A person of so-called security from Microsoft called and said my firewall did not work and had an ID # and asked me to do certain things is - this legitimate?

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  original title: the version XP from Microsoft scanner and Camera Wizard work on Win 7?  It is much more useful to manage his photos.  The version of Win 7 does not even recognize the camera.

  I don't know what else to say.  I have an old XP machine, so I used that.  Child's play for what I wanted to do.

  Thank you for volunteering J, for this quick reply.

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  Where the question: can I use the XP version on Windows 7?

  Concerning

  John

  =====================================
  You are welcome.

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  original title: download of outlook express6

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  Hi, Matt;

  Thank you for your continued support - I appreciate it!

  Yesterday, I downloaded the command-line tool dbx to eml unless you had kindly recommended (at http://code.google.com/p/undbx/ ), and, as I had supposed, its function is to do what OE itself can only do by email - that is, convert a .dbx .eml format - but do it by folder, records forever, which is much more elegant.

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  I still have to import all my newly created on my Windows 7 Thunderbird eml files, but - so far - it seems like it should work smoothly.

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  Matt - your kind and generous support made it happen: thanks!

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  To start I found it very difficult to understand and secondly a little suspicious to receive a phone call... (How many phone calls that would take to all windows clients) 7

  I asked the phone and a few seconds later, he called again.

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  Hello

  It's a scam.

  Continue hanging up on them if they ring again AFTER that you told them that you contact law enforcement on their subject

  And Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  Either these so-called "Microsoft" Tech companies want to sell you a worthless software, or remote access to your computer to try to steal your credit card and bank information and also achieve an identity theft on you.

  What to do if you gave them remote access.

  If you gave them remote access and you do Internet banking, contact your bank, to explain, and change passwords.

  If you use your online credit card, cancel and get a new one issued to you.

  And the only way that willl you know that you are free to them is to backup your data and do a clean install of your operating system.

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  Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  There is an article in the link I'm you provide at the end of this one

  Read this Information from Microsoft:

  "Avoid scams to phone for tech support.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Don't be fooled of unsolicited calls. Don't provide personal information.

  Here are some of the organizations that cyber criminals claim to come:

  • Helpdesk Windows

  • Windows repair center

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Windows Support Group Technical Department

  • Microsoft Research and Development Team (team of Microsoft R & D)

  See you soon.