It looks like this might not be the best forum, but I can't find another active one. (Directions to the proper forum appreciated as well as an answer):
I am not a programmer, but my browser invokes Java for various sites. My control panel says I have Java SRE 1.5.30,-40,-60,-90 and 1.6.-10,-20,-30 each 120-160 mb. Would I encounter any problems if I delete all but the latest version via the control panel?
kaplan3j...@example.com wrote: > It looks like this might not be the best forum, but I can't find > another active one. (Directions to the proper forum appreciated as > well as an answer):
This sort of question tends to pop up somewhat regularly in c.l.j.h. Most of the primary responders will read several of the c.l.j.* newsgroups. I also wouldn't call c.l.j.m terribly active: this is the second non-spam message in a month.
> I am not a programmer, but my browser invokes Java for various sites. > My control panel says I have Java SRE 1.5.30,-40,-60,-90 and > 1.6.-10,-20,-30 each 120-160 mb. Would I encounter any problems if I > delete all but the latest version via the control panel?
Do you need to replicate all of the bugs of the various JREs? No.
If you're not a developer, the latest JRE is all you need. The question is more nuanced for developers.
-- Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth
