java question ...

[Guest]

While looking in add/remove in control panel, I have the following listed ....
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_01
Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_03
Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_06

I also have Java Plug-in 1.4.0_01 and Java Plug-in 1.4.0_03

Are all of these needed or can I uninstall some of them??

Thanks .....

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Unintstall all but the most recent. (5.0 update 4)

Tom
| While looking in add/remove in control panel, I have the following listed
.....
| J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2
| J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_01
| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_03
| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_06
|
| I also have Java Plug-in 1.4.0_01 and Java Plug-in 1.4.0_03
|
| Are all of these needed or can I uninstall some of them??
|
| Thanks .....
|

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Uninstall all those Java programs, then install the latest version
which is now Version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_04-b05).

JAVA SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS
http://java.com/en/download/download_the_latest.jsp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| While looking in add/remove in control panel, I have the following listed ....
| J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2
| J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_01
| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_03
| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_06
|
| I also have Java Plug-in 1.4.0_01 and Java Plug-in 1.4.0_03
|
| Are all of these needed or can I uninstall some of them??
|
| Thanks .....

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Op already has the latest installed, according to the list he posted:
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4

Tom
| Uninstall all those Java programs, then install the latest version
| which is now Version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_04-b05).
|
| JAVA SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS
| http://java.com/en/download/download_the_latest.jsp
|
| --
| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
| Microsoft Newsgroups
|
| Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
| http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
|
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|
| "Van" wrote:
|
|| While looking in add/remove in control panel, I have the following listed
.....
|| J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2
|| J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
|| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_01
|| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_03
|| Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_06
||
|| I also have Java Plug-in 1.4.0_01 and Java Plug-in 1.4.0_03
||
|| Are all of these needed or can I uninstall some of them??
||
|| Thanks .....
|

 

[Guest]

I tried to download and install the newest version of java on my compaq
notebook with xp sp2 and I keep getting a message that says " This
installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and
you can access it or contact the application vender to verify that this is a
valid windows installer package.
I know this is a valid windows installer package because I clicked on
Windows when chooseing which one to download. Do I need to uninstall the
other versions of Java before it will install.
Any information would be appreciated.
Roy

 

[BBUNNY]

While looking in add/remove in control panel, I have the following listed
....
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_01
Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.0_03
Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_06

I also have Java Plug-in 1.4.0_01 and Java Plug-in 1.4.0_03

Are all of these needed or can I uninstall some of them??

Remove them all, reboot then go to the page below for an
automatic install and verification.
www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Page below will explain the differences better.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/index.jsp

 

[FrankV]

I had the identical problem and after a few days of trying I went back to
the previous version.

Frank

 

[Guest]

Just to let you know I finally was able to get the new version of Java.
I downloaded the package to install offline. I installed the new version
and then deleted the two other versions. It went real smooth with no
problems, I went back to Java web site and checked to see if it was activated
ok and it was so now I have the new version installed.
Thanks for the help.
Roy