Supermium - A Modern Web Browser for XP and Vista!

Web browsing on Windows XP these days can be a hassle. So today we're taking a look at Supermium: a modern browser based on Chromium that makes surfing the modern web on older machines much more viable!

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Installation on XP
02:32 - Web Browsing
05:00 - YouTube on an XP Machine
09:23 - YouTube on a Vista Machine
14:25 - Chrome Extensions & Themes
16:12 - Outro

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Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It

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[MichaelMJD]

I noticed after publishing this video that I didn't have the proper video driver installed on the XP machine (ugh). I went back and installed it, which did improve video playback performance on YouTube. It's also worth noting that this computer doesn't have a dedicated GPU, and is using the onboard Intel graphics. Still, the video playback even with the default driver was much better than I expected!

[dusterpl]

you know what's awesome? discord works flawlessly on this browser, even voice chat and video streaming is supported! it's honestly insane that i can stream my screen to friends on an actual windows xp pc in 2024.

[thewubmachine]

MJD, just wanted to thank you for all the help. Ive kept my The Dell Dimension 2400 alive using your videos as a guide for most PCs and Laptops. Saved Hours of installing modern browers.
Have a wonderful day.

[meligarcia]

Supermium is also really helpful for using Chrome on Windows 7 since they ended support.

[Hexapoly]

i've seen supermium before and it's really cool! pretty impressive how chromium still works on the old kernels

[ZipplyZane]

One thing I always do with Chrome or Firefox on any older device is enable the extension enhanced h264-ify, which will let you disable 60fps and various codecs. h264 tends to be the least CPU-intensive.

It's not clear to me if you could install that extension on here. If so, I'd do that. But, even then, I think it might be something to include by default to make the older computer experience better.

Another useful thing would be a YouTube extension that could play the video through another video player. VLC opens YouTube videos, last I checked. And dedicated players tend to be more able to play on older computers.

[redavatar]

I'm currently working (and typing this on) a 16 year old Acer Aspire laptop which has a very early Core2Duo CPU and it runs Youtube at 1080p perfectly using Opera One. I was absolutely gobsmacked to discover that upgrading the laptop to 4GB of RAM and an SSD would make it perfectly capable for regular stuff like browsing, Youtube, text editing and even photo editing using Photoshop CS6 (runs very smooth).

Heck, I've been installing dozens of quite "recent" (from very recent to 5-6 years old indie games and most run fine and are perfectly playable. For a 8600M GT I was very surprised.

It's running Windows 7 Ultimate now (no longer Vista which it originally came with) but it shows that an old laptop does not automatically become junk. I have a nice CRT hooked up to it & use a modern keyboard & mouse and it's a lot of fun to use. You got to love CRTs ...

[BoKB]

Videos like yours made me want to restore my dad's Pentium M Toshiba Tecra from 2005. I'll definitely try this once it's up and running

[philtkaswahl]

IE6: "So you woke me up just so you could subject me to downloading another browser again after all these years? That's cold, man."

[shawnstillman]

Watching a MJD video in a MJD video makes my day.

[neojakemcc]

Main takeaway from this video is you reminded me of Winworld which I forgot all about.

[Macko_z_Bogdanca]

Installed it today on my old win xp machine with intel core quad q9550 and I must say it is very impressive, every site I tried worked flawlessly

[pdlbackup]

This is actually really cool! The lack of web browsers on old operating systems is honestly one of the biggest issues with them. You could probably actually daily drive those OSes now if you REALLY wanted to.

[NicoandLuis]

I just happened to install WIndows XP today and was wondering if there was a modern browser that I could even use. This is the perfect timing.

[UltiMaker]

You made a GREAT video here. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to use Chrome on old PCs. Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 also lost support for Chrome in February 2023 (last version was 110), so this can be used for that too. (fun fact: Firefox is still technically supported on Windows 7/8/8.1, but it's "extended support" and the last actual version was 115)

[CEOable]

Wow, that program looks very interesting to experiment in the retro computer operating system world. I will have to try it on my classic Windows XP PCs if they can handle it well. Nice work!

[larrythethird]

You know what everytime michael making video with win xp, vista, and
7 it gives me a nostalgic feelings back to my childhood 😢

[caioramos]

nice to see you making a video out of it, currently using supermium 119 on my vista notebook and it works great

[antibrevity]

Reminder: if you find it valuable to have a modern browser running in legacy Windows, donate to the project. I have no connection to it, but this type of project is usually hard to sustain.

[opfax]

oh my, thank you I'm gonna use my XP for another 10 years