Java pegs processor
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mherron2213 last edited by leocg
When I open any website that runs Java it pegs my processor at 100% for a couple of minutes and then I get an error alert at the top of the screen. When I disable Java for a site and log into it, there is no high processor use. Suggestions or remedy? Thanks
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@mherron2213 Do you mean JavaScript? It's been a while that browsers no longer support Java and sites stopped using it.
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mherron2213 last edited by
@leocg --What I know is that when I click the option to run JAVA to not allow, the 100% CPU problem goes away.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@mherron2213 There is no such option in Opera. There may be one to disable JavaScript, is that the one?
What happens on other browsers? What is your computer specifications?
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mherron2213 last edited by
@leocg - This happens on Chrome, Firefox and Opera. On all 3 when I disable the ability to run JAVA the problem does not occur. In Opera the option is to allow or not allow run JAVA scripts. Same for the other two. Not sure what you mean by specifications. I have a laptop with Windows 10.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@mherron2213 Then it's probably an system issue, since it happens on several browsers.
By specifications I mean the CPU, amount of RAM, etc
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mherron2213 last edited by
Overall - thanks for the lead. I have another laptop and it does react in the same manner. From that I deduce that my main machine has some type of a problem with Java/Javascripts. Not the task is to determine what the problem element is.
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blackbird71 last edited by@mherron2213 said in Java pegs processor:
... I deduce that my main machine has some type of a problem with Java/Javascripts. ...
Going forward, keep in mind that Java and Javascript are two different things. What you're dealing with is most likely Javascript, not Java.
Java is a programming language whose application programs can be run on any kind of computer that has had a Java interpreter code module installed on it at the system level. An application program written in Java can be executed on any type of computer operating system having the Java code module installed and, because they are true "programs" that run directly on the system, can be quite powerful in what they can do. But that also makes such systems vulnerable to Java-based malware exploits when/if the Java application program is being provided by a website. The presence of web-delivered Java programs has significantly declined in recent years because of its demonstrated potential for abuse, and most web browsers no longer support the Java plug-ins that enable Java programs to be executed from a website using a browser as the portal.
Javascript is a different programming language (in spite of its name-similarity to Java) which is designed to merely execute scripts which appear in website code. Most web browsers include a built-in Javascript interpreter which enable a website to provide a greater variety of content formats and effects on its webpages. Javascript is much less powerful than Java in terms of access to system resources and what it can do therein, hence the system is also less vulnerable to abuse. Blocking Javascript execution in a browser is a method to somewhat increase browsing security and reduce displayed ads in several ways, but it also has a tendency to "break" proper viewing at many websites that rely on their Javascript code for correct site operation and display.
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mherron2213 last edited by
@blackbird71 -- Not being a smartA$$, but I am looking for a solution not definitions. Thanks
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blackbird71 last edited by
@mherron2213 said in Java pegs processor:
@blackbird71 -- Not being a smartA$$, but I am looking for a solution not definitions. Thanks
Indeed, but the reason I brought it up is that you've repeatedly misused the terminology in this thread, including your initial post. Because Java does exist as a viable program and very old Opera versions may still access it via a plug-in, it can lead to troubleshooting confusion until the actual terminology becomes apparent via details mentioned in subsequent postings. When asking about software problems, it always pays to describe problems accurately, as well as completely.
