Is it "safe" to install Sun's Java on my brand new Windows 7 (64-bit) PC? A number of web sites, particularly broadband speed testers, seem to require it. Dave Simpkin I'd gladly do without Java ...

I run Windows 7 64-bit. I have the Java JRE 32-bit installed. I use Firefox almost exclusively for web browsing. I see there is a 64-bit JRE, but I can't really tell what use it is. Under what ...