-=PCTechTalk=- Re: java

  • From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:29:32 -0200

I uninstalled the 2 Java runtime I had with Add/Remove.  I then did a search 
for Java*.* and came up with a few dozen entries for Java...  Do I delete 
these manually?

Lil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 2:45 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: java


> Lil,
>    Microsoft's version was stripped from them when it became apparent that
> they were trampling all over Sun's patents.  Sun is the originator of the
> plugin, so theirs is the one to have.  However, 5.0 Update 16 is an older
> version and not the one you want.  The latest can always be found at
> http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp.  It shows version 6 Update 10 
> as
> the newest one available.
>
>    You'll want to uninstall ALL instances of Java BEFORE installing this
> new one.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:39 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- java
>
>
>> Now I´m confused... I downloaded Java JSE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update
>> 16
>> from the page Secunia sent me to but I don´t know if that replaces the
>> stuff
>> I had before... I don´t know anything about Java, but I do remember it 
>> was
>> Runtime Environment something.  I also remember years ago someone telling
>> me
>> that Sun Java was much better than the Microsoft Virtual Machine, so I
>> then
>> switched to Java RE.  Have I got everything muddled?  Help!!!
>>
>> Lil
>
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