XP – The Operating System That Will Not Die, by Mark Ward, Technology correspondent, BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26432473

 An earlier post about the upcoming demise of Windows XP is here:

 https://researchingparalegal.com/2013/12/27/open-season-for-malware-in-april-2014-are-you-ready/

It’s an event that Microsoft has been warning people and businesses about for months. And it is one that hi-tech thieves have been looking forward to as those digital protections start to diminish.

In a bid to get users shifting over to a more modern version of windows, Microsoft has created a website that tells people if they are, or are not, running the software and on 8 March will make a pop-up warning appear on the screens of those who are still using it. . . .