java in vista ?

[Blazer]

is it needed, got flash player, dont want more if not needed.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: blazer
is it needed, got flash player, dont want more if not needed.

If you like content on the web, it is pretty much a must have.

 

[n7]

Pretty much.

You can try going without it, but i'm sure you'll eventually run into something that requires it.

 

[Mem]

Java is fine in Vista,I have had no issues over the last 20 months or so ,no real reason not to have it installed especially since its free.

 

[corkyg]

Agree! You are better off with it than without it.

 

[nerp]

I actually don't install Java anymore and never find sites that require it, either. I see no reason. If a site has java content, I'm more than happy not seeing the content. I was never a big fan of the java updater and all that other crap either.

 

[Skeeedunt]

On a fresh install, I usually wait until I come across something that needs it... which is approximately never.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
On a fresh install, I usually wait until I come across something that needs it... which is approximately never.

Same here.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: nerp
I actually don't install Java anymore and never find sites that require it, either. I see no reason. If a site has java content, I'm more than happy not seeing the content. I was never a big fan of the java updater and all that other crap either.

I've had Vista on my main desktop PC for about seven months now and I haven't had any reason to install Java.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
I've had Vista on my main desktop PC for about seven months now and I haven't had any reason to install Java.

This is why I caveatted my statement by saying if you like content on the web. That is really the only thing I see Java as useful for, and even then 95% of the time most web pages work fine without Java. (Or when using the NoScript extension in FF.) I prefer to have it for those times when it is needed for content I want to see on sites that I trust. For the rest, I use NoScript to block scripting from working.

 

[Blazer]

think ill just wait till i need it, sloppy updater leaving older versions and something else to have to update.

 

[evident]

just install it.