Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Fri Jun 30 20:49:20 CDT 2006
Marty: Threw caution to the winds, updated to Version 7, deleted all the others, net gain of about 1/2 a gig disk space. Each one said "used rarely" so I don't think I'll have any problems. If I do, screw 'em. I'll just use some other software. Thanks for the info. Best, Rocky MartyConnelly wrote: > I had a look on my machine and had 7 updates. 700 Meg > They renamed the runtime environment to 5.0 instead of calling it > v1.5. at some point. It is now up to 5.0 update 7. > > explanation of name change > http://java.sun.com/j2se/j2se-namechange.html > > Download latest from this month > http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp > > Sun gives a conflicting version of deleting old versions > saying some software may only run against an older version > and actually link to that specific version. One program > mentioned was a stock broking program like Ameritrade. > So you shouldn't delete the older versions. > > But the newer versions have security upgrades in them! > > I would remove the older ones as a security risk. > As some website could check your machine for > an older vulnerable version. > > http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/5000070400.xml > > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: > > >> I have JSE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2, JSE Runtime Environment 5.0 >> Update 4, and JSE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6 listed in my >> add/remove programs dialog (as well as Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE >> v1.4.2_03). >> >> The three update files take up 435 megabytes. I'm getting a bit short >> of space on this drive. Do I need those update files? >> >> MTIA, >> >> Rocky >> >> >> >> > > -- Rocky Smolin Beach Access Software 858-259-4334 www.e-z-mrp.com