Java updater

G_M

Repeated pop ups asking me to update Java. How can I turn off the update function? Or if I get uninstall Java what functionality will I lose (never use it to my knowledge)?

ps - the Java control panel has a tick box for 'update' but it's not highlighted so I can't un-tick.
And whan I log in as Administrator, the update tab on control panel isn't there.

free4440273

Or if I get uninstall Java what functionality will I lose (never use it to my knowledge)?

^^You almost certainly do use it /or the computer does -- perhaps unknowingly

GunJack

..and keep it up to date, older versions wil have vunerabilities which could be exploited by malware

poppy10_2

G_M wrote: »

Repeated pop ups asking me to update Java. How can I turn off the update function? Or if I get uninstall Java what functionality will I lose (never use it to my knowledge)?

ps - the Java control panel has a tick box for 'update' but it's not highlighted so I can't un-tick.
And whan I log in as Administrator, the update tab on control panel isn't there.

Download CCleaner and run it as administrator. Then you can go to Tools>Startup and delete the entry for Sun Java update scheduler. Problem solved.

Java is one of the more annoying updates - the update files are huge, they install alongside rather than replacing old versions, taking up even more space on your hard drive, and they are pointless - hardly any consumer malware targets Java as a vector.

DCFC79

I take it you do update it or try to, you dont knowingly user java, its used by the computer or websites to display images so i believe

poppy10_2

DCFC79 wrote: »

java, its used by the computer or websites to display images so i believe

You believe wrong. Have you accidentally wandered into the wrong forum?

G_M

DCFC79 wrote: »

..... you dont knowingly user java, its used by the computer or websites to display images so i believe

You believe wrong.

Aaah. That's cleared that up then! Aaagh!

aliEnRIK

poppy10 wrote: »

Java is one of the more annoying updates - the update files are huge, they install alongside rather than replacing old versions, taking up even more space on your hard drive, and they are pointless - hardly any consumer malware targets Java as a vector.

Unless im missunderstanding the jargon, java is one of the most frequent ways of getting infected

I know because ive had to remove many on this forum

aliEnRIK

My personal recomendation is to update java when it asks. Ive also found older firefox entries need to be manually uninstalled (Not doing this can create running problems of firefox)

free4440273

also, let's not get confused between java and javascript/

DCFC79

poppy10 wrote: »

You believe wrong. Have you accidentally wandered into the wrong forum?

nope i havent but thanks for your concern

i use think broadband to test my internet connection and that requires java to be installed,