Do I have to keep different versions of Java 6.x around?

[Al Dykes]

I've got Java 6 update 4 and Java 6 update 5 on the system.

It's an old laptop and I need the disk space. Can I uninstall Update 5
in control panel?

Thanks

 

[TaurArian]

I only keep the latest version. I always uninstall the old ones.
Hasn't caused any problems for me.

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| I've got Java 6 update 4 and Java 6 update 5 on the system.
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| It's an old laptop and I need the disk space. Can I uninstall Update 5
| in control panel?
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| Thanks
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| Al Dykes
| News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
| - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
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[TaurArian]

PS, you may wish to check your versions, "Recommended Version 6 Update 6"

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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


|
|
| I've got Java 6 update 4 and Java 6 update 5 on the system.
|
| It's an old laptop and I need the disk space. Can I uninstall Update 5
| in control panel?
|
| Thanks
|
|
|
| --
| Al Dykes
| News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
| - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
|

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I've got Java 6 update 4 and Java 6 update 5 on the system.

It's an old laptop and I need the disk space. Can I uninstall Update 5
in control panel?

Thanks

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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Bruce Chambers

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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No, and it's best if you don't! See
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=33098&p=187036#p187036