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[Woody]

Java update Here

Don't forget to go to control panel > add remove programs and remove any older versions of java which you may have on your system.

JRE 5.0 update 9

[mfenech]

Remove them before installing this update or after?

[hazelnut]

As far as I know, it is best to uninstall previous versions first via add and remove, reboot and then install new version. (I also use ccleaner before reboot!)

[Glenn]

Uninstalling the old version using Add or Remove Programs will leave behind a folder (in this case C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08 or older) which should be manually deleted.

[hazelnut]

Thanks for that info Glen, however I did do it via add and remove yesterday and I don't have that folder left in c/programs!

[mfenech]

There were some Sun folders left in my Documents and Settings folder, which I trashed before installing the update. Thanks.

[Woody]

hazelnut, on Oct 1 2006, 05:22 PM, said:

Thanks for that info Glen, however I did do it via add and remove yesterday and I don't have that folder left in c/programs!

Ditto.

[Glenn]

Odd I've had the leftover folder issue ever since version 5.0 and confirmed it in several "how to update Java" articles before deleting them.

[hazelnut]

I should have been a bit clearer Glen, the one I had to uninstall manually was in C/docs and settings/user/local settings/application data.

Hope you weren't too confused by what I posted!!

[Andavari]

I wonder why the Check for Updates option via the Java icon in the Control Panel never works because according to the documentation it's supposed to be able to auto-update itself. And since it has never worked on my system I don't allow the update checker to run on Windows startup.

[mfenech]

Same thing on mine. I don't remember it ever saying it updated. But I check the 'Latest Updates' on FileHippo every morning, so I just do my updating from there.

[Woody]

Andavari, on Oct 1 2006, 08:22 PM, said:

I wonder why the Check for Updates option via the Java icon in the Control Panel never works because according to the documentation it's supposed to be able to auto-update itself.

I agree, it's a complete waste of time.

[CeeCee]

This update 9 is quite minor update. I just recently upgraded to 8 and i'm not going to up upgrade to this latest one.

Here's changelog: http://java.sun.com/...tes.html#150_09

[pwillener]

Java SE 6 Is Available!

Download Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6

Please uninstall all previous versions of the JRE before installing version 6. (Beta version 6 should also be uninstalled before installing the final version.)

Release Notes: http://java.sun.com/...otes/index.html

Installation Instructions (for Windows): http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/inst...ll-windows.html

Operating System notes:
- Java SE 6 does not provide support for Windows 9x or Windows ME.

[CeeCee]

Thanks for head up, just installed it.

[xbrianx]

Which one should I download? JDK 6, JDK 6+Netbeans, or Java Runtime Environment 6?

I'm guessing JDK 6, just from reading the some of the details.

Wait, I just checked my Add/ Remove Programs list, and it says I have Java 2 Runtime Environment, version 1.4.2-I think- A little outdated.

[JohnDemolition]

Java Runtime Environment. JDK = Java Development Kit which is only useful for making Java applications. Netbeans is an IDE for Java.