new from europe (arthritis and vetoryl?) - Ian, Flynn and Enya have passed

Iris, Microsoft released their last security patch for XP today, for those that aren't changing right away!

Sharlene and molly muffin

ok, thank you sharlene, i ordered a vista dvd since w7 was not compatible with this old pc. [only euro 10 via some nerd forum]
i wish i could affort a newer pc but not a chance.
should marry a rich man...
lots of wind and some rain today and about 13C. the dogs were happy that is was not so "hot'' outside anymore.
hoping for good test results for tipper tomorrow!

You can do the update for the security patch issued today and should be fine for awhile till you can get an upgrade. Vista I would think would work, as long as you have enough ram/memory, etc to run it. That might have been the problem with the win 7.
I can ask our IT guy on Thursday how long the XP patch should be good for. We also have a microsoft certified specialist that I can check with if IT is unsure, but I am fairly positive this guy will know. Besides working for our company and being VERY good, he has a computer shop.
I might even be able to get hold of him tomorrow.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

thanks sharlene, that would be great. i've read that they should last for about a month [no garantees though]
but any info is welcome.
my pc automatically downloads the ms updates for w- xp.
or is this last one a special one?
do i have to download it myself?
where can 1 find it?

no, if your computer automatically downloads the updates you should be fine.

I'll let you know what he says.

Sharlene

Hope you get your computer woes straightened out. That is an pain in the butt when you have computer problems and need to use it all the time. Where I live I would be lost without it, as I am in the middle of nowhere. Everything I need virtually comes from my computer use, as I have to get many things shipped to me, so I would be in trouble without internet access. Tipper already had one walk and we are getting ready for the dreaded testing. Hope you and the babies have a good walk today. Blessings. Oh I just saw your first name on one of Sharlenes posts so now I can properly address you.
Patti

i did not want a computer for a long time, but about 10 years ago i was the only one in this country who didn't have one......
so i had to find out everything by trial and error, no lessons, google is your best friend they told me. and that was right, i spent many nights fixing things. using nerd forums to help me etc. .....and it worked in the end. i am almost a nerd myself now ha, ha!
we choose the forest today to walk so happy doggies.
it is past midnight so i have to walk the dogs for the last time and try to feed ian the vetoryl i just found on the floor again with some snacks.
luckily last week i did not find any other capsule.

Hi, I didn't get a chance to chat with our IT guy today, hopefully we'll both be in the office at the same time tomorrow. :)

So the brat managed to not take another pill huh. :) He's the king of manging to hide those things. :)

Glad you had a nice walk in the forest today. I'm sure the gang are all happy about that.

Sharlene and molly muffin

Iris:
When you say walking in the forest it sounds so beautiful there. I hope you have a good day and not so hot for Ian. He has become the master at getting rid of pills. Blessings
Patti

Okay, so my IT guy said 30 days you should be okay. After that you really need to be upgraded to a different operating system from XP. Of course with all the news of the heartbleed issue with encrypted ssl, make sure that the things you use are safe, weren't affected at all (use a different type of encryption, most banks don't use the open ssl) anything that is vurnable, wait till it's patched, then change your password. It won't do any good to change a password if a system isn't patched or website. Most things you'll find you won't have to change the password on, but still check to be sure.

Hope you are having a good day
sharlene and molly muffin