Hi Nick, Java's question is a good one, I don't know the answer, but maybe you can check it out w/ the airline before you hack up the plant; otherwise, I'd just give her the leaves you've started. They're very slow to grow that way, but they will grow & maybe the airline would have less of an issue w/ just leaves. I've started them from single leaves & bare stalks, but have never tried cutting a tuber. I'd suggest you divide it w/out cutting the tuber, for best results, but I'd GUESS, they'd be OK, they're pretty strong, rugged plants. If it were mine, I'd lift out a single stem (or 2), w/ the whole tuber attached & let yr. guest take it home unpotted & dry, to pot up & water once she gets it home. These plants are somewhat succulent in their growth & their fat, fleshy stems hold enough water that it will make it through the travel just fine, bare-root dry (& will be less likely to rot too). This IS their time of new growth, in my experience, mine tend to put on huge new growth starting around Sept. (I had one I'd started that put out a 14" stem in one month before it unfurled.) While mine aren't doing so right now, if yours are, I'd suggest you maintain yr. regular 'more active' watering while they put on their new growth. I keep mine active all yr. tho' maybe cut back my watering from once a wk to once every 2 wks during winter. I'd advise against fertilizer as the fish tank water you're using is already serving that purpose. Hope this helps!

Z, You might have just solved a concern I had last night trying to remove Adobe Reader 9 from a friend's XP laptop. I was using REVO, and like SF's Java attempt it stopped at 2/3 of the way on the first step; report of creating restore point and action by the product's built-in uninstaller). It also presented a window with an alert regarding a protected registry key. I never thought of running the process as the administrator. The obvious. Duh! This might be the cure also for SF and REVO. Thanks. DA This post was edited by damccoy on Mon, Jan 21, 13 at 9:43

Bobbie is correct, but only if you will be connecting the old system to the Internet. If so, you should be certain that your system hasd the current versions of Flash and Shockwave installed also. Finally, be certain that the Java is the proper version for the browser intended. DA

ActiveX controls are small program building blocks that can be used to create distributed applications that work over the Internet through web browsers. Examples include customized applications for gathering data, viewing certain kinds of files, and displaying animation. If you ok the warning chances are you will be ok, but there is a risk involved, that being said there is risk visiting any web page.