Another suggestion for those who cannot afford to move to a newer OS, would be to avoid running as administrator if your computer will be exposed to the Internet. This is a good idea in general but especially if you will be sticking with XP.
-----Original Message----- From: MJ Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 11:01 AM To: GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv Subject: Re: Windows XP and window eyes 9 Microsoft security essentials will be maintained and updated for windows xp for another year. Moreover, there will be a range of other antivirus utilities available to xp users. There's still a large constituency of people who use xp and for one reason or another will not be able to upgrade to windows 7 or 8 just yet. Sincerely Matthew At 13:28 16/03/2014, you wrote: >After support ends, you should not use Windows XP on the internet >because it will be targeted by Malware and no security fixes will be >available. >I am sure GW will still support it, but it should not be used if your >computer is on the internet. > >RJ Sandefur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As you are already aware, microsoft is ending support for windows > XP. Does this mean GWmicro will end support for XP as well? Will > window eyes 9 not support windows xp? Some people are telling me not > to worry about upgrading because windows XP will still work, but if GW > micro will no longer be supporting XP, then I'm screwed! RJ > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your > message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your > message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. > You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Alternatives: > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > >-- >Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >How do >you spend it? > > John Covici > [email protected] >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can >manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
