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charliec
How do you disable Java and what impact does doing so have on the
operations of your system?
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Nil
How do you disable Java
You can disable it in Firefox web browser in Add-Ons | Plugins
You can disable it in IE8 in Tools | Manage Add-Ons
I don't know if you can simply disable Java systemwide. You can
always uninstall it and reinstall it later if you find it necessary
and/or when the security hole is patched.
and what impact does doing so have on the operations of your
system?
Unless you use a web site or local program that depends on Java (and
most people don't) you will probably never notice it's gone.
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Auric__
Nil said:You can disable it in Firefox web browser in Add-Ons | Plugins
You can disable it in IE8 in Tools | Manage Add-Ons
I don't know if you can simply disable Java systemwide. You can
always uninstall it and reinstall it later if you find it necessary
and/or when the security hole is patched.
Control Panel > Java > Java tab > View... button > System tab > clear every
checkbox under the "Enabled" column.
Unless you use a web site or local program that depends on Java (and
most people don't) you will probably never notice it's gone.
Since Windows doesn't require Java, and doesn't even come with a Java runtime
(unless preloaded by an OEM), the impact on the *system* should be zero. (I
use one single Java program on a regular basis, but it works fine with an
older JRE so I don't bother updating. I also don't "do" Java on the www.)
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charliec
You can disable it in Firefox web browser in Add-Ons | Plugins
You can disable it in IE8 in Tools | Manage Add-Ons
I don't know if you can simply disable Java systemwide. You can
always uninstall it and reinstall it later if you find it necessary
and/or when the security hole is patched.
Unless you use a web site or local program that depends on Java (and
most people don't) you will probably never notice it's gone.
I have IE9/Win7 - what is your status as to Java Operating? It is
enabled on my machine. I also have Norton AntiVirus running (I know!
a lot of folks don't like it but it has served me well over the
years).
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Bruce Hagen
Big Steel said:
Oracle Corp to fix Java security flaw "shortly"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/12/us-usa-java-security-idUSBRE90B0EX20130112
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Nil
Oracle Corp to fix Java security flaw "shortly"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/12/us-usa-java-security-idUS
BRE90B0EX20130112
I'm sure they will - they must - but there always seems to be another
Java exploit around the corner. This has been going on for years.
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Nil
Control Panel > Java > Java tab > View... button > System tab >
clear every checkbox under the "Enabled" column.
That doesn't work for me - only ver. 1.7 update 10 is installed and
available, and the Enabled check box can't be unchecked. I'm guessing
this dialog box is more intended for selecting between multiple
versions.
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Auric__
Nil said:That doesn't work for me - only ver. 1.7 update 10 is installed and
available, and the Enabled check box can't be unchecked. I'm guessing
this dialog box is more intended for selecting between multiple
versions.
Hmm... That is possible, hadn't occured to me to actually try it. Duh.
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Rodney Pont
That doesn't work for me - only ver. 1.7 update 10 is installed and
available, and the Enabled check box can't be unchecked. I'm guessing
this dialog box is more intended for selecting between multiple
versions.
It's on the Security tab - Disable Java content in the browser.
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Nil
It's on the Security tab - Disable Java content in the browser.
We were talking about disabling Java on the whole system, not just in
the browser. There doesn't seem to be a way to do it without
uninstalling it.
I wonder how that Security tab setting differs from disabling the
plugins from within the browsers?
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Charlie+
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:57:06 -0500, Nil <[email protected]>
wrote as underneath my scribble :
I notice that for instance the Ebay message service wont work without
Java script enabled
C+
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wrote as underneath my scribble :
I notice that for instance the Ebay message service wont work without
Java script enabled
C+
snip
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Auric__
Charlie+ said:I notice that for instance the Ebay message service wont work without
Java script enabled
Javascript is *not* Java. Straight from the source:
http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_javascript.xml
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Rodney Pont
I notice that for instance the Ebay message service wont work without
Java script enabled
C+
That's Javascript, something totally different to Java.
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Steve Hayes
I notice that for instance the Ebay message service wont work without
Java script enabled
C+
So is the warning about Java or Javascript?
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Paul
Steve said:So is the warning about Java or Javascript?
Java.
It's *always* about Java.
Java is broken more of the time, than it is fixed :-(
Paul
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Bob Henson
Java.
It's *always* about Java.
Java is broken more of the time, than it is fixed :-(
Paul
I finally decided to remove it altogether from here. I know of a couple
of sites which now won't work any more, but now, of course, I'll
discover how many there really are. Hopefully there won't be any that
really matter.
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Stan Brown
I notice that for instance the Ebay message service wont work without
Java script enabled
And what does that have to do with the topic? Java and Javascript
are two different things -- and the inherent vulnerabilities of
Javascript have been known for many years.
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Miles
* Nil wrote, On 13-Jan-13 08:03:
I found that by going to the Security Tab/certifications and removing
3 items listed I could then go back to java/view and uncheck java 1.7.0.
Miles
That doesn't work for me - only ver. 1.7 update 10 is installed and
available, and the Enabled check box can't be unchecked. I'm guessing
this dialog box is more intended for selecting between multiple
versions.
I found that by going to the Security Tab/certifications and removing
3 items listed I could then go back to java/view and uncheck java 1.7.0.
Miles