Dear Computer Lady, I have an old laptop running XP. If I uninstall my internet provider, can I use the computer to store pictures on it? I want to use it as another source of hard drive space. If I can will I have to worry about infections? Thanks for your help, Beverly

Dear Computer Lady, I keep getting this message whenever I go onto Google Chrome: “This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because Windows XP and Windows Vista will no longer be supported.” If I decide NOT to upgrade my Windows, what are the consequences? Thank you! Tammy

.Dear Computer Lady, Thank you Computer Lady, your emails are so informative. My issue is that I am still using Windows XP, I know Microsoft stopped supporting it since April 2015, I also noticed that I can no longer update Java. Recently Firefox crashes frequently and if I use Internet Explorer the message I notice […]

.Dear Computer Lady, I don’t know if you are familiar with Linux, the operating system. I was thinking about getting Linux to replace Windows XP, which I know nothing about. They say the first thing you do is to decide which Linux you need. I will be surfing the internet, e-mailing, typing letters, and playing […]

.Dear Computer Lady, I am now running Vista on my older computer and an old Pfaff program 3D File Assistant will not run on Vista and will not run on Windows 7 or 8 ( this is the only way to get embroidery designs from my computer to my Pfaff machine) it runs fine on […]