Removing Previous Versions of Java

On Jun 26, 2:11 pm, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
When you described trying it, you didn't say that you removed JRE6 Update 4.
Sounded to me like you just added updates 5 and 6 without removing any of
the others (4 and or 5). If ONLY update 6 is installed, what happens? What
gets checked?

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On Jun 26, 11:48 am, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
No, all is NOT well if you're using version 6 Update 4. You should
uninstall
Update 4 and install Update 6. I'm betting your application will work
just
fine with the latest Update.

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On Jun 26, 2:55 am, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
Not familiar with the Open Office app, but I bet if you ONLY installed
Update 6 and uninstalled the rest, your app will choose it just fine.
I'd
certainly want to test. But you MUST only have one installed at a
time.
(And
always check Program Files\Java folder to make sure that only one
folder
exists, the one for the installed Update. If other folders still exist
there
after uninstalling from Add/Remove Programs, delete those folders.

These updates are nearly always intended to fix a vulnerability. If
you
can't use the latest update(s), then you really need to use your
firewall
to
block Java from running in your browser. Use it only for your local
apps.

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On Jun 20, 2:08 pm, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
Yeah, they are still patching v5 (Update 15 is a very recent one),
and
until
they stop doing that, it's the one I'd choose for 9x systems.

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On Jun 20, 12:45 am, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
Uninstall them ALL, check to see if there is a Java folder in
C:\Program
Files, and if so delete it, then go to Java.com and get the
latest
for
98/ME
which is 5.0 Update 15. Or, since your system seems to have no
problems
with
v6, get the latest version 6 Update
6.http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Every time you update Java, first remove any existing Java
installations.

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MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com

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I was just looking through the A/R list on Win98SE computer,
noticing
that I have a rather large list of Java Runtime Environment
installs
all the way from Java 2 v1.4.1_02 until Java 6 Update 4 (13
in
total). Can I delete everything prior to Java 6 Update 4 or
shall
I
retain Java 5.0 Update 14 along with Java 6 Update 4 as well.
Thanks.

Thanks Gary. Works great. I went with 5.0 Update 15, then went to
the
verification process on the Java site which confirms that 5.0
Update
15 is the correct version, that everything was working properly.
While
first trying 6.0 Update 6, I got the warning that this version
was
incompatible, might not function properly, so as a "non-techie",
I
went the safe route. Thanks again, sure frees up a lot of "C"
drive
space.

Gary, a new glitch on using Java 1.5.1 update 15, solo. Upon opening
Writer in Oxygen Office Professional 2.4.0, an error window came up
saying that this version of Java was defective and to use another
version. As you might recall, amongst the 13 JRE installs on my
computer was Java 6 update 4. So I uninstalled 1.5.1 update 15, then
re-installed Java 6 update 4, the error window went away. To verify,
when Writer came up, I went to "Tools, Options, Open Office.org,
Java,
which then lists Java 6 update 4 as the only JRE install, with a
check
mark next to it, confirming that it was the correct version for
Oxygen
Office Professional 2.4.0. I went the further step of installing
Java
6 updates 5, 6 as well, but Writer only put a check mark next to
Java
6 update 4 again as the correct version, so I uninstalled Java 6
updates 5, 6, leaning Java 6 update 4 as the only Java install on my
computer, guess that's the right one. For this non-techie it seems
to
work. Thanks, Ken.

You are right Gary. The app chose Java 6 update 4. But when 1.5.1
update 15 was the only Java install on my computer, the app won't
choose it. So I guess Java 6 update is the correct one for this app.
All is well again. Thanks.

I tried that Gary but the app won't put a checkmark next to it, only
Java 6 update 4. By the way that app is the fuller version of Open
Office 2.4.0, the free office program similar to Microsoft Office.

Gary. With 6 update 6 only, I get the error window again, no checkmark
in Tools, Options, Open Office.org, Java. When I revert back to 6
update 4 only, no error window, the checkmark automatically appears
again. It wants update 4, I am just going to go with that. Thanks
again for all your help, Ken.

Ken,

Java just released new versions, both for version 6 (update 7) and for
version 5 (update 16). You might want to try them out, especially v.5 update
16. It's really a good idea to keep up to the latest updates.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

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On Jun 26, 2:11 pm, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
When you described trying it, you didn't say that you removed JRE6 Update
4.
Sounded to me like you just added updates 5 and 6 without removing any of
the others (4 and or 5). If ONLY update 6 is installed, what happens?
What
gets checked?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com

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...

On Jun 26, 11:48 am, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
No, all is NOT well if you're using version 6 Update 4. You should
uninstall
Update 4 and install Update 6. I'm betting your application will work
just
fine with the latest Update.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com

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On Jun 26, 2:55 am, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
Not familiar with the Open Office app, but I bet if you ONLY
installed
Update 6 and uninstalled the rest, your app will choose it just
fine.
I'd
certainly want to test. But you MUST only have one installed at a
time.
(And
always check Program Files\Java folder to make sure that only one
folder
exists, the one for the installed Update. If other folders still
exist
there
after uninstalling from Add/Remove Programs, delete those folders.

These updates are nearly always intended to fix a vulnerability. If
you
can't use the latest update(s), then you really need to use your
firewall
to
block Java from running in your browser. Use it only for your local
apps.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com

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...

On Jun 20, 2:08 pm, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
Yeah, they are still patching v5 (Update 15 is a very recent
one),
and
until
they stop doing that, it's the one I'd choose for 9x systems.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com

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...

On Jun 20, 12:45 am, "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote:
Uninstall them ALL, check to see if there is a Java folder in
C:\Program
Files, and if so delete it, then go to Java.com and get the
latest
for
98/ME
which is 5.0 Update 15. Or, since your system seems to have
no
problems
with
v6, get the latest version 6 Update
6.http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Every time you update Java, first remove any existing Java
installations.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com

wrote in message

...

I was just looking through the A/R list on Win98SE computer,
noticing
that I have a rather large list of Java Runtime Environment
installs
all the way from Java 2 v1.4.1_02 until Java 6 Update 4
(13
in
total). Can I delete everything prior to Java 6 Update 4 or
shall
I
retain Java 5.0 Update 14 along with Java 6 Update 4 as
well.
Thanks.

Thanks Gary. Works great. I went with 5.0 Update 15, then went
to
the
verification process on the Java site which confirms that 5.0
Update
15 is the correct version, that everything was working
properly.
While
first trying 6.0 Update 6, I got the warning that this version
was
incompatible, might not function properly, so as a
"non-techie",
I
went the safe route. Thanks again, sure frees up a lot of "C"
drive
space.

Gary, a new glitch on using Java 1.5.1 update 15, solo. Upon
opening
Writer in Oxygen Office Professional 2.4.0, an error window came
up
saying that this version of Java was defective and to use another
version. As you might recall, amongst the 13 JRE installs on my
computer was Java 6 update 4. So I uninstalled 1.5.1 update 15,
then
re-installed Java 6 update 4, the error window went away. To
verify,
when Writer came up, I went to "Tools, Options, Open Office.org,
Java,
which then lists Java 6 update 4 as the only JRE install, with a
check
mark next to it, confirming that it was the correct version for
Oxygen
Office Professional 2.4.0. I went the further step of installing
Java
6 updates 5, 6 as well, but Writer only put a check mark next to
Java
6 update 4 again as the correct version, so I uninstalled Java 6
updates 5, 6, leaning Java 6 update 4 as the only Java install on
my
computer, guess that's the right one. For this non-techie it
seems
to
work. Thanks, Ken.

You are right Gary. The app chose Java 6 update 4. But when 1.5.1
update 15 was the only Java install on my computer, the app won't
choose it. So I guess Java 6 update is the correct one for this app.
All is well again. Thanks.

I tried that Gary but the app won't put a checkmark next to it, only
Java 6 update 4. By the way that app is the fuller version of Open
Office 2.4.0, the free office program similar to Microsoft Office.

Gary. With 6 update 6 only, I get the error window again, no checkmark
in Tools, Options, Open Office.org, Java. When I revert back to 6
update 4 only, no error window, the checkmark automatically appears
again. It wants update 4, I am just going to go with that. Thanks
again for all your help, Ken.