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I seem to have multiple versions of java, What one do i leave in there?
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NyanNeko
, Nov 13 2012 02:49 PM
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:49 PM
Because, I only think there's supposed to be one.
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:20 PM
Keep the newest update. Though you seem to have downloaded a 32bit version of the update.
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:36 PM
Don't touch any of them. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
Different programs require different versions of Java. Usually, your browser will require the 32-bit version, while regular java programs will use the 64-bit version.
Different programs require different versions of Java. Usually, your browser will require the 32-bit version, while regular java programs will use the 64-bit version.
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:41 PM
baggerboot, on 13 November 2012 - 03:36 PM, said:
Don't touch any of them. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
Different programs require different versions of Java. Usually, your browser will require the 32-bit version, while regular java programs will use the 64-bit version.
Different programs require different versions of Java. Usually, your browser will require the 32-bit version, while regular java programs will use the 64-bit version.
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 01:04 AM
fm87, on 13 November 2012 - 03:41 PM, said:
Yup. The same can be said for the visual C++ redist:
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What is the purpose of all of them? I've always kind of wondered why there are so many.
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 01:33 AM
SteevyT, on 14 November 2012 - 01:04 AM, said:
What is the purpose of all of them? I've always kind of wondered why there are so many.
Some games are made for a specific version, and to eliminate any chance of problems, they need to install that specific version.
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 04:14 AM
fm87, on 14 November 2012 - 01:33 AM, said:
The same reason there are specific versions of directx.
Some games are made for a specific version, and to eliminate any chance of problems, they need to install that specific version.
Some games are made for a specific version, and to eliminate any chance of problems, they need to install that specific version.
The redistributable thing makes more sense because you might have a game that came out in 05 or something and had a distribution for that, but they don't really have a reason to "update" them.
Java on the other hand tends to work with most programs even with upgraded versions(considering how few java apps are actually games anyway.)
Given how often Java gets exploits though, I would be dilligent with updating it.
People do the same thing with Python and its kind of stupid, they force people to use old libraries just because they don't want to update to a new one. Usually even after it is released and isn't beta.
That one dragon coding thingy.
