You have a Yahoo account, right? Can you sign on to Yahoo Mail?
Exactly what do you see in your Uninstall or change a program panel for Java? If you have the latest version, you should see exactly this: Java(TM) 6 Update 2.
BTW, do you have Flash installed? I noticed the first image you posted should have some Flash content in the upper left side of the screen, where there's some blank space, to the left of the box for Nicole Scherzinger.