@leocg For the first 30 mins browsing session with Opera 95 there is no red menu prompt, prompting to "Get the latest Security update".
Just now today after 30 mins it has reappeared.
An upgrade to Opera One would be a 'Security Update'. A browser update that would be a security update along with it.
It actually saying "Download Opera Browser", as below.
Pressing on the "Get the latest Security update", prompt in the red menu buttoned sidebar brings us to the Official Opera.com download page where it says, "Download Opera Browser. We recommend this version for your operating system".
There are also other options lower down the webpage one of which is the 'Opera 95 for Win 7, 8 and 8.1' option.
Upon reaching that webpage what are Win 7 Opera 95 folks supposed to click on?, please. More explanation is needed.
Are we supposed to blindly click on the purple widget that says "Download Opera".?.
No explanation as to what it is.
If it is a Security Update for Win 7 Opera 95 users GREAT!!, many of us are very well pleased, but would it not be better to label the button that Opera would like us to click with the words "Download Opera 95 Security Update". Have such a button to press on that webpage.
Would that not put folks minds at ease, when they know what actually is going on.
Not just risking what could well possibly be the case, to them, that it is somehow the Opera One browser, that initiating the process of that wrecks their existing Opera 95 browser.
I cannot find anywhere in Opera blogs and places of an official announcement by Opera that there is a new June 2023 Opera 95 Security Update other than being suddenly prompted via the Opera menu section to an official Opera web page recommendation to "Download Opera".
If it is indeed a Security Update to the Opera 95 browser then fantastic, I am sure many Win 7 users are thankful to the Opera tech staff for taking the time and effort to develop this new Opera 95 update.
Yes thank you very much Opera Tech people.
Thank you very much. We do appreciate it, the Win 7 users that do appreciate it that is.
I see then, so clicking on Opera's recommended "Download Opera" purple widget upgrades the Opera 95, in my case Opera 95.0.4635.84. To who knows? Opera 95.0.4635.88?. Is this the case?.
I Cannot see an official Opera announcement on official Opera blogs or in a new heading on Opera Forums.
Would it not be a good idea for Opera to 'announce' these matters to Opera users?.
To communicate more.
To let Opera users know what is 'going on'.
A new forum post headed 'New Opera 95 Security Update'. That would be fine.
Letting us know in digital print of this new Opera 95.0.4635.88 version or whatever it is.
No Opera 95 user so far that I can see has said they have 'successfully' updated their Opera 95 browser with this additional new June Security Update.
There still must be thousands of Win 7 Opera 95 users, at least two of which I now know of that have received this prompt of a Opera 95 security update.
I notice dave-s saying that he downloaded from the link and says he found that it would not install on win 7 x64, which is the version I am running.
(I have not risked it yet, hence my Opera forum post for more clarity from those at Opera that for sure know of this matter).
So is it the case that after going through all of this, seeking to find out what is all going on that in the end this prompt of a Security Update does not even work?.
Is this the situation?.
dave-s says in this thread he tried it, I do not know what button was pressed, (Was it the purple "Download Opera" button??), we don't know.
dave-s says it didn't install on Win 7 64bit.
And is now left with a red menu button. That for now he cannot get rid of. A bit of a problem then.
Please can Opera Management initiate with staff in general to communicate more effectively with Opera browser users. In general do this.
Then many Opera browser users would face less problems that they come across.
I understand in many companies that there may well be a certain level of secrecy within that company, that for propriety sake too much information spread around the entirety of the workforce is never a good thing.
Nvidia for sure keep matters under wraps. Working on a 'need to know' basis. So that rivals do not gain advantage. Many outfits do this.
But oftentimes this restricted level of internal communication of what is 'going on' is then externalised to the actual end users of the goods & services. Kept out of the loop.
The end user not being given the information they need in due time for them to do the right thing, to make the right decision.
Would it not have been better of Opera management to announce say a week ago in an official Opera blog and/or on a main Opera forum heading a post saying, On 27th June 2023 Opera 95 users will be offered a Security Update.
Wowwie!, many Win 7 users would go, great, and word would spread over the internet and Win 7 Opera 95 users would know in advance what 'was going on'.
A nice event for them to look forward to.
A good goodwill event.
OK then, I thank Opera staff and anyone that replies to this thread. I like to be thorough, far better than not explaining things at all where it is needed or not explaining more fully where that is needed.
So ok it is not a security update by way of update to Opera One with the extra security that would have given.
(it was a possibility, it having lead us to a download Opera browser webpage). Saying download Opera browser.
We can accept that. I do wish Opera management considered again on that.
So in ending, I assume, yet do not know for sure it is Opera's prompt to click on a purple "Download Opera" button that from the only known person to have attempted this found it did not load on to a Win 7 x64 system running Opera 95. Which also is my system.
This is where we are now.
More fuller official information on this matter would be appreciated. This being something that the end user is best Informed about.
This being an Important matter for thousands & thousands of people.
Many thanks.
Stop the press!!!.
Just seen a new Moderator posting to dave-s that says "In the page (www.opera.com/download), download the Opera 95 installer and run it".
So is it a case of NOT taking heed of the top of the webpage that says "Download Opera Browser
We recommend this version for your operating system.
Download Opera'.
To NOT click on the purple "Download button".
That many people would likely have done and have tried with little success, but to instead
scroll' down the webpage to the
"Download Beta and Archived browsers" Section.
Clicking on the "Opera 95. Opera for Windows 7, 8 & 8.1 link.
This then gives this Opera 95 Security Update.
Please Opera management put in place better communication with your Opera browser users.
Things need explaining better, better processes put in place. Many thanks.