Guest TMitchell Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone?
Guest Lem Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? TMitchell wrote: > The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime > Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before > installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest > version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older > version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone? When Java installs a new version, it does not uninstall the old version, but it does set things up in your browsers to use the new version (assuming that you've enabled Java in the browsers). I have seen the advice to uninstall first, but I've never had a problem installing the upgrade and then uninstalling the older version. BTW, uninstall -- don't "delete." -- Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Guest PA Bear Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? 1. Uninstall /all/ JRE versions via Add/Remove Programs and reboot. 2. Delete C:\Program Files\Java <=this folder, if found. Do NOT delete C:\Program Files\JavaVM <=this folder, if found! 3. Download the Windows Offline Installation file for, e.g., jre 1.6.0_02, saving it to your desktop. 4. Close all browser windows and install. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org TMitchell wrote: > The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime > Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before > installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest > version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older > version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone?
Guest BoaterDave Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? I've been told that this advice has been given elsewhere. Is it correct? TIA David _________________________________________________________________________________ There is a new update for the Java SE Runtime Environment. It corrects some issues with IE7 and Vista\IE7 The Update version is jre 1.6.0_02 Update ****Important NOTE**** The previous version of jre 1.6.0_01 should be Deleted from the Control Panel\Add\Remove and also from the %windir%\Program Files since it can cause issues at times with the affected apps that call on it.. When done all that needs to show in Control Panel and %windir%\Program Files is the following Java 6 Update 2 Java SE Runtime Environment 6 _______________________________________________________________________________________ "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:us$9xIV0HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > 1. Uninstall /all/ JRE versions via Add/Remove Programs and reboot. > > 2. Delete C:\Program Files\Java <=this folder, if found. Do NOT delete > C:\Program Files\JavaVM <=this folder, if found! > > 3. Download the Windows Offline Installation file for, e.g., jre 1.6.0_02, > saving it to your desktop. > > 4. Close all browser windows and install. > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) > AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org > > > TMitchell wrote: >> The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime >> Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before >> installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest >> version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older >> version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone? >
Guest Juan I. Cahis Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? When you say "delete", I suppose that you mean "uninstall", don't you? TMitchell <tmitche2@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime >Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before >installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest >version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older >version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone? Thanks Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile (South America) Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
Guest Juan I. Cahis Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? I will do it. Each one of the old versions take almost a quarter of gigabyte on your hard disk. Please "uninstall" them, do not "delete" them. TMitchell <tmitche2@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime >Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before >installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest >version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older >version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone? Thanks Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile (South America) Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
Guest Peter Foldes Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? Yes -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:ezhp2jV0HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I've been told that this advice has been given elsewhere. Is it correct? TIA > > David > _________________________________________________________________________________ > > There is a new update for the Java SE Runtime Environment. It corrects some > issues with IE7 and Vista\IE7 > > The Update version is jre 1.6.0_02 Update > > ****Important NOTE**** > > The previous version of jre 1.6.0_01 should be Deleted from the Control > Panel\Add\Remove and also from the > > %windir%\Program Files since it can cause issues at times with the affected > apps that call on it.. > > When done all that needs to show in Control Panel and %windir%\Program Files > is the following > > Java 6 Update 2 > Java SE Runtime Environment 6 > _______________________________________________________________________________________ > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:us$9xIV0HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> 1. Uninstall /all/ JRE versions via Add/Remove Programs and reboot. >> >> 2. Delete C:\Program Files\Java <=this folder, if found. Do NOT delete >> C:\Program Files\JavaVM <=this folder, if found! >> >> 3. Download the Windows Offline Installation file for, e.g., jre 1.6.0_02, >> saving it to your desktop. >> >> 4. Close all browser windows and install. >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) >> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org >> >> >> TMitchell wrote: >>> The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime >>> Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before >>> installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest >>> version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older >>> version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone? >> > >
Guest Allan Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Delete Old Java Before Intsll New Version? "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:emOZO2Z0HHA.5644@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Yes -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:ezhp2jV0HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I've been told that this advice has been given elsewhere. Is it correct? > TIA > > David > _________________________________________________________________________________ > > There is a new update for the Java SE Runtime Environment. It corrects > some > issues with IE7 and Vista\IE7 > > The Update version is jre 1.6.0_02 Update > > ****Important NOTE**** > > The previous version of jre 1.6.0_01 should be Deleted from the Control > Panel\Add\Remove and also from the > > %windir%\Program Files since it can cause issues at times with the > affected > apps that call on it.. > > When done all that needs to show in Control Panel and %windir%\Program > Files > is the following > > Java 6 Update 2 > Java SE Runtime Environment 6 > _______________________________________________________________________________________ > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:us$9xIV0HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> 1. Uninstall /all/ JRE versions via Add/Remove Programs and reboot. >> >> 2. Delete C:\Program Files\Java <=this folder, if found. Do NOT delete >> C:\Program Files\JavaVM <=this folder, if found! >> >> 3. Download the Windows Offline Installation file for, e.g., jre >> 1.6.0_02, >> saving it to your desktop. >> >> 4. Close all browser windows and install. >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) >> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org >> >> >> TMitchell wrote: >>> The Sun web site says not to delete older versions of the Java Runtime >>> Environment (I currently have version 1.4.1.02 on my XP system) before >>> installing a later version (I want to install Version 1.6 -2, the latest >>> version), but I've seen others post that you should delete the older >>> version before installing a newer one. Advice, anyone? >> > > If you are very cautious wait until after you have a clean install of the new version. The main thing is not to have two versions installed at the same time to avoid conflicts and to save disk space. Make sure you install build 6 of the update 2 which is available here : https://sdlc5c.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=DE9052F2075C7F1B3DE41D4286F6315F or possibly at java.com also by now.
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