hi chris i was sort of been sorcastic and giving my own experence from marie ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Hallsworth To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 1:37 AM Subject: Re: Java and Windows XP OS Marie, I have never heard such statements to say that Java will help you type faster and/or send and receive e-mails. The idea of Java is to run special programmes, called Java appletts, on your computer. Some programmes you get off the internet are written in Java, so Java is required there. Hope that helps, and, by the way, if you do not plan to use Java for your computing needs it is safe to remove it. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr ----- Original Message ----- From: marie peake To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:37 PM Subject: Re: Java and Windows XP OS hi jarver is quite important to a computer with mine i find that it helps me when i am checking my e-mails and doing a lot of typing as it speeds up the computer. from marie ----- Original Message ----- From: Moti Azrad To: Jfw List ; Jaws-uk list ; Jawslite list Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 9:49 PM Subject: Java and Windows XP OS Hi friends, I'm using windows XP PRO with all the latest updates and my question is about Java. I don't see, when I look at: my add/remove programs, any Java installed program. Do I have to install one, if yes, which one and where and what can I expect to benefit or any other improvements by installing that Java program? I'm really don't know much about that but I read some emails about blind users here that are using Java. Any info or help is much appreciated. Moti Moti Azrad Musician & Piano-Tuner motia@xxxxxxx azrad_moty@xxxxxxxxxxx motiaz@xxxxxxxxx Israel