suddenly isn't supported anymore or can't keep up with the new version.
Both Apple and Microsoft have tech support but you pay through your nose for it.
Apple tech support is free.
The printer works as a printer, a copier, and a fax. The scanning was controlled by 32 bit software that doesn't work with my 64 bit OS. I can live with that. I brought it up to answer DS's comment about "what 32 bit software can't you replace?" The only way for me to replace it is to replace my printer since there's no 64 bit software for the scanning function of my current printer. So I can't replace the software, only the hardware.
Apple tech support is free.
No it's not. You pay for it by the premium price for the hardware and software. You have no choice to choose to pay for support or not. With Microsoft you can buy it separately.
The only way for me to replace it is to replace my printer since there's no 64 bit software for the scanning function of my current printer.
I know Microsoft has some functionality to run 32 bit software on a 64 bit system, if that is still available. Doesn't Apple have something alike?
And are you sure there's no new driver? Brother generally keeps up drivers for Linux and the base system for Apple is very similar.
And are you sure there's no new driver?
Yes, I called Brother when it happened. I was surprised they didn't.
I know Microsoft has some functionality to run 32 bit software on a 64 bit system, if that is still available. Doesn't Apple have something alike?
No. All 32-bit code is deprecated. You could, in theory, run a virtual machine of an older OS, but current Apple OS has no support for 32-bit applications.
But will they run the 32-bit Windows software I use?
WINE and it's more robust commercial offspring, Crossover, will likely be able to run the software, otherwise you can use VirtualBox or something similar.
I used to use Ubuntu Linux, then switched to Zorin Linux for the better GUI and now use Manjaro Linux. I switched to Manjaro because I needed a cutting edge graphics card and it had the proper drivers in it as default.
BTW: I know of someone who is wedded to MS XP due to a piece of special software he uses for his home business. For accounting reasons he updates his PC every 5 years and ran into problems with the last update so now he runs Linux with Crossover and runs his Win XP in that. While his XP install has picked up the odd virus in the last couple of years it doesn't affect the hardware or his Linux OS. He bought the commercial version instead of the free WINE on the advice of his accountant.
WINE
WINE will reportedly run 60% of its basic functionality but 0% of any user-written functionality, of which I've written a lot.
AJ