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Title: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2016, 10:05:19
Due to some security updates, users of old OS/browser combinations will shortly no longer be able to access OOF easily.

This is likely to impact Windows XP, Symbian and old Android users the most:

XP with IE or Safari won't work. Later FF should work, but is unsupported by MS or FF
Android before Honeycomb/ICS won't work, including Gingerbread
iOS 3 or earlier won't work
All Symbian browsers will not work

Realistically, any desktop OS that's 10yrs old or mobile OS that's 5yrs old are going to be problematic.  All of these are unsupported by their manufacturers, so will not get a fix. Your options may include an OS upgrade, or a new device.


Post up if this might impact you, so we can ascertain the size of the problem.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: tigers_gonads on 05 November 2016, 10:26:23
Does / Is OOF working on Edge yet ?
I've got Win 10 on a tablet  :)
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: Bigron on 05 November 2016, 10:32:11
I have XP + SP3 and Firefox is my browser, so I will be affected, yes? My computer will not accept a higher level Windows OS.

Ron.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: Mr Gav on 05 November 2016, 10:48:33
Does / Is OOF working on Edge yet ?
I've got Win 10 on a tablet  :)

It`s been working on Edge for as long as I`ve had Windows 10  :y
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: tigers_gonads on 05 November 2016, 10:51:46
Does / Is OOF working on Edge yet ?
I've got Win 10 on a tablet  :)

It`s been working on Edge for as long as I`ve had Windows 10  :y



 :o

Tried it a couple of months ago when away with the tablet.
It wouldn't play so went back onto IE  :(

Personally, I thing its that TuBy bloke trying to get rid of me  ::) :P
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: Mister Rog on 05 November 2016, 10:55:04
No mention of problems with Amstrad 1512, so I should be ok  :y       ::)
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2016, 11:05:19
Does / Is OOF working on Edge yet ?
I've got Win 10 on a tablet  :)
Its been working with Edge since about a month after the official launch of Windows 10.  In fact, 9 times out of 10, I use Edge to use OOF.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2016, 11:06:50
I have XP + SP3 and Firefox is my browser, so I will be affected, yes? My computer will not accept a higher level Windows OS.

Ron.
Later versions of Firefox might help on that OS.  Though you really need to consider an upgrade, as you're vulnerable as soon as you connect to the Internet.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 05 November 2016, 11:07:22
No mention of problems with Amstrad 1512, so I should be ok  :y       ::)
That never had a web browser of any description ;)
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: tigers_gonads on 05 November 2016, 11:20:54
Does / Is OOF working on Edge yet ?
I've got Win 10 on a tablet  :)
Its been working with Edge since about a month after the official launch of Windows 10.  In fact, 9 times out of 10, I use Edge to use OOF.



Eh, okay  ;D
Propably finger trouble on my part as normal  :-[
I'll have a play later  :y
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: Mr Gav on 06 November 2016, 21:29:13
Does / Is OOF working on Edge yet ?
I've got Win 10 on a tablet  :)
Its been working with Edge since about a month after the official launch of Windows 10.  In fact, 9 times out of 10, I use Edge to use OOF.

The only issue I had when Windows 10 came out using Edge was I couldn`t use any emoji`s, everything else was fine but I had a similar issue with OWA when using work e-mails, I couldn`t attach anything or mark as high importance.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: tunnie on 06 November 2016, 21:58:06
Hummm. My garage PC runs XP, I use Chrome on it.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 06 November 2016, 23:00:34
OOF is one of the only sites that works on my old NT4 Pc ;D
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 07 November 2016, 09:25:43
Hummm. My garage PC runs XP, I use Chrome on it.
Firstly, you're nuts to use Chrome on anything x86 ;D.  Secondly, Chrome on XP will NOT work with our planned changes, and I can't see Google fixing that now for XP, as they need to spend all their time fixing the more fundamental faults with the browser.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 07 November 2016, 09:33:46
Hummm. My garage PC runs XP, I use Chrome on it.
Can't you up it to a sensible version of Windows, or is the hardware that old?

My garage PC runs W10 (using MS's freebie upgrade), but is quite an old OptiPlex from Core2 era. Its got, I think, 2Gb RAM and a 240Gb SSD, and runs W10 well enough :y - I fitted the SSD for reliability than performance (although the performance is very welcome), as I wasn't convinced that going from freezing to 40C in 10 mins was going to do a traditional HDD any favours  :-\
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 07 November 2016, 09:35:52
OOF is one of the only sites that works on my old NT4 Pc ;D
I'm surprised it does TBH. I think IE4 was the lastest for NT4 from ancient memory, with other options being Netscape 4/5 and the original, non Gecko based, Mozilla?
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: tunnie on 07 November 2016, 16:10:35
Hummm. My garage PC runs XP, I use Chrome on it.
Can't you up it to a sensible version of Windows, or is the hardware that old?

My garage PC runs W10 (using MS's freebie upgrade), but is quite an old OptiPlex from Core2 era. Its got, I think, 2Gb RAM and a 240Gb SSD, and runs W10 well enough :y - I fitted the SSD for reliability than performance (although the performance is very welcome), as I wasn't convinced that going from freezing to 40C in 10 mins was going to do a traditional HDD any favours  :-\

I'd have to double check, I think it maybe a first generation Duo Core1  :-\

It still has all it's local network server storage config  ;D

Left over stock from company I joined fresh from Uni, I left to join Sky, but contracted back for a while after the American's destroyed the company. I basically emptied the server room into the boot of my car  ;D

So think its a 2005/6 ish year IBM tower.
Title: Re: XP user please read (and old Android/etc)
Post by: TheBoy on 08 November 2016, 17:45:33
Yeah, I'd spend £20 on a half usable desktop and bin that.  Your electricity meter will thank you as well ;D

Doubt an IBM server from that era would use a desktop chip, sure it ain't Xeon?