Re: Java Update Error
On 03/22/2011 04:41 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:
On 03/22/2011 12:05 PM, Eric wrote:
How do I install Java??
I had JDK 6 Update 17 and it was working fine.
I tried installing JDK 6 Update 24 and all I get are errors.
There were no errors on the install but it didn't install properly.
I've tried uninstalling, rebooting, reinstalling, it's still broken.
If I go to my Control Panel and double click on Java I get a message
titled "Java(TM) Control Panel" which says "The system cannot find the
file specified. C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javacpl.exe".
This file does not exist in that path though java.exe, javaw.exe,
javaws.exe and 43 other exe files are in that path.
Javacpl.exe exists in this path: C:\Program Files\Java\Jre6\jre\bin.
Why is Java so broken that uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't fix
it?
I'm running this file: jdk-6u24-windows-i586.exe (Size 76.5 MB
(80,307,992 bytes))
On Windows I always remove the JRE and JDK and reboot before re-installing a
new one. I would attempt to do that and remove the whole Java directory when
you are done before installing again. The JRE will automatically update the
path, for the JDK you need to set that yourself.
On Windows I never do that. It handles multiple JRE/JDK installations just fine.
If you install the JRE in the same location as the old one, it will overwrite it.
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