If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
YAHTZEE!!! Thankyou all for responding...on a shot in the dark hunch, I turned off SpySweeper and uninstalled Java and did the offline installation again, it went right in and my cup has returned. I am so friggen happy
I did the update manually last night but had to do it thriugh IE7 because FireFox wasn't letting it happen. I know I could have added it to accepted but as long as it worked through IE why bother.
I used to update Jave online and realized that in the Add or Remove Programs, there were many instances of Java installation there. After updating Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 6 to Update 8, I ran the Test Installation and the result still showed that my PC still had Update 6 instead of Update 8 although Update 8 was listed in the Add or Remove Programs next to Update 6. I realized that the online update feature of Java didn't work correctly. Therefore, I uninstalled both Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 6 to Update 8 completely from my PC, then downloaded the offline update of Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 8 and installed it. After running the Test Installation again. Jave site congratulated me with a big smile for having up to date Java Runtime
Conclusion: IMHO, never run online update. Just uninstall Java, download offline update, and then install that update
If I wasn't having so much trouble with getting the new one in, I probably would have done what Ben says.
But I went with what the Java website said for now, next update the old ones are history.
This is what their website suggests: Can I remove older versions of the JRE after installing a newer version?
The latest version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains updates to previous versions. There might be some applications or applets written and tested against a specific version of the JRE.
It is recommended that you keep older versions of the JRE on your system. If you are running low on disk space, you can uninstall older versions of the JRE.
Comment