Your guide to old computing!

Programs for Old Windows Versions

Legacy Update (For use for XP onward)
Windows Update Restored (For use for 95 to XP, also NT 4.0 and 2000)

The following are programs I reccomend for new Windows installations. I got a few of them from this list!

Windows 8.1

Supermium (Best Chromium Browser)
Firefox 115 ESR
Malwarebytes
VLC media player
7-Zip
Steam (September 18, 2024 build)

Legcord (Just a better Discord app, it has a legacy Windows 7/8.1 version)

Windows 7

Supermium (Best Chromium Browser)
Firefox 115 ESR
Malwarebytes
VLC media player
7-Zip
r3dusb (Rufus 4.0 for Windows 7 )
paint.NET 4.3.12
Visual C++ Redistrutible for it
Steam (September 18, 2024 build)
VxKex (dotexe1337 (Not a extended kernel, but tries to get some Windows 8+ programs to work on Windows 7, Continuation of earlier project)
VxKex (Original Version, discontinued)

Windows 7 Extended Kernel (Like the Vista Extended Kernel)

Legcord (Just a better Discord app, it has a legacy Windows 7/8.1 version)

With Extended Kernel or VxKex


Spotify (Older Versions work without Extended Kernel)

Windows Vista

Supermium (Best Chromium Browser)
VLC media player
Avast Antivirus
7-Zip
Youtube Downloader HD
Windows Vista Extended Kernel (Lets you run Windows 7 programs.)
Legacy Update
JDK 21 backport (Specifically for Minecraft 1.20.5+)
Discord Messenger (A Discord client meant for older versions of Windows, use if you don't want or can't use Extended Kernel)

With Extended Kernel


Firefox
Malwarebytes
Steam for Windows Vista

Legcord

Windows XP

Supermium (Insane how he got it working on Windows XP!)
Mypal (Best non chromium browser)

VLC media player 3.0.20 (3.0.21 doesn't work)

x32 x64

Avast Antivirus
7-Zip
K-Lite Codec Pack
Microsoft Plus! For Windows XP
Malwarebytes 3.5.1.2522 (Still gets updates!)
Youtube Downloader HD
Legacy Update
Discord Messenger (A Discord client meant for older versions of Windows)
One Core API (Basically a Windows XP Extended Kernel

With One Core API

Marble and Geckium (Haven't tested)

VLC media player 3.0.21 (Probably works) Refer to the GitHub page for the rest

Windows 2000

7-Zip (Still supports 2000 for some reason)
VLC media player 1.1.10
RT's Free Soft (Multiple browsers that work on Windows 2000. Ex. Serpent, New Moon)
Windows Update Restored
BlackWingCat's KernelEx (Also don't mind the japanese!)

Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold or Communicator 4.0 for being cool and stuff


Discord Messenger (A Discord client meant for older versions of Windows)

With BlackWingCat's KernelEx

MyPal (Haven't tested, people have shown sucess.)
VLC media player 3.0.20 (Haven't tested)

Windows 98/ME

7-Zip 4.6.5
RetroZilla

Netscape Navigator 3.0 Gold or Communicator 4.0 for being cool and stuff


Windows Update Restored
KernelEx (Different than BlackWingCat's KernelEx)
Discord Messenger (Yes, it even works this far back.)

Misc.


Minecraft Stuff

Minecraft: Story Mode Season 1 Complete

It was taken down off of every storefront. So if you don't want to buy the game second hand, this is the best option. Also if you are on a OS which doesn't support ISO mounting, get a program that lets you do it.

Android Apps

Minecraft: Pocket Version (Old Versions)
Delisted Angry Birds Games

Other Stuff


Tampermonkey for Google Chrome 17-27
Firefox Dynasty (Modern Firefox for Old Mac OS X)