Ok, I was successful in completing step 1 of post #3. I went ahead and uninstalled anything AOL related as per step 3 of post #3. Since I don't have internet connection on the PC, I downloaded the suggested Java installer from laptop and was going to transfer it to the PC via USB thumb drive, but upon restarting the computer, it started going thru the diagnostic steps described earlier in this thread and I'm waiting to get back into Safe Mode to install the Java update.