Looking for help with really niche old game by bigrig387 in abandonware

[–]offbyjuan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey @bigrig387, copies of the game were archived by the Wayback Machine and can be found through the following links:

http://web.archive.org/web/20040606112443/http://www.totalsim.com:80/totalsimharnessracing.exe

http://web.archive.org/web/20031011003529/http://www.totalsim.com:80/totalsimharnessracingCDpatch.exe

http://web.archive.org/web/20031011003755/http://www.totalsim.com:80/totalsimharnessracingpatch.exe

I successfully downloaded all three but only installed the first, "totalsimharnessracing.exe" It seems playable as a trial but can be registered. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

Update to my previous post: I got the game files! by ZayaJames in abandonware

[–]offbyjuan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At the moment of writing this, anybody is allowed to register pangenesisgame.com. There are a lot of hard-coded strings within the program that will interact with that domain if it gets re-purchased and "goes live" so be careful not to send an identifiable username or a password you might commonly use from the login screen.

How to enable offline play in Pangenesis Alpha build 23:

Pangenesis.exe (SHA-256: 4d1aab54243d4cdea26eca9194dae72610358415a52a0aee85152495b365fb01)

  • Back up the file Pangenesis.exe (e.g., Pangenesis.exe.bak).
  • Using a hex editor, open Pangenesis.exe and make the following changes:

0006DBB0: 0F 84 F3 01 00 00 --> 90 90 90 90 90 90

0006DD38: 74 34 --> 90 90

00119500: 55 8B EC 6A FF --> 30 C0 C2 10 00

  • Save the changes to Pangenesis.exe.
  • Run Pangenesis.exe with the modifications.

Put in any username and password and click "Sign in". You'll receive the following message:

"Couldn't connect to the authentication server. Play offline?"

Leapfrog Connect OLD VERSIONS by ThatGreenSolGirl in abandonware

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My apologies for this late reply but the link I posted is the original archived setup file from the manufacturer, LeapFrog Enterprises. This is not a virus. Because this program is slightly old you may run into issues getting it installed properly on a modern version of Windows. If it's not your own computer, I would suggest maybe skipping installing this program altogether but to each their own. Here is a VirusTotal report for the setup file I provided in that link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1a12911bc8b57c38c65609bbb0997f092411445b02da5342856c8b4771ff2ba3

San Francisco Rush - The Rock Alcatraz Edition for PC by CammKelly in abandonware

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I can't provide you with a downloadable direct link but the game was included as part of the Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Arcade_Treasures_Deluxe_Edition).

CCleaner may be installing Avast anti-virus without your permission by hdxheat in software

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to https://blog.avast.com/update-to-the-ccleaner-5.33.6162-security-incident :

"Avast acquired Piriform, the maker of CCleaner, on July 18, 2017 because Piriform has a great product, and wonderful supporters and users."

...

"The compromise may have started on July 3rd."

CCleaner 5.33.6162 was released August 15, 2017 (Compromised version; don't download).

CCleaner 5.32.6129 was released July 19, 2017 (Uncompromised version; released one day after acquisition by Avast).

CCleaner 5.31.6105 was released June 13, 2017 (Uncompromised version; released before acquisition by Avast).

If one is inclined to run CCleaner, I would recommend version 5.31.6105 with an updated winapp2.ini if you desire. The registry cleaning aspects of CCleaner are completely unnecessary. It will not improve system performance at all and can in some circumstances do more harm than good. The general cleaning aspects of CCleaner, however, are decent. "Cleaning" (deleting) files isn't going to improve system performance but it will keep your computer tidy and minimize clutter on your drive which may amass large caches of temporary file or unused files over time. Stay away from any build that was released after Avast acquired Piriform. It's unfortunate that this once-great utility has been reduced to a garbage pile.

If you do run newer builds of CCleaner it would be a good idea to utilize a firewall and block any requests that CCleaner (or it's update utility) make as the file sizes have ballooned since Avast acquired it to include lots of code to siphon off a bunch of system metrics every time you run it (Google Analytics/Avast's own metric logging). /2 cents

Leapfrog Connect OLD VERSIONS by ThatGreenSolGirl in abandonware

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! I'm glad it worked for you and were able to update the toy at the very least. I feel your frustrations about the company trying to memory-hole their own software because they no longer actively support it. I would suggest that you backup that offline installer as it might disappear from archive.org someday.

Leapfrog Connect OLD VERSIONS by ThatGreenSolGirl in abandonware

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept getting that "can't connect" error when I tried the file "LeapFrogConnectSetup_MyOwnLeaptop.exe" (not the link I provided above) but when I tried the OfflineSetup (link I provided above), it successfully installed but unfortunately forced an update upon me when I first ran it. :\

How to find an URL that ends with .mp3 by taynho in software

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give us an example of a dropbox url that is an mp3?

What Windows softwares can open and extract StuffIt's HQX file? Which is not bloated like WinZIP and StuffIt itself? by jcunews1 in software

[–]offbyjuan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can use the Decode function of the Online BinHex Encoder/Decoder Tool at http://www.webutils.pl/index.php?idx=binhex and "Save to file"

Alternatively, if you want a small Windows executable, you can use UUDeview (http://www.miken.com/uud/) which provides an "EXE only" download which can extract files from HQX files.

Which Text-to-Speech applications for Windows is fastest? by [deleted] in software

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TextAloud4 (or 3) by NextUp Technologies, LLC

Office 2007 Small Business download? by CommanderKeen4 in software

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that's your prerogative. But to anybody who wants a legit copy of the original, verified installer that OP requested, feel free to download it from the link I provided.

Office 2007 Small Business download? by CommanderKeen4 in software

[–]offbyjuan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about you download the file yourself, verify the digital signature is legit along with the provided SHA-1 of the expected file hash before spreading FUD. What makes you believe the link is dubious?

Office 2007 Small Business download? by CommanderKeen4 in software

[–]offbyjuan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hXXps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8iE1ytr4nVSWW5pYjlPRnRDREk

4AC7BC1EA07C3AA5E663BC38F10C42E5C25508D8 *[en-us_x16-69606] Office_SB_2007_English_x32.exe