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| This guide will tell you how to easily | | This page has been deprecated since Windows XP has reached End Of Life. |
| update Java to the latest version on Windows XP.
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| Finding the Current version of Java installed on your system
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| Go to www.java.com. Where it says
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| Java Software Free Download, Click on Verify Installation.
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| Click on the Verify Installation Button. This will tell
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| Updating and/or Installing Java online
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| If you need to update Java or you want to
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| install it from scratch you may do so via
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| the website. Goto www.java.com.
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| Where it says Java Software Free Download,
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| click on Download Now
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| Follow the directions on screen to finish your Java
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| installation.
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| Uninstalling and Removing older versions of Java
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| You may wish to uninstall the older versions of Java from
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| your machine. To do this, Goto Start, then Control Panel,
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| then to Add or Remove Programs. Find all of the older
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| versions of Java listed and Remove the ones you don't want.
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| Java JRE 1.6
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| If you want to try using Java 1.6 you have to manually
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| install it. Goto www.java.com, under where it says Java
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| Software Download, click on Manual Download.
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| Near the top click on Download other Java software versions.
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| Where it says Newer Versions, Click on the link
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| to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/
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| Find where it says Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6, and click on the
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| Download Now button to download and install. Click on Installation
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| Instructions and then windows for help installing Java.
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| Java JRE 1.4
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| If you wish to keep using the older 1.4 JRE you should still
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| update it to the latest version of 1.4.
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| Goto www.java.com, under where it says Java Software Download,
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| click on Manual Download.
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| Near the top click on Download other Java software versions.
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| Under where it says Older Versions,
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| click on Archive Java Technology Products Download
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| On this page find J2SDK/J2RE - 1.4, Select the latest
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| version in the dropdown menu, and click on Go.
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| Under where it says J2RE 1.4
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| Click on Download J2RE to download and install Java,
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| Click on Installation Instructions and then click on
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| J2RE for Windows for help with the install.
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