Java now needs to be enabled

[bonzoe]

Tried logging in today, fails saying I do not have Java enabled. Had no problem without Java before, why do they change it??

Ads? I block all ads so have no problem.

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I do not even have Java installed on my system

[joglynne]

@tiz, please forgive me asking what I suspect is a silly question but why don't you use Java, and what do you use instead?

Well as it stands at this minute in time the only thing I use Java for is for uploading to Adrive and other online storage. All the vids I watch are Flash or HTML 5 anyway and I ont play Java games

Little tip though if you do use Java. Goto control panel and right click the JAva control panel and send to desktop this will create a short cut. Open it and disable the Java and then only enable it again when it is needed

[Sirius]

I think that the request for Java was not meant to be. I have seen that on sites in the past that have been infected.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Sirius

I think that the request for Java was not meant to be. I have seen that on sites in the past that have been infected.

Hmmm, this site isn't exactly running smoothly, is it?

[joglynne]

Thanks tiz. Have done as you suggested and disabled Java. I shall be interested to see which sites will need it enabled.

I used to get nagged to update to the new version of Java when I did a speed test on Thinkbroadband but I have just done a test and it didn't seem to make any difference that I did not have Java enabled.

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

Well as it stands at this minute in time the only thing I use Java for is for uploading to Adrive and other online storage. All the vids I watch are Flash or HTML 5 anyway and I ont play Java games

Little tip though if you do use Java. Goto control panel and right click the JAva control panel and send to desktop this will create a short cut. Open it and disable the Java and then only enable it again when it is needed

Many websites have java based scripts in place, even for things like navigation menus (ugly solution as there are often better ways of doing it with standard html and css). If Java isn't enabled surely these don't work properly, if at all?

[Kymmy]

The latest Java update seems to have reset all existing permissions so sites that use java and was previously given permission now ask for that permission again.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Many websites have java based scripts in place, even for things like navigation menus (ugly solution as there are often better ways of doing it with standard html and css). If Java isn't enabled surely these don't work properly, if at all?

Most use javascript which is built into most browsers and not java itself.

[fatmat8]

have had three updates for java in the last fortnight .

Originally Posted by Kymmy

The latest Java update seems to have reset all existing permissions so sites that use java and was previously given permission now ask for that permission again.

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Most use javascript which is built into most browsers and not java itself.

[Qtx]

Easy to assume that java and javascript are the same thing but they are not. Then someone will be silly and throw jsp/java scripted pages in to the arena to confuse matters

[Tezcatlipoca]

It seems to me that nowadays Java serves no real purpose other than as a malware vector...

Best to keep any Java plugins disabled in browsers IMO, or not even have it installed in the first place.

It's not really needed for much now, in my experience. The only reason I even have Java installed still is that PS3MediaServer uses it.

[bonzoe]

Back to normal today.

Must be the way Virgin implemented it, had no problem with gmail, which host Virgin mail.

I do not have Java enabled for security, although java script is enabled. As others have said, they are not the same.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Matt D

It seems to me that nowadays Java serves no real purpose other than as a malware vector...

Well, there is the Ask toolbar...