Can I wipe old Java upgrades?

[johngood_____]

In control panel under 'add remove programs' I have listed in there :

Java runtime 135MB,
Java upgrade2 111MB,
upgrade3 111MB,
upgrade5 114MB
Java runtime environment6 133MB.

Do I need to keep all these Java upgrades etc listed there? Its a lot of MB.
Could I delete them all and then go to the Jave website and just get the
latest Java program? Thanks for advice.

 

[DL]

Old versions are only required if you have/use a Java app that requires a
specific version.
If you dont, simply uninstall them

 

[3c273]

I wish Sun would stop this nonsense. I've uninstalled the older ones with no
ill effect although I used to have a program that required an older version.
I would uninstall them all and go get the latest but YMMV.
Louis

 

[Peter Foldes]

Yes with no problems. It is also recommended to do so

 

[Bruce Chambers]

In control panel under 'add remove programs' I have listed in there :

Java runtime 135MB,
Java upgrade2 111MB,
upgrade3 111MB,
upgrade5 114MB
Java runtime environment6 133MB.

Do I need to keep all these Java upgrades etc listed there? Its a lot of MB.
Could I delete them all and then go to the Jave website and just get the
latest Java program? Thanks for advice.

You can safely remove any of the older Java versions that you do not need.

The Java developers have specifically designed their update
installation routines to leave older Java releases in place; this way
they don't have to take the trouble to make the newer versions
backwards-compatible. A lot of the more complex web-based applications
- especially those connecting to Oracle databases - are written for
specific versions of Java and often break once the user installs a newer
version and removes the older one.


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