I've been Java free at home for well over a year.
I got infected via a Java exploit embedded within an advert on a trusted website (don't know which as I had several tabs open as always at the time). Took me the thick end of a week to fully eradicate the bastard thing. Java had been silently failing to update for a couple of revisions so the hole was well known by this point.
I'm sure it has its uses, but I genuinely haven't missed it. I strongly recommend you uninstall it and see if you do.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 29 Aug 2012, 11:45,
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I expect so
But why would you want to have a known security risk laying around if it's not in use? If you just disable it you leave yourself open to something or someone reenabling it without your knowledge.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 29 Aug 2012, 14:29,
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I think Windows 7 and the newest OSX
no longer ship with Java anyway due to it's problems. Most people with a newish PC / MAC may not even have it installed. Even so, it's just a quick trip to the control panel to rid yourself of it.
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Wed 29 Aug 2012, 14:44,
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