Guest Curt Christianson Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Good afternoon all, I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind of question Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as a computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content better/differently? I certainly wasn't going to SunMC to check for updates, as they act like JRE is either the second coming of the Almighty, or your computer will hardly turn on without it. What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been discovered in the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as un-installing it. Pros/Cons All advice welcome, and as always, Many TIA, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Java Runtime 1.6.0 On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:39:30 -0500, "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote: > I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind of > question > > Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as a > computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content better/differently? It will let you see the content in web sites that use Java. For example, go to http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/mychess/kratop06.html You won't be able to reply and see the chess games there without it. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Re: Java Runtime 1.6.0 On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:08:37 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:39:30 -0500, "Curt Christianson" > <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind of > > question > > > > Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as a > > computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content better/differently? > > It will let you see the content in web sites that use Java. > > > For example, go to > http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/mychess/kratop06.html > > You won't be able to reply and see the chess games there without it. Ugh! I hate to make typos, but I did it again. "Reply" should be "replay." > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Joan Archer Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Re: Java Runtime 1.6.0 I suppose a lot will depend on your surfing habits, I don't have it installed on my machine and haven't found any need to either. I do have MicrosoftVM but of course that is no longer supported but it doesn't cause me any problems so leave it alone. I think there have only been a couple of times that I have been to a site that wanted the Sun version installed to work and they weren't important enough to justify the install for me. So as I said I suppose it all comes down to where you go and what you do with your machines and only you can say if you really need it or not <g> That's my opinion for you for what it's worth <g> Joan Curt Christianson wrote: > Good afternoon all, > I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind > of question > > Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as > a computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content > better/differently? > > I certainly wasn't going to SunMC to check for updates, as they act > like JRE is either the second coming of the Almighty, or your > computer will hardly turn on without it. > > What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been > discovered in the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as > un-installing it. > > Pros/Cons > > All advice welcome, and as always, > > Many TIA, > > Curt > > Windows Support Center > http://www.aumha.org > Practically Nerded,... > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
Guest PA Bear Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Re: Java Runtime 1.6.0 > What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been discovered > in > the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as un-installing it. 1. Uninstall, e.g., JRE Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 2* via Add/Remove Programs. If you see other versions listed in AR/P (e.g., JRE Runtime Environment 4.2 Update 3), uninstall ALL of them, too. 2. Delete C:\Program Files\Java <=this folder, if found. Do NOT delete C:\Program Files\JavaVM <=this folder, if found! 3. Open an IE window and go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp > In the middle of the page, click on the Download button to the right of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6u2 > If Information Bar pop-ups up, right-click on it and say it's OK to display the blocked content; You do NOT have to install the Java Web Start ActiveX Control > Accept the license agreement > Click on "Windows Offline Installation, Multi-language" and Save the file jre-6u2-windows-i586-p.exe to your desktop; do not Run it. 4. When the download is complete, *close all browser windows* and double-click on the saved file to install the update. Tip: Choose Custom install to select only the part(s) you need/want. Delete the downloaded installation file after completing the above procedure and reboot if prompted to do so. *An updated version of JRE 1.6.0_02 was released on 13 Jul-07. If you installed JRE 1.6.0_02 before this date, you should uninstall the older version and install the new one (IMHO). -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org Curt Christianson wrote: > Good afternoon all, > I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind of > question > > Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as a > computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content > better/differently? > > I certainly wasn't going to SunMC to check for updates, as they act like > JRE > is either the second coming of the Almighty, or your computer will hardly > turn on without it. > > What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been discovered > in > the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as un-installing it. > > Pros/Cons > > All advice welcome, and as always, > > Many TIA, > > Curt > > Windows Support Center > http://www.aumha.org > Practically Nerded,... > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
Guest Curt Christianson Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Re: Java Runtime 1.6.0 Many thanks to all who took time to reply. -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uQVOW7xyHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... | Good afternoon all, | I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind of | question | | Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as a | computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content better/differently? | | I certainly wasn't going to SunMC to check for updates, as they act like JRE | is either the second coming of the Almighty, or your computer will hardly | turn on without it. | | What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been discovered in | the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as un-installing it. | | Pros/Cons | | All advice welcome, and as always, | | Many TIA, | | Curt | | Windows Support Center | http://www.aumha.org | Practically Nerded,... | http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm | |
Guest Curt Christianson Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Re: Java Runtime 1.6.0 Hi Robear, Went and got the new version., and did according to your instructions. Remember the good ole days when product didn't have to be patched all the time, and when Add/Remove worked a lot easier? -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23vGHqC8yHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... |> What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been discovered | > in | > the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as un-installing it. | | 1. Uninstall, e.g., JRE Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 2* via Add/Remove | Programs. If you see other versions listed in AR/P (e.g., JRE Runtime | Environment 4.2 Update 3), uninstall ALL of them, too. | | 2. Delete C:\Program Files\Java <=this folder, if found. Do NOT delete | C:\Program Files\JavaVM <=this folder, if found! | | 3. Open an IE window and go to | http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp > In the middle of the page, | click on the Download button to the right of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | 6u2 > If Information Bar pop-ups up, right-click on it and say it's OK to | display the blocked content; You do NOT have to install the Java Web | Start ActiveX Control > Accept the license agreement > Click on "Windows | Offline Installation, Multi-language" and Save the file | jre-6u2-windows-i586-p.exe to your desktop; do not Run it. | | 4. When the download is complete, *close all browser windows* and | double-click on the saved file to install the update. | | Tip: Choose Custom install to select only the part(s) you need/want. | | Delete the downloaded installation file after completing the above procedure | and reboot if prompted to do so. | | *An updated version of JRE 1.6.0_02 was released on 13 Jul-07. If you | installed JRE 1.6.0_02 before this date, you should uninstall the older | version and install the new one (IMHO). | -- | ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) | MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) | AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org | | | Curt Christianson wrote: | > Good afternoon all, | > I'd like an answer to what many may consider an easy or trivial kind of | > question | > | > Just *what* does having the Java Runtime Environment **do** for me as a | > computer user? Will it help me see or hear web content | > better/differently? | > | > I certainly wasn't going to SunMC to check for updates, as they act like | > JRE | > is either the second coming of the Almighty, or your computer will hardly | > turn on without it. | > | > What prompts me to ask is yet *more* vulnerabilities have been discovered | > in | > the last week or two. Some MVP's are going as far as un-installing it. | > | > Pros/Cons | > | > All advice welcome, and as always, | > | > Many TIA, | > | > Curt | > | > Windows Support Center | > http://www.aumha.org | > Practically Nerded,... | > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm |
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