OT: Old Jave Files (WinXP org)

[Guest]

This post is different from my previous one.
The other post refers to removing the Java .msi file from the Latest install.
That question is still open and valid, could someone let me know.

This post involves something else.
While waiting for a reply to the first post I decided to continue searching
for more information.

What I discovered was that not only did installing 1.5.xx NOT uninstall
1.4.xx but uninstalling 1.4.xx did not remove the the 1.4.xx .msi
installation file"S". Yes I said FILES (PLURAL). Even though I had deleted
the 1.4.xx from :

C:\Documents and Settings\tim\Local Settings\Application
Data\{7148F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142030}

I have found OTHER COPIES of the Same File in:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\{7148F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142030}

C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\Local Settings\Application
Data\{7148F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142030}

C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Application
Data\{7148F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142030}

C:\Documents and Settings\Guest\Local Settings\Application
Data\{7148F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142030}

ALSO:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Application
Data\{7148F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142030}

and

C:\i386

Each file is 9,713KB
FOR A WHOPPING 57MB of wasted space. (that's not counting the one I deleted
from MY profile which would make it about 67MB)

The C:\i386 file I understand. The i386 directory is a copy of your
original Windows installation of Windows XP. I'm not sure it is safe to mess
with That directory but I am going to delete ALL the other copies of 1.4.xx
..msiS

This BUG may not apply to versions beyond 1.4.2_03.msi (the one that comes
with Windows XP) but has been known since October of 2002 and was still being
discussed in May of 2006!!

see:
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4760174
--------
Problem Description : un-installing the J2SDK/JRE should leave the machine
in a clean state

Tested_Java_Release : JI PIT 03 for 1.4.2 (mantis)
Tested_Build : J2SDK.exe
Tested_Build_Location : /net/sqesvr/deployment3/mantis/JPI-PIT-05/bundles/
Test_Location : JPI Control Panel
Tested_Machine_Name : lemonade 1 / dnm-101
Testted O/S : Windows 98 / 2000 / NT / XP
Tested_ Browsers : IE / NS
....
Result : files/folders, logs etc., created during jre installation and while
running an applet in the browser are not being deleted from the target
machine when the last instance of JRE/JDK is being un-installed.

At this point I am VERY disappointed in SUN. By this time this BUG should
be CLEARLY pointed out to Everyone that might have the affected versions so
they can at least clean up this Crap after an uninstall.

Still want to know what I can do about the Current 1.5.xx .msi but since I'm
about to get back about 50MBs of space I guess I can wait a while.

?:-(
Tim
Geek w/o Portfolio
and a very Bad opinion of Sun Java at the moment.

 

[Guest]

Hi Tim:
I use XP Pro SP2, had a similar case, and this is what I did. I installed
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 from the following site, it is the 4th from
top for me with XP Pro:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Verified the Installation of 1.6 at:
http://www.java.com/en/

Next I went to the Control Panel and check that I had the blue Java icon and
the new white. In Add or Remove Programs I removed Java 1.5, leaving only
Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 with a file size of 88.66 MB. Went back to
the CP and had only the white Java icon 1.6. Click it and access Java Control
Panel > Java tab > and checked that both View showed only Platform 1.6.0 as
installed.

In the Program Files, inside the Java folder, I had manually deleted copies
of old 1.4. There were 2 files now, one named jre 1.5.0_09 of 1.12 Mb and the
other jre 1.6.0 of 68.6 MB. Perfect, no excess weight, only of 1.12 MB.

The Application Datamany numbers files, I had taken care long before that. I
created a folder named Many Crazy Numbers and filed all of them inside and
sent to my external HD. Somtime after I deleted them.

Hope this will help,

Efrain