The Java plug-in fails to automatically install in Firefox The steps involved in installing either version are the same. As I noted previously, there's no compelling reason to install this latest version, in fact, a case can be made that the prior version, Java 6 Update 7, is the better way to go. Sun, the company behind Java, just released a new version known as Java 6 Update 10 (among other names). What follows are step-by-step instructions for installing the latest versions of Java on a Windows computer. If you have a Box.net account and use their drag-and-drop multiple file uploader, you're using Java. I recently wrote about the Secunia Online Software Inspector, a great online service for reporting old, dangerously buggy software that's installed on Windows computers. Many people use Java without realizing it. Windows users will see any old versions in the usual Add/Remove Programs list in the Control Panel.ĭo you need Java at all? Maybe, maybe not. This is because installing newer versions of Java has never removed older versions. Multiple versions of Java can, and often do, coexist on a single computer. not only reports the installed version but gives you some idea of how old that version is, by listing the most recent versions and when they were released. If there is a copy of Java on a computer you own or maintain, it may be old. You can see if Java is installed on a computer by visiting. There are versions of Java for many operating systems, including Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris, just to name a few. According to Sun Microsystems, the company behind Java, it has been installed on more than 800 million computers. Chances are, there is a copy of Java on any computer you walk up to.

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