'October 2013 Update For Root Certificate for Windows XP ' KB 931125 Installed

I understand about clicking 'Shut Down!' What I am asking is, after XP support ends and to avoid system vulnerability do you 'recommend' leaving the computer on or turning it off? If turning it off is 'safer, 'should all 3 modem connections still be left plugged in and will the computer still be 'connected' to the Internet by leaving the connections plugged in?

Does Firefox 28 have the orange, oblong button in the top left corner in order to toggle the text links on? When I press ALT, it just highlights the 'File' option.

By unchecking clearing cookies on exit in the submenu, I assume you mean 'Privacy, History, Settings' and uncheck 'Cookies' under History-It is not worded as 'clearing Cookies on exit' but as 'When I quit Firefox it should automatically clear-Cookies.'

Why is it odd!?

I am in Canada and our modems are black boxes that have 3 ports at the back (To connect to the power supply, to connect to the wall outlet, and to connect to the computer's ethernet port) and there are green buttons on the front.

After XP Support ends, even though you recommend not unplugging anything and leaving the cable modem on, is the computer still connected to the Internet when the computer is shut down and should it be left on or turned off? 

PA Bear seems to state that the modem 'is' still connected even when the computer is turned off but above you stated that the modem is no longer connected-Which is it?

It's odd because in Europe, we do things differently. A PC doesn't take it's power from a modem and receives it independently by plugging it directly into a wall socket, or an extension.

The computer will be off if you click "Shutdown" from the Windows Shutdown menu. You can always check the fans if you think that's not the case. If they're still running ten minutes after you clicked "Shutdown", then the computer is still turned on even though the screen might be black.

Be aware though that some power supplies retain a charge for two minutes after you shutdown to provide power to the fans to cool down components before shutting down completely.

I think Bear was joking with you by the way ;)

Why is it odd!? I am in Canada and our modems are black boxes that have 3 ports at the back (To connect to the power supply, to connect to the wall outlet, and to connect to the computer's ethernet port) and there are green buttons on the front.

After XP Support ends, even though you recommend not unplugging anything and leaving the cable modem on, is the computer still connected to the Internet when the computer is shut down and should it be left on or turned off? 

PA Bear seems to state that the modem 'is' still connected even when the computer is turned off but above you stated that the modem is no longer connected-Which is it?

Does Firefox 28 have the orange, oblong button in the top left corner in order to toggle the text links on? When I press ALT, it just highlights the 'File' option.

By unchecking clearing cookies on exit in the submenu, I assume you mean 'Privacy, History, Settings' and uncheck 'Cookies' under History-It is not worded as 'clearing Cookies on exit' but as 'When I quit Firefox it should automatically clear-Cookies.'

I will be clearer in what I am asking:

There is a black wire that connects from the back of the cable modem to the computer power supply and then the wire connects and is plugged into the power bar.

There is a white cable that connects the back of the cable modem and the wall outlet.

There is a grey cable with a jack on each end that connects the back of the cable modem to the Ethernet port at the back of the computer.

What part(s) of each wire/cable should be unplugged once the computer is turned off?

I do not use Cookie Manager or any equivalent-Should that option be checked or unchecked?

Sounds like an odd kind of setup. In that situation, I would tend to leave things as they are, that is to say, don't unplug anything.

As regards cookies, leave it checkmarked if you're not going to use a cookie manager. In the submenu, uncheck clearing cookies on exit.

When a computer is shut down and turned off but the cable modem is left on, is the computer still connected to the Internet?

Is your phone still connected after you hang up? [Can you still talk to somebody after you're hung up?]

Is your TV still connected when you turn off your cable box & the TV? [Can you still watch a programme after you turn off the cable box & the TV?]