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Thread ID: 80854	2007-07-06 22:32:00	Java Runtime Environment	Andrew Webb (12520)	Press F1

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566513	2007-07-06 22:32:00	Precisely what is the Java Runtime Environment, and its criticality to running my PC? I have two huge folders in Program Files, being:- Java\jre1.5.0_06 and Java\jre1.6.0_01 Neither folder appears to have any "program" available in "Start\All Programs"; each folder takes up approx 80MB, and neither folder can be deleted because "a program is using it". These JRE files uploaded automatically very early on in my computer's life; however all I seem to have is a 160MB 'monkey' on my disc. Assistance with initiating either 'program' and/or deleting one or other program would be appreciated. If the JRE is of benefit then I would like to know how to take advantage of that benefit.	Andrew Webb (12520)
566514	2007-07-06 22:58:00	Most sites need Java. Browsers use Java. You can uninstall both of those versions. Its now up to 6 Update 2. DON'T delete its folder, uninstall it properly. Just make sure u uninstall older versions of it.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
566515	2007-07-06 23:01:00	You may get along without it, depends why it was installed in the first place and what other apps you use - java is not something you play with directly, other programs use it . So keep it, it's probably useful, and won't so any harm . You have an old & a newer version however, and don't need both . Go to add/remove programs in Control Panel, and the two java version should be listed there . Uninstall the 1 . 5 . 06, leave the other . Or if you really want to be up to date, dtich both, and go here for the lastest java ( . sun . com/javase/downloads/index . jsp" target="_blank">java . sun . com) (it's just one iteration past what you have 1 . 6 . 01, and shouldn't make any difference to you . Sometimes for security reasons it pays to have the latest though) edit: oops I was too slow . Said more or less the same thing :)	mmmork (6822)
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