On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:04:22 GMT, Jose    
   wrote:   
      
   >> Can you explain what happens when you turn off Java?  Always   
   >> been a deep mystery to me. Thanks.   
   >   
   >Java and Javascript are different animals.  Javascript is what runs the   
   >cutesy things that make the web so annoying.  Things like menus that   
   >drop down when you mouse over them, pages that won't let you right-click   
   >("this function has been disabled"), popup ads (which sometimes spawn   
   >other popups), "functionality at closure" (stuff that happens without   
   >your permssion after you close the web browser), and things like that.   
   >   
   >When you turn off Javascript, these things no longer annoy you.  You   
   >lose a few marginally useful things (popup menus are not all bad), but a   
   >well designed web page will have HTML functionality (I hate that word)   
   >as a backup.  Pages that don't are not worth the time to visit and   
   >should wither on the vine.   
   >   
   >Java is a programming language that is far more powerful.  I won't let   
   >an anonymous web page have that much control over my computer, so I   
   >don't know what it can do, but I imagine it can do just about anything.   
   >   
   >Jose   
      
   Thanks, Jose, for that informative message.  Sorry I didn't follow up   
   sooner.   I appreciate explanation of difference between Javascript   
   and Java.   
      
   I did a Search for "javascript" and got about 5-6 hits, but I can't   
   open most of them, and Windows  can't either.    Should I just delete   
   them?   
      
   If I am unhappy with the results, can I reinstall Javascript?   
   If so, how?   
      
   Thanks for any help you have time to provide.   
      
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