Secure application for WinXP
6 years ago
Pomorskie, Poland

Aloha all,

Since I'm starting a "speedrunning" adventure, I'd like to point out that I'm looking for a secure application that does not include:

  • spyware
  • malware
  • agent trojan
  • W32 series of viruses [worms]

I have Windows XP with Service Pack 3, and a DELL Latitude E620 laptop, with a modified RAM that currently has 1GB of DDR2 667MHz.

The problem is that as I install any application that measures times, unfortunately anti-virus is starting to remove them, because they are harmful to the system, according to anti-virus and a question to you.

Do you know a secure application that will easily go to Windows XP?

European Union

All applications listed on https://www.speedrun.com/resources are 100% virus free. if your AV thinks they are infected you should switch to a better AV.

Edited by the author 6 years ago
Timmiluvs and alkaline_ice like this
Antarctica

Im honestly not sure if things like OBS, XSplit, Livesplit, WSplit, etc. even support XP. It's such an old operating system (hell aside from the WannaCry patch Microsoft hasn't updated it in like 3-4 years) that I doubt you'll find any of the modern software we use for speedrunning are able to run on it. It could just be a slew of compatibility problems with XP that is setting of a "virus" alert for your AV.

So, yeah, you probably gotta either switch to a better AV or switch to a better/more up to date operating system.