Hi Jean and all, I understand what you are saying but I would be surprised if the programs and data will not run under Windows 7 or 8 albeit that you might need to run them in Administrator mode. There are ways and means. I should have added that in addition to support for XP being stopped, support for Microsoft Office 2003 is also being withdrawn from April 2014. Don't think that a good anti-virus program will protect you because it will not Having read further on the subject last night, pundits are predicting that hackers will turn their attention to XP weaknesses as the protective shield provided by Microsoft will be down from April. A possible work round would be to disconnect your computer from the internet and purchase a relatively cheap tablet for reading and answering emails and searching the internet. This would at least protect your investment in programs and data. Regards, Ian On 10 January 2014 21:47, Jean Whimp <jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Thanks Ian, but sadly if one is using the CDs prepared in Australia with > all > the BDM materials for Oz on them they are not transferable up the chain. > Happy New Year > Jean > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian Phillips > Sent: Saturday, 11 January 2014 4:12 AM > To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com; sct-arg-coll@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Microsoft XP Support > > Hi all, > > I have just checked the visits to the MullGenealogy website and find that > 20% of the visit are made by users of Microsoft XP operation system. > > You may be be aware that Microsoft is withdrawing support from XP in April > 2014. This means that XP users will no longer get support via the automatic > updates which updates not only the operating system but provides fixes > against security risks and viruses. > > This does not mean that you computer will cease to function but it will be > more vulnerable to security risks, attacks and viruses. > > Fuller details of the implications can be found at > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/end-support-help > > Thought I ought to draw this to your attention. > > Happy New Year and Best Regards, > > Ian > > webmaster mullgenealogy.co.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I am conscious that this could easily go "off topic", but whatever the position I suggest erring on the side of caution and receiving and sending e-mails in plain text, reducing possibility of virus borne (background) html and not opening unknown attachments. Dull it may be but it is safe. Some mail programs will insert e-mail html content as an attachment. On the subject of being without support it is possible to chug along without it. I believe there are still some folk with Windows 95. PAF doesn't have support any longer and is being used I suspect on a wide scale and I've been using it without complications. I am given to understand that Windows for iPad is being attacked and that Android is safer, but nothing will always be safe. I would suggest transferring CD or DVD content onto a USB key if one needs to transport data. As an aside, I believe Roots Magic is key compatible which means the software can be uploaded to a key and transported. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Phillips" <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> To: "Jean Whimp" <jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au>; <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com>; <sct-arg-coll@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Microsoft XP Support Hi Jean and all, I understand what you are saying but I would be surprised if the programs and data will not run under Windows 7 or 8 albeit that you might need to run them in Administrator mode. There are ways and means. I should have added that in addition to support for XP being stopped, support for Microsoft Office 2003 is also being withdrawn from April 2014. Don't think that a good anti-virus program will protect you because it will not Having read further on the subject last night, pundits are predicting that hackers will turn their attention to XP weaknesses as the protective shield provided by Microsoft will be down from April. A possible work round would be to disconnect your computer from the internet and purchase a relatively cheap tablet for reading and answering emails and searching the internet. This would at least protect your investment in programs and data. Regards, Ian --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

I was told some time ago that the Australian BDM programs might work with windows7 but only on the 32 bit machine (not the 64 bit)...that makes no sense to me but i share it for those who understand more. Maybe I'll now have to try it out. jean -----Original Message----- From: sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Sent: Saturday, 11 January 2014 11:23 PM To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Microsoft XP Support I am conscious that this could easily go "off topic", but whatever the position I suggest erring on the side of caution and receiving and sending e-mails in plain text, reducing possibility of virus borne (background) html and not opening unknown attachments. Dull it may be but it is safe. Some mail programs will insert e-mail html content as an attachment. On the subject of being without support it is possible to chug along without it. I believe there are still some folk with Windows 95. PAF doesn't have support any longer and is being used I suspect on a wide scale and I've been using it without complications. I am given to understand that Windows for iPad is being attacked and that Android is safer, but nothing will always be safe. I would suggest transferring CD or DVD content onto a USB key if one needs to transport data. As an aside, I believe Roots Magic is key compatible which means the software can be uploaded to a key and transported. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Phillips" <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> To: "Jean Whimp" <jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au>; <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com>; <sct-arg-coll@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Microsoft XP Support Hi Jean and all, I understand what you are saying but I would be surprised if the programs and data will not run under Windows 7 or 8 albeit that you might need to run them in Administrator mode. There are ways and means. I should have added that in addition to support for XP being stopped, support for Microsoft Office 2003 is also being withdrawn from April 2014. Don't think that a good anti-virus program will protect you because it will not Having read further on the subject last night, pundits are predicting that hackers will turn their attention to XP weaknesses as the protective shield provided by Microsoft will be down from April. A possible work round would be to disconnect your computer from the internet and purchase a relatively cheap tablet for reading and answering emails and searching the internet. This would at least protect your investment in programs and data. Regards, Ian --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Ian & Jean, I switched from XP to Windows 7 Pro (64bit) a couple of years ago. At that time I discovered the Australian BDM Indexes were not compatible with Windows 7 but got around the problem by enabling Windows 7's "XP Mode". This program is freely available from the MS website for certain versions of Win7. It runs XP as a virtual machine on your Win7 desktop and the BDM Indexes work fine when installed in it. You can enable/disable I/net access in XP Mode so the MS support withdrawal should not be an issue. I'll also mention that I've been using MS Word 2000 for many years without Microsoft updates support and have never had a problem. It works fine in Windows 7 also. Here's a link for info about xpmode - http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/using-windows-7s-xp-mode-step-by-step/ Regards, Barry Howard, Victoria, Australia On 1/12/2014 9:46 AM, Jean Whimp wrote: > I was told some time ago that the Australian BDM programs might work with > windows7 but only on the 32 bit machine (not the 64 bit)...that makes no > sense to me but i share it for those who understand more. Maybe I'll now > have to try it out. > jean >