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The portable builds are fully portable, the profile directory is inside the browser folder. It does not touch appdata at all.
Requirements to use the browser on a given OS:
Vista: KB971644 Platform Update (May require Service Pack 2 as a base), VC++ 2019/2022 or VC++_UCRT_DLLS.7z below.
7 RTM/SP0: VC++_UCRT_DLLS.7z below (VC++ 2019/2022 doesn't install all the required files here idk why)
7 SP1 and later: VC++ 2019/2022 or VC++_UCRT_DLLS.7z below.
Notable bugs:
The r3dfox color scheme selector has been changed. This means your theme will be reset to the default red for this release. You can change it back to your preferred style in settings.
The 32 bit build is built with --disable-sandbox. With the sandbox enabled under Vista, the browser fails to open multiple processes which breaks the browser. The 64 bit build is fine. Considering Mypal68 globally disables the sandbox, I don't think it's that bad. If this really is a big issue then please pr a fix.
Cairo backend ignores system cleartype settings and causes crashes on older versions of Windows and crashes without e10s.
r3dfox specific changes on top of the previous v138.0.5-hotfix build:
Disabled captive portal detection again.
Fixed 1px gap between navbar and content when not using r3dfox theme (thanks @e3kskoy7wqk for this and most of r3dfox support code atp)
Added option to enable Skia GDI mode in settings. (buggy)
Haven't tested on XP (OCAPI) nor have I extensively stability tested.
Please let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.