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When I visit my parents, I end up having to remove the Ask toolbar. It always returns due to the frequent java updates having the Ask install box ticked by default.

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Put Ninite on their boxen and set it to autoupdate java, perhaps?

I didn't know this app. Thanks a lot!

I want to believe that 'boxen' is a Brian Regan reference and not just a typo :)

Its been in the jargon file for a while – http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/boxen.html – I guess its an obvious analogy with ox/oxen.

Also VAX/VAXen.

Uninstall the JRE and install the full JDK which includes a JRE: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/inde...

Oracle doesn't bundle adware with the JDK.

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