Barbie, do firewall your system, and if your router/network has a hardware
firewall, enable it as well. Then as I mentioned, use something like
Malwarebytes and run it manually periodically. You can also do the same with
Microsoft’s Security Essentials for Windows 7, but that is a bit more involved,
as you would have to keep it from constantly running in the background by
killing its services.
The best way is to use clients such as the Dropbox app or the Google Drive app,
such that you can just copy files to a folder, and they would automatically be
uploaded to the cloud through the client, so you don’t have to visit the
website. If you do have to occasionally link up, do use caution. BTW, this
advice isn’t just for Windows 7 only, it also applies to Windows 10 and any
other OS. Just because your system has an active antivirus/antimalware, does
not mean you are 100% protected 😊
HTH, DJX
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Barbie Elliott
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2020 12:33 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: support for windows 7 is ending
Thank you DJX,
So, what you are saying is that if I link responsibly I should be able to drive
on the super highway with 7 windows open right?
Does anyone have a copy or know where I can get a copy of the latest cake
talking tutorial as a backup. For some reason I don’t seem to have mine
installed any longer and would like to have it for reference. Thank you so much.
Barbie
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf
Of DJ X
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 11:39 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: support for windows 7 is ending
Hi, if you firewall Windows and don’t actually go online (surf the web) and
only use the internet for uploading/downloading cloud files, you should be
fine. Especially if you are using a client for file storage such as dropbox,
oneDrive or iCloud, where you can use the client programs to upload/download
files by using a folder on your hard drive and you don’t have to open a
particular website etc. As long as you use caution and common sense when
online, you should be fine. Moreover, products like Malwarebytes antimalware
will still run and work under Windows 7, so you can add that as extra
protection; just use the free version and run as needed, do not run the
background services which may interfere with the DAW.
Personally I just allow the programs that I need to access the web, and block
everything else; I’ve been running Windows 7 like this for years with no
antivirus and antimalware, and I’ve been perfectly fine! Of course, I adhere to
my own rules and exercise caution and common sense whenever I do go online 😊
HTH, DJX
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf
Of Barbie Elliott
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 7:55 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ddots-l] support for windows 7 is ending
First of all forgive me if this has already been hashed through.
I got a message letting me know that Windows will no longer be providing
support for Windows 7. I’m sure most of this is for problem solving, but some
of it is also for any problems caused by going online. I do have current
antivirus and antispyware software on my windows 7 computer but I don’t know if
it will be enough.
I am preparing to take my windows 7 DAW off line because Windows is no longer
supporting windows 7. I plan to keep using my desktop windows 7 computer as a
recording studio computer. For some reason I do not have the cake talking
tutorial documents in word form any longer. Does anyone know where I can get a
word version of the latest tutorials to store on my PC.
I am not happy about needing to do this since I store my documents in clouds
online including music mp3s to share and now will have to go through old
fashion flash sticks to share between my laptop and work computers and desktop
from now on since I can’t use the cloud or email for my windows 7 computer. Is
anyone else having this experience and has anyone found some good work arounds
for sharing music with people without making physical copies to download to an
internet worthy computer?
Thank you so much
Barbie
