Jucheck.exe - what is this?

SnowWhiterThanWhite

Morning,

Due to recent catastrophic loss of my Acer laptop, have just purchased new Compaq CQ61-360SA running windows 7

The only thing I've downloaded is AVG

I keep getting a flacshing icon at the bottom of the screen, shaped like a shield, marked 'Jucheck.exe', when I click on it, it asks whether I would like an unknown application on my PC? Any idea what this program is? Is it an actual W7 built-in program?

Thanks

PROLIANT

Java Update service.

SnowWhiterThanWhite

PROLIANT wrote: »

Java Update service.

Is that safe? Is it OK to click on 'yes' ?

PROLIANT

SnowWhiterThanWhite wrote: »

Is that safe? Is it OK to click on 'yes' ?

Yes it is safe, it is an application from Sun Microsystems and it updates the Java runtime environment of your PC.

SnowWhiterThanWhite

PROLIANT wrote: »

Yes it is safe, it is an application from Sun Microsystems and it updates the Java runtime environment of your PC.

Thanks! (Am really paranoid about not messing up shiny new laptop!)

hrafndot

Same here, I can't understand why Sun/Java would allow this to happen, or Microsoft not enable Windows 7 to be able to recognise the publisher.

Very annoying to need to google possible error warnings on a brand new computer which is kept so uncorrupt its a virtual Ann Widdicombe!

spud17

hrafndot wrote: »

Same here, I can't understand why Sun/Java would allow this to happen, or Microsoft not enable Windows 7 to be able to recognise the publisher.

Very annoying to need to google possible error warnings on a brand new computer which is kept so uncorrupt its a virtual Ann Widdicombe!

Surely it's better to be safe than sorry.

hrafndot

I prefer to be virgin on the ridiculous!

dave2

You can disable it from starting up with your computer by putting "msconfig" in the Search box on Start menu.

But tbh Java is one of the things you do want kept up to date ASAP (along with your AVG, Flash, Adobe Reader and your web browser).

closed

avast is better than avg

what happened to the acer?

hrafndot

closed wrote: »

avast is better than avg

what happened to the acer?

Oops, sorry, wrong Acer. my head must have been in the gardening forum!!



I suspect youre referring to the mop head I was worried about, not another type of Acer.

Serena's advice was good, repotted acer and its thriving. Advice came in the nick of time!.

re the questions, I'm following the advice given but am still annoyed that we are put through the worry and research by a reputable firm not having looked after all the little details, like file recognition!

BTW dont yet know what AVAST and AVG mean, need a jargon boost.