Newbie needs general help w/Java Updating

Hi,
I don't use Java (as far as I know) too often, but right now I've got Java 5_6 update on my computer. I've been told that's unstable and I should update to Java 6. I was also told I should remove 5_6 Update with add/remove programs before doing so. I was also told I should remove the three Java "objects" in the Downloaded Program Files Folder before doing so (which is an IE thing, right?). But I was also told to go and download Java 6 directly from the Sun site and install, but I'm not sure if that's necessary or the way I want to do it, because I have the option to check for updates in the Java Control Panel that comes up when I double click the Java icon in my Control Panel folder.
Questions:
1. The three java objects in the downloaded objects folder are in a folder that's part of IE, is that right? I don't use IE (except for Windows Updates), I use Firefox. So where are the objects kept for Firefox?
2. Do I really need to also remove these objects in addition to add/removing 5_6 Update? If so, for both IE and Firefox?
3. When I go to my Control Panel, there is an icon for JAVA. When I double-click this icon, a JAVA CONTROL PANEL opens up. If I remove 5_6 Update and those objects, will that also remove this control panel? The control panel was part of my system when I got my laptop.
4. If the Java Control Panel is retained, then why can't I just go to the second tab which is for Updates, choose "Update Now" and get the Java 6 update that way? (And this would be AFTER I remove 5_6 -- and any objects, IF that's necessary.)
It's my hope that I can just update to Java 6 (after removing the 5_6 update and objects, if necessary) by using the update feature in the Java Control Panel instead of downloading Java 6 from the Sun site. If this is not a good idea, I would like to understand why.
Any help is appreciated -- thanks!

Thanks for the post. So J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0
Update 6 (which is apparently what I have now) is
stable
It's reasonably stable. There are bugs in it, of course. There are always bugs in software. Unless you're having problems with them, however, you don't automatically need to update.
The list of changes between that release of Java 5 and the latest (1.5.11 at the time of writing) is given here:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
, and it's false that it has security
holes that can be exploitedThat's a completely different question. I can't promise you that there are no security flaws that have been fixed since that particular update. However, unless you're running a server or downloading applets or otherwise running in a security constrained environment there's not much point in worrying about it. Again, if there is a specific reason for you to worry check the bugs and enhancement lists here to see if your concerns are addressed:
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/index.html
Either way you don't update just because someone says you should unless you have reason to believe they know what they're talking about. I suggest you ask your original source to explain why they think you should upgrade and to provide you with the evidence to back up their assertions.

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I grew up living in Fullerton, California, until about 10
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> I'm going to try to make this quick, but there is an
important backstory to my
> problem.
> I grew up living in Fullerton, California, until about
10 months ago. I still
> call Fullerton my home and take pride in it.
> About 4 years ago, I started playing guitar; about 2
years ago, I started
> lusting over a Fender Stratocaster. Fender Musical
Instruments was started by
> Leo Fender, a radio repairman who created the first
mass-produced electric
> guitar in his workshop in Fullerton (coincidentally I
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> school he did as well).
> Health problems made him sell Fender to CBS; when he got
better, he got with
> some friends and started the Music Man company. A
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> friends resulted in him dissolving ties with the
company. But then he got
> together with his long-time friend and descendent of the
founders of his
> hometown, George Fullerton, and started G&L (George
& Leo) Guitars. G&L still
> builds guitars in Fender's own factory, the original
factory of Fender guitars,
> in Fullerton, even though Leo passed away in 1991.
> A couple months ago I heard about G&L and, looking
at the website, I realized
> that these were the exact guitars I'd been looking
for--sooo much more than a
> normal Fender guitar (CBS has since taken Fender in
different directions than
> Leo would have, even moving production to Corona,
California) and still made in
> my hometown. The website, unfortunately, lacked pictures
of the exact color
> and model of guitar I wanted, a similar problem I
experienced on Fender's
> website. Having built upon my 12 years of experience and
know-how with
> photoshop, I had taken a high-resolution photo of a
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> made custom shapes out of every piece of the guitar so
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> and colorize the thing to my heart's desire. But the
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> shapes once I heard of G&L.
> Well, after a little tinkering, I had my dream guitar,
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> the forum of G&L. Two days later the CEO of G&L
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> swapping a guitar for some webwork. I'm ecstatic! A
$2000 guitar just for
> something I do as a hobby? Plus *******' resume
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>
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>
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