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

[Guest 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

 

 

 

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Al Dykes

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[Guest TaurArian]

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

 

I only keep the latest version. I always uninstall the old ones.

Hasn't caused any problems for me.

 

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message news:g43v5n$89c$1@panix5.panix.com...

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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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[Guest TaurArian]

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

 

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

 

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message news:g43v5n$89c$1@panix5.panix.com...

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| 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

|

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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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[Guest Bruce Chambers]

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

 

Al Dykes wrote:

> 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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[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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

 

No, and it's best if you don't! See

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=33098&p=187036#p187036

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Al Dykes wrote:

> 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