[Jason I]

Originally posted by Airwolf:
When we download a new Java update, can we uninstall old ones from add/remove programs?

At the moment, I have J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 10, update 11, and update 9, each of which is taking up 120mb.

[Jason I]

No-one?

[Paul Bacon]

I assume so. I too have a few old ones one, but there only 100mb so not bothered

[Paul Bacon]

Infact Java is v6 now, so old versions of 5 you should be able to no problem. i wouldnt touch any updates to version 6 tho

[Jonno-Blood]

Right, so I had a lot of problems with my computer in this past week. Started with the Generic Host which controls the internet connection crashing every 5 minutes requiring a restart which lead me to reinstall Windows on Sunday. My first reinstallation worked except no mouse (PS2/USB) would work. So I did another reinstallation, which froze in the middle. I kept reinstalling and it froze and froze about 5 times in succession. I have now finally got an installation that works, mouse and everything, except:

1) When installing my printer it gets to the final screen of the "Add Hardware" thing that XP comes up with and says it failed because the "data is invalid."

2) My wireless USB mouse still doesn't work, same error as above.

3) When I click Microsoft Updates on my start menu, IE opens and it comes up with "Express" or "Custom" so I click custom as I always do and IE crashes. It does this every time, whether I click express or custom.

Anyone know how to solve any of these problems. Really p*ssing me off.

[Jonno-Blood]

Oh yeah, and the Microsoft Updates problem means I can't get the .NET Frameworks which in turn mean I cannot install my ATI catalyst controller. 1024x768 sucks /o\

[Jason I]

Originally posted by Paul Bacon:
Infact Java is v6 now, so old versions of 5 you should be able to no problem. i wouldnt touch any updates to version 6 tho

Yeah, I have version 6, but I'd like a definite yes, you can uninstall the others! I would have thought that when installing new versions of it, it should uninstall the older ones tbh.

[Jason I]

Originally posted by Jonno-Blood:
Right, so I had a lot of problems with my computer in this past week. Started with the Generic Host which controls the internet connection crashing every 5 minutes requiring a restart which lead me to reinstall Windows on Sunday. My first reinstallation worked except no mouse (PS2/USB) would work. So I did another reinstallation, which froze in the middle. I kept reinstalling and it froze and froze about 5 times in succession. I have now finally got an installation that works, mouse and everything, except:

1) When installing my printer it gets to the final screen of the "Add Hardware" thing that XP comes up with and says it failed because the "data is invalid."

2) My wireless USB mouse still doesn't work, same error as above.

3) When I click Microsoft Updates on my start menu, IE opens and it comes up with "Express" or "Custom" so I click custom as I always do and IE crashes. It does this every time, whether I click express or custom.

Anyone know how to solve any of these problems. Really p*ssing me off.

Do you have sp2 on a disc which you can install first?

[Jonno-Blood]

The installation of XP was with SP2 already on it.

[Paul Bacon]

Go into Device Manager, see if you have all the drivers for the USB Controllers.