Comments on: It’s Time To Uninstall Java http://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jasehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78369 Jase Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78369 I need it installed, as it forms part of the synching process for my mobile phone I need it installed, as it forms part of the synching process for my mobile phone

]]> By: mmseng1http://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78368 mmseng1 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78368 Several groups of users at my workplace, which use several different Java-reliant web-apps would disagree with you...... if they knew what Java was and that their jobs depended on us keeping it working nicely with their crappy web apps. In my experience, at least in the academic world, Java is well-entrenched in things like student record apps, website portals, online-teaching apps, etc, and won't be disappearing from our multiple thousand machines anytime soon. Several groups of users at my workplace, which use several different Java-reliant web-apps would disagree with you…

… if they knew what Java was and that their jobs depended on us keeping it working nicely with their crappy web apps. In my experience, at least in the academic world, Java is well-entrenched in things like student record apps, website portals, online-teaching apps, etc, and won’t be disappearing from our multiple thousand machines anytime soon.

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78366 Rich Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78366 That's truly a shame (on the school's part, not yours). That’s truly a shame (on the school’s part, not yours).

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78365 Rich Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78365 Java by default drops in the executable called jusched.exe (Java Update Scheduler) into every Windows install. The only way to get rid of the nag notices is to take it out of the run-on-startup routine. You can do this easily with the CCleaner software. (CCleaner > Tools (left) > Startup (button), look for jusched.exe and double-click to set it to NO). Java by default drops in the executable called jusched.exe (Java Update Scheduler) into every Windows install. The only way to get rid of the nag notices is to take it out of the run-on-startup routine. You can do this easily with the CCleaner software. (CCleaner > Tools (left) > Startup (button), look for jusched.exe and double-click to set it to NO).

]]> By: Dustin Currinhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78364 Dustin Currin Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:17:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78364 I'd love to get rid of java Rich, but unfortunately it is required by my university for online classes. The client we use is based on java when we conduct online meetings. I absolutely HATE it as caused me to get a 0 on a presentation when java decided to cause hidden errors in the application. Hope the school develops an alternative. I’d love to get rid of java Rich, but unfortunately it is required by my university for online classes. The client we use is based on java when we conduct online meetings. I absolutely HATE it as caused me to get a 0 on a presentation when java decided to cause hidden errors in the application. Hope the school develops an alternative.

]]> By: Jordanhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78363 Jordan Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:06:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78363 ActiveX is no stranger to exploits... but I do agree that it is update more frequently and seamlessly by win update service. However, if you do any type of android development, JRE is absolutely critical to android SDK. Granted, development is not consumer level use, but you would be surprised by how many younger user dabble in app development using pre-compiled scripting engines. ActiveX is no stranger to exploits… but I do agree that it is update more frequently and seamlessly by win update service. However, if you do any type of android development, JRE is absolutely critical to android SDK. Granted, development is not consumer level use, but you would be surprised by how many younger user dabble in app development using pre-compiled scripting engines.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78362 David Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78362 And how about the incessant "you need to update" prompts, with the option to turn those off that doesn't actually save that you turned it off? Did they ever fix that?We need Java at the office, but I had to set a GP to set the registry key so that my users aren't constantly update-nagged (when most of them do not have admin rights to update in the first place...for something they don't really need!). And how about the incessant “you need to update” prompts, with the option to turn those off that doesn’t actually save that you turned it off? Did they ever fix that?

We need Java at the office, but I had to set a GP to set the registry key so that my users aren’t constantly update-nagged (when most of them do not have admin rights to update in the first place…for something they don’t really need!).

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78361 Rich Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78361 Home consumer users don't understand "remove the Java plugins from each browser" because they have a hard enough time finding the big blue "e" icon on the desktop just to launch the browser. They do however understand "uninstall from Add/Remove". Home consumer users don’t understand “remove the Java plugins from each browser” because they have a hard enough time finding the big blue “e” icon on the desktop just to launch the browser. They do however understand “uninstall from Add/Remove”.

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78360 Rich Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78360 You only need Java in LibreOffice if using Base: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/system-requirements/LogMeIn only uses Java as a fallback if the appropriate IE ActiveX or browser extension is not present when using the web portal. In other words, Java is not required.Netbeans and Eclipse are both IDEs and home consumer users don't use that stuff at all. You only need Java in LibreOffice if using Base: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/system-requirements/

LogMeIn only uses Java as a fallback if the appropriate IE ActiveX or browser extension is not present when using the web portal. In other words, Java is not required.

Netbeans and Eclipse are both IDEs and home consumer users don’t use that stuff at all.

]]> By: Force Flowhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/its-time-to-uninstall-java/comment-page-1/#comment-78359 Force Flow Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:24:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16957#comment-78359 Also, it is possible just to remove the Java plugins from each browser, rather than uninstall the JRE entirely. Also, it is possible just to remove the Java plugins from each browser, rather than uninstall the JRE entirely.

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