The Microsoft JVM Removal Tool can be used to remove the MS Java
Virtual Machine (MSJVM). Use of this tool is the only supported
method for removing the MSJVM from a Microsoft operating system.
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On operating systems where the MSJVM files are under system file
protection (Windows 2000 Gold, SP1, SP2, SP3, and Windows Millennium),
all MSJVM files will be replaced with 4-byte files with a higher
version number. Once the tool is run on these systems, the MSJVM will
never be able to be re-installed.
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In preparation for the end of Microsoft's license to use Sun's Java source
code and compatibility suites, Microsoft has been phasing out the MSJVM in
its products since the settlement was reached. Going forward, the MSJVM will
not be included in any future Microsoft products including Windows ServerT
2003 and Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4. Sites and applications that currently
depend upon the MSJVM will not behave correctly when accessed by systems
that do not have the MSJVM installed. For an Internet or intranet site,
users with problems would include users who have new systems with clean
installs of newer Microsoft products that do not contain the MSJVM.
Therefore, reasons to want to remove the MSJVM may include a need to perform
application testing so you can make sure your applications are unaffected or
to plan the removal of the MSJVM for future security purposes.
In microsoft.public.win2000.general Andrew Jenks said:
Therefore, reasons to want to remove the MSJVM may include a need to perform
application testing so you can make sure your applications are unaffected or
to plan the removal of the MSJVM for future security purposes.
Okay, it makes sense to do that for testing purposes. For everyday use,
you can install ans use Sun's Java without removing MSJVM. They coexist
peacefully.
Oh, yes, they absolutely do, and running them side by side is perfectly
fine. A large number of customers are concerned, though, that Microsoft
will be unable to make any necessary security fixes come Oct. 1st, and are
preparing for that by removing the MSJVM now. Think of this as a security
hotfix release that you know about months in advance.
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