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| Thread ID: 46243 | 2004-06-17 23:29:00 | Java- cleanout required | effie C (772) | Press F1 |
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| 245536 | 2004-06-17 23:29:00 | Hi, Recently I had to locate and download a program which required Java. I downloaded that, and a steaming coffee cup showed on bottom tool bar. Then I decided that I did not want the program and deleted it --java as well- or, I hope, uninstalled it. Now I want to re install Java after all- Fine! so I download it and it says install complete but it does not show on the harddrive or any download folder.( I have two harddrives one slaved to the other. I then did a search and found all of the various files to do with the several Java downloads I had done, but when I come to cleanout / delete them I get "cannot locate the source of the file", and yet I cannot see the file in a manual search to be able to delete them. Question 1 I want to clean out Java and restart a fresh download --- 2 do I really need the program ? I have searched including "hidden files" so everything is accounted for70 odd files in "search" but then what?- no folder or anything tells me where to delete from the source. This may sound a meandering question - but at my age what do you expect? :-( effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 245537 | 2004-06-17 23:44:00 | Use this to find it in the registry it finds everything so you can delete it RegSeeker Here (www.hoverdesk.net) Also look in C:\Documents and Settings you will have these folders in there for each user on your computer .java .javaws .jpi_cache |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 245538 | 2004-06-18 00:15:00 | Java is not a "program" in the normally accepted sense of the word. Its an "add-in" of Java decoding technology to your browser, and therefore if you expect to see it in "all programs" as a separate executable program thats not strictly the case. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 245539 | 2004-06-18 02:03:00 | Hi G F & Johnboy. Now you are cooking with gas- GF if it is not a program- and I accept that - why was a steaming cup of coffee icon, placed on the bottom tool bar - and why cannot I get it back there? Johnboy, that regcleaner is what used but it did not identify the program - - is it because as G F said it is not a program in the accepted sense of the word? Anyway I am about to use both your advice(s) if that be english and clean up Thank you effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 245540 | 2004-06-18 03:38:00 | well G F & Johnboy - went in and redid as you both suggested- thought I had cleaned out everything - redownloaded and installed -did a freesh search and now see programs entered two days ago - all the way back to 2003- and I thought I had "cleaned"out all files. Johnboy, I did see .java,.javaws.jp_cache, in the pre- cleanout - now there is nothing of that title. The program did install, but thanks to G F it is not so worrying when it is not in programs- BUT I still don't have the steaming cup icon on my bottom tool bar--- do I really need that? Do I need worry too over long backdated info? neurotic? probably but advise please! effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 245541 | 2004-06-18 03:45:00 | I have the same java and have never had the teacup on the taskbar . glad you've sorted it. |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 245542 | 2004-06-18 03:58:00 | Hi Johnboy, Thank you old son - and am I to assume the long past history is of no heed?--- certainly I have had the cup icon, on the bottom right toolbar- I see it in the search list but that is all- apparently it still works effie c |
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