Greetings royal participants. And my thanks go out to Leann who has me all decked out for a Queeny Halloweeny just in time, mind you. I now have my kitchen sink shelf adorned with a shaker/snowball cat and pumpkin decoration, bejewelled spider champagne glass LOL! Orange and black candles aplenty, a pumpkin container that came filled with allium (I love allium!) A black dragonfly plant poker, spider rings (tempted to wear them to work tomorrow LOL) garden gloves which are indispensible, a wonderful and welcome kitchen towel in herbal design, tiny windchimes which I adore, crocus chrysantus in purple and yellow- always welcome for cheerful Springs, a wonderful small 16 month calendar which will be in the garage for my memos on gardening tasks and my new 2 yr pocket planner for work- I was just panicking that I'm only a month away from needing a new one and POOF there it is complete with adorable puppies on it! Perfect. LeeAnn you have made this Queen rich with gratitude for your wonderful holiday box and bountiful treasures. And let's not forget to mention the bag of assorted Hershey's Nuggets, except if the hubby is around..... Have a royal and Happy Halloween all and my thanks to LeeAnn for a wonderful set of surprises so welcome on these cold, wet gardening days.

I am having problems with FF and found this thread - I am completely out of the news loop so had heard nothing about Java problems so...hope you can help. I have a mac running 10.6.8. In the middle of watching netflix last night I got an error message saying that Java plug in was disabled and to enable it and restart FF. I checked everything and it was enabled, I disabled my ghostery, etc. Nothing made a difference. Today I tried an update to java and downloaded that (found by check for updates on my mac menu). still didn't fix it. So I found this thread and decided I would uninstall the whole thing. I found directions on FF about how to uninststall Java. But when I seach my mac for JavaAppletPlugin.plugin I get nothing, nowhere. If I just search for Java, I get dozens of hits, but none of them for the applet plugin. I went back and disabled it, but am wondering what to do now. How can I uninstall it if I can't find it? Any ideas? I appreciate any help! This post was edited by olychick on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 17:11

These are the instructions I give to avoid confusion Download the latest version of Java Runtime Environment from link below and save it to your desktop. Â Look for "Java Runtime Environment (JRE)" JRE 6 Update 12. Â Click the Download button to the right. Â Select your Platform: "Windows". Â Select your Language: "Multi-language". Â Read the License Agreement, and then check the box that says: "Accept License Agreement". Â Click ]Continue and the page will refresh. Â Under Required Files, check the box for Windows Offline Installation, click the link below it and save the file to your desktop. Â Close any programs you may have running - especially your web browser. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, double-click on Add/Remove Programs and remove all older versions of Java. Â Check (highlight)any item with Java Runtime Environment (JRE or J2SE) in the name. Â Click the Remove or Change/Remove button and follow the onscreen instructions for the Java uninstaller. Â Repeat as many times as necessary to remove each Java versions. Â Reboot your computer once all Java components are removed. Â Then from your desktop double-click on jre-6u12-windows-i586-p.exe to install the newest version. If using Windows Vista and the installer refuses to launch due to insufficient user permissions, then Run As Administrator.[/color] -- If you choose to update via the Java applet in Control Panel, uncheck the option to install the Toolbar unless you want it. The uninstaller incorporated in this release removes previous Updates 10 and above, but does not remove older versions, so they still need to be removed manually. Note: The Java Quick Starter (JQS.exe) adds a service to improve the initial startup time of Java applets and applications. To disable the JQS service if you don't want to use it, go to Start > Control Panel > Java > Advanced > Miscellaneous and uncheck the box for Java Quick Starter click Ok and reboot your computer. Here is a link that might be useful: java

I always recommend a user first go to the manufacturer's website for answers to concerns. More often than not there is support, FAQ,s and dedicated forums. Do I agree with all they write? No, but it is a great place to start. The link below is the portal to the question of multiple versions of Java. DA Here is a link that might be useful: Java.com