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February 11th, 2008 02:00
JAVA RUNTIME SE
I have a Dell Inspiron B130 and while doing a clean up, noticed that I have 4 versions and or updates(not sure if I should call it that) and each takes up over a 100MB. Do I need ALL of it? And if I was to remove one or more, how does one knows which to keep?
I would appreciate any input on this matter.
- Using Windows XP
Java installed:
1)J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update - 119MB
2) Java 2 Runtime Environment SE vl.1.4.2_03 - 136MB
3) Java(TM) 6 update 2 - 111MB
4)Java(TM)SE Runtime Environment Update 1 - 134MB
*Running out space with so many "Runtime":smileyhappy:
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ky331
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February 11th, 2008 11:00
which can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
(4th item on the page).
If you have java on your system, it's important to keep it up to date, as older versions (especially 1.4.2_03) are alleged to have security "holes" in them. In other words, not only are older versions not required, they in fact represent a security risk.
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February 11th, 2008 13:00
Update4 has been out for a while now, but java.com is still only pushing v3 with their auto-install utility/page.
On a related note, should I ditch all the old NET frameworks? ;p
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February 11th, 2008 15:00
Hello,
I want to THANK all of you for taking the time in answering my question. I appreciate it. This forum has been a great asset for me and I applaud the people who takes time to share their knowledge.
Again, thank you.
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February 11th, 2008 23:00
If you have trouble deciding that...usually you can delete them all and reinstall it and by default it will have all the updates.