Re: new java version
98 Guy
> Is win 98 compat. with the newest version of java 1.6 ?
I know that JRE 6 updates 23 and 24 run on win-98. I don't know if
there is an update 25 yet.
In order to install any verison of JRE 6 higher than update 7, you'll
have to install the KernelEx API compatibility layer. This allows many
win 2k/XP programs to run on a win-98 system.
Information about KernelEx can be found here:
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/130936-kernelex-45-final/
Don't forget to install the Microsoft Layer for Unicode (MSLU) for
Windows 98 first before you install KernelEx.
Once you have kernelEx installed, you will need to download the Java JRE
offline installation package. The file name for this will be something
like jre-6u23-windows-i586.exe or jre-6u24-windows-i586.exe.
Do not double-click that program to run it. Instead, go to Start, Run,
and enter this command:
jre-6u23-windows-i586.exe /s
You will be running it by invoking it using the /s (silent install)
command-line option. This is basically the only way to get it to
install itself on a win-98 system.
You might have to add the appropriate path to that line so you don't get
a "file not found" error.
After it installs itself, the next step is this: Go to this folder:
program files\Java\jre6\bin
and rename the directory called "nextgen-plugin-folder" to something
else (doesn't matter what you call it).
The last step is this: Go to your control panel, (start, settings,
control panel), double-click on Java, go to the Advanced tab, click on
the (+) beside "Java Plug-in", and remove the check in the "Enable the
next-generation Java Plug-in" box.
That's it.
It's probably a good idea to un-install ALL older versions of the Java
JRE first. You can do that from the control panel add/remove programs.
To test if it's working, open your browser and point it to
www.javatester.org and click the "Test the version of Java your browser
is using" link. In the pink box you should get something like:
Java Version: 1.6.0_24 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
That's what I get (yes, this is on a win-98se system running Firefox
2.0.0.20).
You'll also be able to install Adobe flash player 10.x once you install
KernelEx.