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    What to delete ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alto, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. alto

    alto Notebook Geek

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    I noticed i have some Java updates.

    Should i delete any of these updates or let it be?

    The updates are: Java TM 6 update 5
    Java TM 6 update 6. Java TM 6 update 7.
    Java TM SE Runtime Environment 6.

    Thanks.
     
    alto, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. rubenvb

    rubenvb Notebook Consultant

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    You can safely delete all but the update 7 one. Java updates = install new version but leave old alone. After two years you'll have like ten Java versions on your hd. Just delete all but update 7
     
    rubenvb, Jul 24, 2008
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  3. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    I just cannot understand why they leave the old alone.
     
    niGht kiD, Jul 24, 2008
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  4. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    is this true o_O

    omg, i've been wasting my HDD. :p

    what is the java team thinking!?

    is there a link just to confirm this?
     
    wobble987, Jul 24, 2008
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  5. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    niGht kiD, Jul 24, 2008
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  6. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    they are thinking ... (extract from http://java.com/en/download/faq/5000070400.xml )
    "You can keep older versions of the JRE installed, in case you have an applet/application that still depends upon a previous version!"
    and that is true in development world; migration to newer level of runtime takes some time internally.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 24, 2008
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  7. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Like rubenvb stated, you can safely uninstall the previous version. I always uninstall the previous version before installing the newer version, I only keep the most updated version in my machines.

    Yes it's true. When you install every version, you will notice that each version will be installed in a separated folder (i.e. C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07), it doesn't overwrite any files from the previous installation, it's a waste of space.
     
    stewie, Jul 24, 2008
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  8. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    After all these years, I never had any problem with older applets/applications having only the newest version in my machines. Although, maybe there are still some applets/applications out there that require the older versions, I just haven't encountered any yet.
     
    stewie, Jul 24, 2008
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  9. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ah ic, thanks then, i wont bother removing mine then. :)
     
    wobble987, Jul 25, 2008
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