sp2; sorry, that's a typo, should read sp3! I know FF isnow v21 but since I only installed v20 a few weeks ago, and it took too long to sort out the compatibility issues, that I am happy to stick with what I have for the time being.

The link above took me to an MS FixIt download and removing java did allow me to reinstall the current version. As for do i need it, I have no idea but since it is used on 3 billion computer, phone and other devices, obviously, in the opinion of the Java head-honco, I do. What I do know is that I have the FF Flash block (is that the same?) and a lot of sites tell me that they detect that Java is not present or active. So I guess I have to live with it.

Rex