You don't give up, do you?
If you are here to 'tell people something', then you are in the wrong place.
This is not a soapbox for you to expound your wisdom.
#1 this is NOT EB 2002 it is EB 2000 Deluxe. #2 it does not mention if installing Sun's Java fixes the problem. #3 This is the ONLY Java related issue on the list.
I'm really getting fed up of answering petty little points, but as you insist,
-please note my edit to the program version
-If you'd asked I could 've told you the answer
-so what? I just mentioned it as an example. I don't really care if it's the only application in the universe to be dependent on MSJVM.
I suspect there are more, especially in-house apps in the business world. There may even be people who are still running outdated systems and haven't addressed these issues yet- Some companies still use Windows 2000 because XP hasn't been fully evaluated.
Anybody updating an old system needs to exercise a tad of caution, as the MS site makes clear.
Look at any of my postings and see that I'm always going on about security vulnerabilities in Java engines, and the importance of switching to and updating Sun JRE.
I think you'll find similar advice from others here.
Some people have even been kind enough to let me know that they have found my advice useful. So you see, people do get the message if they want to hear.
I just realized something, where would all these online "security forums" be if no one had spyware on their computers? (not talking about Avast). I don't see a single one giving anyone good advice, except info that makes them dependant on coming back.
I find your tone patronising. You can't force advice down people's throats, just give good advice and let 'them' choose to take it if they want. And give 'them' a little more credit as well. We can't all be MasterTechs, and most of us don't even want to be,