Hi All, Further to my recent posting explaining Microsoft's decision to with withdraw support of its XP operating system on 8th April 2014, Microsoft has issued an explanation to the effect that security updates will be issued to the computer industry until 14th July 2015. However, security patches, regular updates and bug fixes for XP will stop as scheduled on 8 April. In its blogpost, Microsoft warned users to stop using XP to ensure they stay safe . "The effectiveness of anti-malware solutions on out-of-support operating systems is limited," said Microsoft. "Running a well-protected solution starts with using modern software and hardware designed to help protect against today's threat landscape." I hope that this explains the seriousness of the situation for XP users and gives sufficient time for those users to make alternative arrangements. I draw this to your attention having spent 40 years in the computer industry and seeing the aftermath of similar warnings being ignored. Ian webmaster mullgenealogy.co.uk