Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files?

From	jeff_wisnia <jwisniaDumpThisPart@conversent.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.help
Subject	Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files?
Date	2011-05-20 17:58 -0400
Organization	Stupidity Fighters...It's taking longer than we thought.
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markspace wrote:

> On 5/20/2011 1:35 PM, jeff_wisnia wrote:
> 
>>
>> It seems I'm prompted to update Java a couple of times a month...Which I
>> do...
> 
> 
> 
> This isn't right.  I have several Java installations and I update maybe 
> once every 6 months or so.  I'd check for a virus, seriously.
> 
> 
>> Is it OK to remove any/all of these to recover the space they take up?
>>
>> J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Updates 4, 6, 10 & 11
> 
> 
> It's possible that you need Java 5, but you probably don't.  I'd remove 
> this myself and see if you end up needing it again.
> 
>>
>> Java(TM)6 Updates 3, 5 & 21
> 
> 
> Java 6 is the latest.  You'll probably have to keep this.  BTW, the 
> latest update is 24, which I downloaded in February.  I don't know why 
> you wouldn't have it.
> 
> Seriously think about uninstalling all Java products and running a virus 
> checker, and malware checker.  Something's not right with your system.
> 

I suppose I should have been more specific. I don't program in Java, but 
I assume that I have Java "apps" to permit stuff which is programmed in 
Java to do their things when encountered.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
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Is it OK to Remove These Files? jeff_wisnia <jwisniaDumpThisPart@conversent.net> - 2011-05-20 16:35 -0400
  Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-20 13:44 -0700
    Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-20 17:15 -0400
    Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? jeff_wisnia <jwisniaDumpThisPart@conversent.net> - 2011-05-20 17:58 -0400
      Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-20 17:03 -0700
    Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2011-05-21 00:37 +0100
  Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-21 16:17 -0700

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