On 20 Mar 2014 17:27, David Gynes wrote: > I am by no stretch of the imagination a computer buff. I have been using XP > since it was launched and now use it for my FH running on Parellels as a > virtual machine on my Mac and on my Samsung net-boook (NC-10) when out and > about. > > Dire warnings keep coming my way about the dangers of continuing to use XP > after April 8th. My Samsung is too old to update to Win 8.1, I’m sure and a > new laptop/netbook is not in the budget. XP is not going to stop working simply because MS removes support. If you want to carry on using XP, then you can. It just won't be updated. Neither will Internet Explorer if you're a user of this thing. I would suggest that all XP die-hards switch to another browser if they're going to carry on using XP. At least that way, any security holes in the browser are likely to get fixed regardless of whether it's on an XP system or not. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg