A weather site I use loads the JAVA platform and places an icon on the process tray.
This isn't really a problem, but is there a way to unload JAVA or is it already unloaded but
not removing the icon? I couldn't find any simple answers at JAVA.com.
I hate unused processes using system resources unnecessarily ( I really need more memory,
but that is not the issue here).
Thanks,
tg

ps. One thing I finally noticed is that when I close Firefox, it automatically unloads. Don't know
about IE, probably does there too.

[This message has been edited by TennT (edited 03-07-2008).]

If its unloading when Firefox exits its owned by Firefox. The java engine is only being used when you open up something that needs it. Otherwise its just sitting in memory.

I dont know of any advanced setting in Firefox that will unload the jre after its not been used for some time.

Just a question but if you didn't want couldn't you turn Java off under internet options?

Well, I could turn it off, but that's not what I want. I just want unused processes out of mem
when not needed. Sort of a pet peeve of mine. My system uses SDRAM (old tech) and it will cost me
about $90 or so to bring it up to a gig. I get sick and tired of every install dumping another loader or
such into the system. Dayum bloatware.
I did price a new mboard with quad AMD and 4 gig of mem from my local guy for about $250 today.
But I still don't like every install to think it is God's gift and put icons and shortcuts everywhere.
My new DSL update junked up the taskbar and didn't even ask permission.
I tracked a system slowdown to pagefile swapping. Taskbar looks a mess under processes.
I hate to do a re-install and reload what I want, but I'm beginning to lean in that direction.