AnalogOldguy
Member
Hello people,
Yesterday, I finally gave up my dial-up connection. I gave up after thirty years of satisfactory internet for my needs.
So yesterday, the man attached a wifi modem/router combination to my relatively ancient HP desktop running Windows 7. (I know, Windows 7) !
But I'm a fairly old fellow, and have lost a number of my really favorite XP programs just coming over to this Windows 7. I think I would lose all of them (like Word 2010 and Powerpoint) if I upgraded to Windows 10.
My Trainz and other favorite programs are on an always offline XP computer.
I would like to hear your ideas to help me get a handle on how to protect myself with this "always on and fast" situation.
About the always on .. I have submitted the network name and password. This, I was told sort of protects against neighbors using my computer. I don't know if the Internet can see or get to my computer while I am not using a browser. That is my question number 1 ...
Thanks for any help on this. Bob P.
Yesterday, I finally gave up my dial-up connection. I gave up after thirty years of satisfactory internet for my needs.
So yesterday, the man attached a wifi modem/router combination to my relatively ancient HP desktop running Windows 7. (I know, Windows 7) !
But I'm a fairly old fellow, and have lost a number of my really favorite XP programs just coming over to this Windows 7. I think I would lose all of them (like Word 2010 and Powerpoint) if I upgraded to Windows 10.
My Trainz and other favorite programs are on an always offline XP computer.
I would like to hear your ideas to help me get a handle on how to protect myself with this "always on and fast" situation.
About the always on .. I have submitted the network name and password. This, I was told sort of protects against neighbors using my computer. I don't know if the Internet can see or get to my computer while I am not using a browser. That is my question number 1 ...
Thanks for any help on this. Bob P.