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#1 OFFLINE   drew

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Posted 16 May 2006 - 07:19 AM

I am trying to update java and the windows installer will not work. It gets stuck at preparing to install. I think it is probably due to ccleaner but I am not sure. Any suggestions?

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Posted 16 May 2006 - 11:02 AM

Hi drew and welcome :)

Does it give you an error or anything? Download DAF > Open DAF > click the Green Checkmark at the botton > Press Go > Reboot.

I'm shooting in the dark here abit because you didn't offer very much information. If the above didn't do the trick try:
DAF > Tools > Repair Permissions > Go > Reboot

Let us know if the problem persists.
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#3 OFFLINE   jc836

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Posted 16 May 2006 - 12:06 PM

Hi
I have not seen this problem. Ran CCleaner before and after doing a reinstall of JAVA from the Sun website. I wanted to remove all traces of the updates as they occupy nearly 400 megs of space and put only the latest build on-works just fine. You can get the full install package from Sun and it should run just fine - www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
Good luck

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Posted 16 May 2006 - 06:03 PM

This download works better

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Posted 17 May 2006 - 05:14 AM

Assuming that you are talking about the Java Runtime Environment (RTE), if you are trying to install 1.5.0.6 or 1.6 (beta), then I suggestion that you uninstall all previous versions (from Add/Remove Programs), as they are no longer needed with 1.5 or 1.6.

Make sure that no browser window with Java content is open during the uninstall and install.

#6 OFFLINE   drew

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Posted 17 May 2006 - 06:24 AM

Thanks all. I think I got it figured out. It was not giving me an error it was just trying to update and the installer would not finish the setup. I uninstalled the previous versions and installed from the link above and it seems to have worked.