I also have had no problem without Java and I do use Ancestry. Just double-checked it now, searched, and then went to a record image, no problems. Elaine I think the world is run by C students. --Al McGuire Hello Yvonne On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, you wrote > Hi Guys, > I am one of those who removed Java from my > Windows 7. I have not had > any problems downloading and reading the census > on Ancestry. So, for me > I do not need "Java" to use Ancestry. > I noted in my Firefox that they automatically > "Disabled" my Java. I just > checked FireFox again and see the following note "For your safety, > Firefox has disabled your outdated version of > Java. Please upgrade to > the latest version." <http://java.com/download> > I think that I will wait and upgrade until the > Java situation levels out. > Yvonne