Java advice needed.

[Frog]

Yes, I am still moving into my new computer (Windows XP). Today, while
visiting a Web sites that I like view, I was confronted with a need to
have Java software loaded on my system. The site I visited was:

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Subsequently, I found Java software at the following web sites:

http://www.java.com/en/

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHO...roductRef=jre-6u4-b-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer

Mow to my questions.

Is Java software the same? If not, is one version better to use on a
Windows XP machine than another? I seem to remember faintly that Java
software can open the door for computer problems...is this true? I am
looking for a suggestion as to what I should use on my new system.

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions sent my way on this subject.

Frog

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Frog" <[email protected]>

| Yes, I am still moving into my new computer (Windows XP). Today, while
| visiting a Web sites that I like view, I was confronted with a need to
| have Java software loaded on my system. The site I visited was:
|
| http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
|
| Subsequently, I found Java software at the following web sites:
|
| http://www.java.com/en/
|
| https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHO...roductRef=jre-6u4-b-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer
|
| Mow to my questions.
|
| Is Java software the same? If not, is one version better to use on a
| Windows XP machine than another? I seem to remember faintly that Java
| software can open the door for computer problems...is this true? I am
| looking for a suggestion as to what I should use on my new system.
|
| Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions sent my way on this subject.
|
| Frog

Just about *any* software can "...open the door for computer problems".

You want "Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 4" found in the middle of the following
web page.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

 

[Allan]

Yes, I am still moving into my new computer (Windows XP). Today, while
visiting a Web sites that I like view, I was confronted with a need to
have Java software loaded on my system. The site I visited was:

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Subsequently, I found Java software at the following web sites:

http://www.java.com/en/

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHO...roductRef=jre-6u4-b-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer

Mow to my questions.

Is Java software the same? If not, is one version better to use on a
Windows XP machine than another? I seem to remember faintly that Java
software can open the door for computer problems...is this true? I am
looking for a suggestion as to what I should use on my new system.

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions sent my way on this subject.

Frog

The second link you gave leads to this webpage :
https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHO...iewFilteredProducts-SingleVariationTypeFilter .
That is the most recent version available. Unless you have an AMD64 version
of Windows use the 32-bit installation options shown on that webpage. You
have to configure your browser for the security settings for Java as well as
the Control Panel applet which is installed called "Java".
I suggest you enable Java and Java applets only in the Trusted Sites zone.