Corrine
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Re: The tendency of (pre-checked) toolbars
Although the general information is public about software including toolbars, the list I compiled was posted in a private discussion in a private forum and published without permission.
With regard to the Google toolbar offered with Sun Java, I have learned that this is old news. See »weblogs.java.net/blog/kgh/archiv···the.html I believe it is still offered just from the www.java.com if the user does not have the Google toolbar already installed. I do not know from personal experience as Java is not installed on my home computer, nor are there any toolbars -- Google or otherwise.
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Name Game
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| said by Corrine  :Although the general information is public about software including toolbars, the list I compiled was posted in a private discussion in a private forum and published without permission. That is sad..but if you really want it private..then will make sure it does not happen again since you are claiming rights to the info posted at an open blog.
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Name Game
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said by Corrine :With regard to the Google toolbar offered with Sun Java, I have learned that this is old news. See » weblogs.java.net/blog/kgh/archiv···the.html I believe it is still offered just from the www.java.com if the user does not have the Google toolbar already installed. I do not know from personal experience as Java is not installed on my home computer, nor are there any toolbars -- Google or otherwise. It certainly is still offered see this post
»Re: Sun Java JRE6 Update 5 released
and if you go into the .mst file and break it down you will see the code that is there for the google tool bar and other grabage...some of it download server specific 
This you will find for google stuff
ht tp://toolbar.google.com/partners/terms
ht tp://desktop.google.com/eula.html"[ProgramFilesFolder]
ht tp://desktop.google.com/privacypolicy.html
ht tp://www.google.com/support/toolbar/?quick=privacy&v=4.0&hl
In that .MST file
Won't be long before Sun Java sells more space in the .mst since they are giving everyone free coffee in their opinion.
C:\WINDOWS\Local Settings\Application Data
You may find sub-folders with {long-unique-names} containing an .MSI file named something like:
"J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 1.msi"
and also an .MST file named after the language version installed. English is usually referenced by "1033", so the file would be named "1033.MST".
These .MSI files are created when you install the Java Runtime, and are the setup instruction files used to "reinstall" or "repair" the installed program. .MSI files are the files used by the latest "Windows Installer" (msiexec.exe), and aren't unique to Sun Java. The folder where they are copied to is unique, because others are copied to C:\Windows\Installer by a random name. The .MST file is known as a "transform" file that is used to provide additional instructions for the installation.
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jaykaykay
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Scottsdale, AZ | "grabage"? :Love the word even if it wasn't intended. It fits perfectly with all these toolbars etc. They are there for the unknowing to grab and certainly do add garbage to one's computer if one isn't savvy enough to uncheck the downloads. |
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Name Game
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| said by jaykaykay :"grabage"? :Love the word even if it wasn't intended. It fits perfectly with all these toolbars etc. They are there for the unknowing to grab and certainly do add garbage to one's computer if one isn't savvy enough to uncheck the downloads. You have my permission to use that word again since I was not scratching in private.
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