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Proxomitron with Windows 8 and Windows 10


Monroe

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I wasn't sure where to place this topic ... I was going to just mention that anyone familiar with Proxomitron might be interested in knowing that it seems to work OK in Window 8 and Windows 10. Proxomitron goes back many years to the time Windows XP was arriving on the scene.

I will post this link to a discussion about Proxomitron still working in 2016. Maybe you never heard of this program ... the developer, Scott R Lemmon passed away many years ago at a very young age but his program lives on. So there might be some people here that could want to check it out. If you have questions ... the two administrators JJoe and ProxRocks will help with answers and solutions.

proxo and newer windows

http://prxbx.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2272

A few posts from that topic:

Sep. 14, 2016

JJoe
Administrator
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RE: proxo and newer windows
I use it on windows 10 64bit, home and pro.
Proxo lives in C:\Users\Public\Public Programs.

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Sep. 21, 2016

ProxRocks
Administrator

RE: proxo and newer windows

i just recently upgraded to Win10 and Proxo works excellently...
lives in C:\My No-Install Programs\Proxomitron...
don't think Win10 really cares "where" you put it...

i think Microsoft "finally" got it right!
been running WinXP for years because Vista, 7, and 8 were TERRIBLE...

i do highly suggest NOT installing all of the d@mn "metro apps"...
they can be removed/uninstalled AFTER a Win10 installation, but it's tricky...

works best to remove them DURING a Win10 installation - https://sourceforge.net/projects/windows-10-lite/files/

i also recommend Winaero Tweaker - http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836

DWS Lite seems to work really well also - https://github.com/Nummer/Destroy-Window...g/releases

Windows Privacy Tweaker is also a must-have - https://www.phrozensoft.com/2015/09/wind...-tweaker-4

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Sep. 23, 2016

Mele20
Member

RE: proxo and newer windows

I'm shocked. How could you possibly like Windows 10? Microsoft owns your computer if you have Windows 10. Plus, you realize it is impossible to get rid of all the Microsoft tracking? The ONLY version of Windows 10 that one who has any self respect in regards to privacy can even think of using is Long Term Enterprise version. Even the new Enterprise E3 and E5 versions that are now available to all users (not just corporations) are a sham as when you read the extremely lengthy tomes at Microsoft regarding on Enterprise E3 and E5 how to rid your computer of all the spying and tracking it becomes obvious that even with Enterprise version (has a monthly fee on it $7 currently) you are still totally OWNED by Microsoft. You, of all people, I would have thought would hate this and JJoe too.

I am well aware of all that you linked to. All that helps but it DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO RIDDING YOU OF ALL THE TRACKING BY MICROSOFT. Besides, with the exception of 10 Long Term Enterprise that none of us can get, Microsoft forces updates on you and you cannot decline..yeah, on Pro version you can delay, but there is a HUGE difference between delay and full control where you can pick and choose what IF ANY updates/patches you wish to install (like you could do on ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF WINDOWS). Even Woody says move to Linux. Plus, Microsoft just defanged Group Policy in 10 Pro....what will they do next to gain absolute, full control of your computer?

I loved XP Pro and came to Windows 8 from it and it was HARD to gain full control over Windows 8 (and I still cannot uninstall all the crap metro apps even though Microsoft says I have after countless number of hours of extreme tediousness to do so...but Microsoft lies and so do authors that say you can...Microsoft just hides them and really buries them and then tells you they have been uninstalled...nope. The best you can do is break them so they cannot phone home but hidden deeply they still try so you have constant errors in Event Viewer. You want that on Win 10? Edge? Sergei says you can uninstall it. Nope. It will just be reinstalled in the Windows 10 update that you have NO control over except possible delay if using Windows 10 Pro. But even that tiny bit of control is going away unless you subscribe to monthly Enterprise E3 or 5 versions and even those will shock you when you read in Microsoft's own words about all the tracking and spying and how YOU can try to control it but it will be a FULL TIME JOB just to keep up with it all and all the new tracking coming from Microsoft in the future.

Everyone I know in IT and other experienced users all feel we must move to Linux. BTW, Windows 8.0 Pro is a million times better than Windows 10 because you can control it and have privacy on it...it is not easy but it can be done. It canNOT be done on Windows 10 unless you are a very lucky Long Term (10 year) Enterprise user. I am getting old and I don't want to have to learn Linux but I see no other choice especially since I come from a generation where I was raised to greatly value my privacy. I don't want to lose Proxo but it doesn't work right now 50% of the time so with no one writing current public configs for it, I think very sadly that it may be time to let it rest in peace.

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Sep. 23, 2016

JJoe
Administrator

RE: proxo and newer windows

Careful with that brush. "I use it" is not praise.

Otherwise, the situation is as always, work around and lobby.

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Sep. 24, 2016

ProxRocks
Administrator

RE: proxo and newer windows

Mele20...

Dig deeper!
You *CAN* disable all of the tracking and you *CAN* disable the auto-updates...

Yes, it means that i'll run 6 *MONTHS* between "updates" because i will ***NOT*** be updating "every month" like PARANOID folks think they 'have to do' in order to "be safe"...

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The main filter set in use today seems to be the Sidki filter set. The one I use and it is active with questions.

Proxomitron Config Sets

http://prxbx.com/forums/

Proxomitron Config Sets / Sidki

http://prxbx.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=44

... it can seem to be confusing at first but I mosly figured it out many years ago ... also with help from the administrators along he way.

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