BTW -- I was successful in installing the latest (
version of Java. Now my Java console works again. Also, despite the difficulty with my machine, I'm using both the latest JRE and JDK because I'm learning "Android Studio" to write apps.
Regards,
Robert Goltz
Hello Folks. I'm a software guy, having been a programmer and MIS manager through my career. Yesterday, in an effort to figure out why JAVA would not work, I went into a diagnostic startup via msconfig and was shocked to find out how blazing fast this computer can be! Looking at all the variables, I cannot figure out (JAVA not pertinent to this) what is slowing the machine down in "Normal" config? Running Windows 7 Pro SP1 on an Acer Aspire desktop, 1.5 MG RAM, 1.66 MHz dual core Intel processor. I monitored the RAM and CPU use and did not see much diff in these values while it was "blazing" along. Comments??
PS--> I know I need more memory and am upgrading to three of the four Meg max soon.
Thanks...Robert

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