Sun Java and Java Plugin

[Dan]

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I recently replaced MSJVM with Sun Java. I want to ask if the Java Plug-in
Control Panel 1.3.1_02 is supposed to be removed. In the Add/Remove programs
lists:

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.3.1_02

Is the second one suppose to be uninstalled, or is it suppose to be
configured with the first one?

 

[Jerry]

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And the support people at Sun said what?

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:98051FD5-4F45-4576-B2F0-5A35277A0728@microsoft.com...
>I recently replaced MSJVM with Sun Java. I want to ask if the Java Plug-in
> Control Panel 1.3.1_02 is supposed to be removed. In the Add/Remove
> programs
> lists:
>
> J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
> Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.3.1_02
>
> Is the second one suppose to be uninstalled, or is it suppose to be
> configured with the first one?

 

[Dan]

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I'm asking here. I didn't ask at Sun since I never saw any support forum..

"Jerry" wrote:

> And the support people at Sun said what?
>
> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:98051FD5-4F45-4576-B2F0-5A35277A0728@microsoft.com...
> >I recently replaced MSJVM with Sun Java. I want to ask if the Java Plug-in
> > Control Panel 1.3.1_02 is supposed to be removed. In the Add/Remove
> > programs
> > lists:
> >
> > J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
> > Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.3.1_02
> >
> > Is the second one suppose to be uninstalled, or is it suppose to be
> > configured with the first one?
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Dan wrote:
> I recently replaced MSJVM with Sun Java. I want to ask if the Java Plug-in
> Control Panel 1.3.1_02 is supposed to be removed. In the Add/Remove programs
> lists:
>
> J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
> Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.3.1_02
>
> Is the second one suppose to be uninstalled, or is it suppose to be
> configured with the first one?


That's one of Sun's more annoying design "features;" installing an
upgraded version of the JRE doesn't remove and replace the old version.
You end up with both cluttering up the hard drive. Use the Control
Panel's Add/Remove programs to uninstall the older version.


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[Dan]

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Anyway, the site says to not uninstall the older version unless I completely
find it neccessary, but the one I have is super old.

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Dan wrote:
> > I recently replaced MSJVM with Sun Java. I want to ask if the Java Plug-in
> > Control Panel 1.3.1_02 is supposed to be removed. In the Add/Remove programs
> > lists:
> >
> > J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4
> > Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.3.1_02
> >
> > Is the second one suppose to be uninstalled, or is it suppose to be
> > configured with the first one?
>
>
> That's one of Sun's more annoying design "features;" installing an
> upgraded version of the JRE doesn't remove and replace the old version.
> You end up with both cluttering up the hard drive. Use the Control
> Panel's Add/Remove programs to uninstall the older version.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
>

 

[Guest]

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Dan wrote:
> Anyway, the site says to not uninstall the older version unless I completely
> find it neccessary, but the one I have is super old.
>

Not to mention the fact that there are known security problems with
that older version....


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH