Sun Java 5 build 7 and 8 removed?

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edavid3001@gmail.com - 07 Sep 2006 17:16 GMT

I am running Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 8. I found
out the hardway that upgrading from update 7 to update 8 breaks IBM
host on demand.

When I visit the download site;
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

I see that it no longer offers build 8. In fact, it now shows build 6.

Anyone know what is going on here? I was hoping to see a newer version
of build 8 or a build 9.

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Steve W. Jackson - 07 Sep 2006 17:36 GMT

> I am running Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 8. I found
> out the hardway that upgrading from update 7 to update 8 breaks IBM
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> Anyone know what is going on here? I was hoping to see a newer version
> of build 8 or a build 9.

I've always gone to java.sun.com when I wanted a JDK and followed a link
from there. At present, the link from that main page leads to
<http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp> where there is a JDK
download link for 5.0 Update 8.

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Montgomery, Alabama

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edavid3001@gmail.com - 07 Sep 2006 17:57 GMT

Thank you very much. Yes, build 8 is there. I usually go to the link
I provided. That is where I thought I downloaded build 8 from. Odd
it's back to build 6 and your link isn't
The link you provided has the same exact minor build numbers that I
have installed, so no new version to fix this.

Anyway, anyone else having IBM host on demand problems, the automated
fix is this;

msiexec /uninstall "{3248F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0150080}" /qn
/norestart

which uninstalls build 8 and then

jre-1_5_0_07-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v"/qn IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1
NETSCAPE6=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress JAVAUPDATE=0 WEBSTARTICON=0"

Which reinstalls build 7. Your settings on reinstall may vary.
Javaupdate=0 tells it not to prompt the user to upgrade to build 8
again :)

50 workstations down, 450 more to go. Thank goodness for Zenworks &
MSI automation.

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Sun Java 5 build 7 and 8 removed?

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