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Guest Peter Foldes

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If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will install Open Office on your system

 

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Guest AlmostBob

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Re: Java Update

 

another instance of

READ THE F'ing LABEL

in very large letters it asks you if you want to install and provides a

check box, yes it would be preferrable to be an opt in box

 

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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not

uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will install

Open Office on your system

 

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Guest sgopus

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Re: Java Update

 

Re: Java Update

 

Also the google toolbox, which I don't want, this thing is getting everywhere.

 

"AlmostBob" wrote:

> another instance of

> READ THE F'ing LABEL

> in very large letters it asks you if you want to install and provides a

> check box, yes it would be preferrable to be an opt in box

>

> --

> Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de

> spybot http://www.safer-networking.org

> AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com

> Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan

> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

> Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/

> Catalog of removal tools (1)

> http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/

> Catalog of removal tools (2)

> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387

> Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file

> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

> links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

>

> Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters

> _

>

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:uNQtARS5IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not

> uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will install

> Open Office on your system

>

> --

> Peter

>

> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>

>

>

Guest Craig

Guest Craig

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Re: Java Update

 

 

"sgopus" wrote...

> Also the google toolbox, which I don't want, this thing is getting

> everywhere.

>

> "AlmostBob" wrote:

>

>> another instance of

>> READ THE F'ing LABEL

>> in very large letters it asks you if you want to install and provides a

>> check box, yes it would be preferrable to be an opt in box

>>

>> "Peter Foldes" wrote...

>> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do

>> not

>> uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will

>> install

>> Open Office on your system

>>

>> --

>> Peter

 

Odd. I installed J6U7 today on two PCs. I saw (and unchecked) the Google

Toolbox (which has been there for several of the past updates as well) but

just saw an "ad" for Open Office. There was no check box to uncheck. I see

no Open Office installed on either PC after doing the java update.

 

Craig

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

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Re: Java Update

 

Ditto.

 

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"Craig" <wpyr@invalid.us> wrote in message

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>

> "sgopus" wrote...

>

>> Also the google toolbox, which I don't want, this thing is getting

>> everywhere.

>>

>> "AlmostBob" wrote:

>>

>>> another instance of

>>> READ THE F'ing LABEL

>>> in very large letters it asks you if you want to install and provides a

>>> check box, yes it would be preferrable to be an opt in box

>>>

>>> "Peter Foldes" wrote...

>

>>> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do

>>> not

>>> uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will

>>> install

>>> Open Office on your system

>>>

>>> --

>>> Peter

>

> Odd. I installed J6U7 today on two PCs. I saw (and unchecked) the Google

> Toolbox (which has been there for several of the past updates as well) but

> just saw an "ad" for Open Office. There was no check box to uncheck. I see

> no Open Office installed on either PC after doing the java update.

>

> Craig

>

Guest p

Guest p

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Re: Att: Java Update

 

Peter Foldes wrote:

> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful.

If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

download it will install Open Office on your system

>

 

I got the Open Office on one computer and the Yahoo tool bar on another.

 

P

Guest Ian D

Guest Ian D

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Re: Java Update

 

Re: Java Update

 

> Odd. I installed J6U7 today on two PCs. I saw (and unchecked) the Google

> Toolbox (which has been there for several of the past updates as well) but

> just saw an "ad" for Open Office. There was no check box to uncheck. I see

> no Open Office installed on either PC after doing the java update.

>

> Craig

>

Yes, it's only an ad for Open Office, not a download. It's also present in

the J6u6 update.

Guest Liz

Guest Liz

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Re: Java Update

 

Re: Java Update

 

Peter, please could you give me the URL to download the update.

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

 

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:uNQtARS5IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If

you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

download it will install Open Office on your system

 

--

Peter

 

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acknowledged.

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Re: Java Update

 

Or Google Toolbar

 

Peter Foldes wrote:

> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not

> uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will

> install

> Open Office on your system

Guest p

Guest p

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Re: Java Update

 

Liz wrote:

> Peter, please could you give me the URL to download the update.

>

> Many thanks

 

http://www.java.com

 

P

>

>

>

>

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:uNQtARS5IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If

> you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

> download it will install Open Office on your system

>

Guest Craig

Guest Craig

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Re: Java Update

 

 

"Liz" <Liz@addy.net> wrote...

> Peter, please could you give me the URL to download the update.

>

> Many thanks

 

In addition to Peter's answer, and if you have a version of java on your

computer now, you can also check for and download/install updates by going

to Start/ControlPanel/Java/Update/UpdateNow.

 

Craig

Guest Tim Slattery

Guest Tim Slattery

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p <p@nospam.cn> wrote:

>Peter Foldes wrote:

>> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful.

>If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

>download it will install Open Office on your system

>>

>

>I got the Open Office on one computer and the Yahoo tool bar on another.

 

Yeah, on mine it advertised Open Office, but offered to install the

Yahoo toolbar. I unchecked it. I don't think that kind of thing is

particularly honest.

 

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Guest 3c273

Guest 3c273

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"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message

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> p <p@nospam.cn> wrote:

>

> >Peter Foldes wrote:

> >> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful.

> >If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

> >download it will install Open Office on your system

> >>

> >

> >I got the Open Office on one computer and the Yahoo tool bar on another.

>

> Yeah, on mine it advertised Open Office, but offered to install the

> Yahoo toolbar. I unchecked it. I don't think that kind of thing is

> particularly honest.

>

Interesting. Mine wanted to install Google toolbar. I wish they would stop

bundling that crap.

Louis

Guest Liz

Guest Liz

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Re: Java Update

 

Thanks

 

 

 

"Craig" <wpyr@invalid.us> wrote in message

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"Liz" <Liz@addy.net> wrote...

> Peter, please could you give me the URL to download the update.

>

> Many thanks

 

In addition to Peter's answer, and if you have a version of

java on your

computer now, you can also check for and download/install updates

by going

to Start/ControlPanel/Java/Update/UpdateNow.

 

Craig

Guest Liz

Guest Liz

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Re: Java Update

 

Thanks

 

 

"p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g5f7n7$7ur$1@aioe.org...

Liz wrote:

> Peter, please could you give me the URL to download the update.

>

> Many thanks

 

http://www.java.com

 

P

>

>

>

>

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:uNQtARS5IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If

> you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

> download it will install Open Office on your system

>

Guest p

Guest p

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Re: Java Update

 

Liz wrote:

> Thanks

 

Be sure to uninstall any previous versions from Control Panel/Add Remove

programs.

 

P

>

>

> "p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g5f7n7$7ur$1@aioe.org...

> Liz wrote:

>> Peter, please could you give me the URL to download the update.

>>

>> Many thanks

>

> http://www.java.com

>

> P

>>

>>

>>

>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:uNQtARS5IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If

>> you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the

>> download it will install Open Office on your system

>>

>

Guest Ghostrider

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Re: Att: Java Update

 

 

Peter Foldes wrote:

> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will install Open Office on your system

>

 

Noted. But everybody should develop the habit of reading the dialog

boxes whilst installing any software, update or otherwise.

 

And for curiosity's sake, just what is so wrong about Open Office?

There are none installed locally in this area but would be nice to

know of some personal experices, vis-a-vis Windows XP. TIA.

Guest Tim Slattery

Guest Tim Slattery

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Ghostrider <-00-@fitron.142> wrote:

>

>Peter Foldes wrote:

>

>> If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will install Open Office on your system

>>

>

>Noted. But everybody should develop the habit of reading the dialog

>boxes whilst installing any software, update or otherwise.

 

Of course. But it would take forever to read the license, and then you

still might not know what it said. They spend a lot of time and effort

making sure of that...

>And for curiosity's sake, just what is so wrong about Open Office?

>There are none installed locally in this area but would be nice to

>know of some personal experices, vis-a-vis Windows XP. TIA.

 

I know of nothing wrong with OO. But when you get a popup telling you

of an update to your Java installation, you expect to update your Java

software, not install a bunch of totally unrelated stuff.

 

And from what we've heard here, it wasn't just OO. They wanted to

install Yahoo toolbar on my machine, somebody else reported Google

toolbar.

 

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MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

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Guest Ghostrider

Guest Ghostrider

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Tim Slattery wrote:

> Ghostrider <-00-@fitron.142> wrote:

>

>

>>Peter Foldes wrote:

>>

>>

>>>If you plan to Update to the new Java 6 Update 7 be careful. If you do not uncheck the Open Office option at the start of the download it will install Open Office on your system

>>>

>>

>>Noted. But everybody should develop the habit of reading the dialog

>>boxes whilst installing any software, update or otherwise.

>

>

> Of course. But it would take forever to read the license, and then you

> still might not know what it said. They spend a lot of time and effort

> making sure of that...

>

>

>>And for curiosity's sake, just what is so wrong about Open Office?

>>There are none installed locally in this area but would be nice to

>>know of some personal experices, vis-a-vis Windows XP. TIA.

>

>

> I know of nothing wrong with OO. But when you get a popup telling you

> of an update to your Java installation, you expect to update your Java

> software, not install a bunch of totally unrelated stuff.

>

> And from what we've heard here, it wasn't just OO. They wanted to

> install Yahoo toolbar on my machine, somebody else reported Google

> toolbar.

>

 

Thank you. I noticed that as well. The reason I asked about Open Office

was in the event some of our uses decide to pop the question, just for

the heck of it. Not all of them are endeared to "supervisory controls".

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