[SBE] Question for the IT folks about IE add-ons - how many of the Java Plug-In updates does a computer need?

[Cowboy]

On Saturday 14 March 2009 09:03 pm, Mike Langner wrote:

>  Hello everyone !

>  

>  I don't know if this reflector will carry a photo or carry an attachment, so

>  I've done both.


 Neither, if it's configured correctly.



>  I'm running IE-7.  It's become less and less stable over the past year or

>  so.


 By that, I assume you mean crashing at random ?


>  According to "Manage Add-ons" there are a number of Java Plug-In updates

>  associated as add-ons.

>  

>  Question:  do I need all of them, or can I remove all except the latest of

>  them? 


 I don't know if M$ Windows allows this ( I don't use it unless I absolutely
 have zero choice ) but the best thing you could do to find out, would be
 to remove all of them, BUT keep the java update package on the disk
 somewhere, so you can reinstall.
 M$ updates tend to be cumulative, and that's also true of Sun Java, so
 "probably" you can get by with only the latest, but M$ java.... ??
 If you can, remove them all, then reinstall only the latest, and see what
 happens. If sites fail, reinstall the next newest, and so on, stopping
 when you have what you need.

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