xard777 wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:32 am MT5 Build 5430 – Crisp GDI Edition (complete share-and-forget guide)
What you are getting
A 100 % portable snapshot of MT5 Build 5430 – the last Windows build that still uses the old GDI graphics engine.
Contains no account data – safe to zip and hand to anyone.
Install the package
a. Download → unzip → you now have a folder named MT5_5430.
b. Move that folder to C:\Program Files\MT5_5430 (or anywhere you like).
c. Inside it double-click terminal64.exe.
– A brand-new instance opens; log in with your broker credentials.
d. After the first successful login close the terminal so it writes its profile.
Freeze the build (two-minute firewall job)
We block only the four MetaQuotes update servers – broker data still flows.
① ⊞ Win → type wf.msc → Enter
② Outbound Rules → New Rule… → Program
③ Browse to C:\Program Files\MT5_5430\terminal64.exe → Next
④ Choose Block → Next → tick all three profiles → Next
⑤ Name it MT5-5430-NoUpdate → Finish
⑥ Right-click the new rule → Properties → Scope tab
Under Remote IP address choose These IP addresses → Add:
Copy the numbers only (not the text)
94.100.180.163 (update.metaquotes.net)
94.100.180.164 (cdn.metaquotes.net)
185.71.78.11 (download.mql5.com)
185.71.78.12 (update.mql5.com)
⑦ OK → OK.
Restart terminal – price clock runs, build 5430 stays forever.
Bring your old stuff across
a. Log in to the 5430 terminal once, then close it.
– This creates a new hex folder such as
C:\Users\<YOU>\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\A1B2C3D4…\
b. Go to your old MT5 hex folder (the one you were using before), it will be in this folder
C:\Users\<YOU>\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\ and copy its MQL5 folder (indicators, scripts, templates).
c. Delete the empty MQL5 folder inside the new 5430 hex folder, then paste the copied one in its place.
d. Restart the 5430 terminal – every vintage indicator and template now renders with the original GDI sharpness.
(If you ever wipe the 5430 profile, just repeat 3a-3c – the hex folder is re-created on first login.)
Done – bullet-proof, share-worthy
Zip the MT5_5430 folder again and pass it on; it contains zero private data and will never update itself.
Pin terminal64.exe to the task-bar and enjoy the retro crisp charts!
Pay it forward, trade well, stay sharp.

Enjoy!
Best
Xard777

PS I will update and post a new setup using the 5430 build in the next day or two

PPS You can now compile ALL your indicators WOOHOO!!!