32 & 64-bit Java

[CosmicJest]

Hello,

I manage six 64-bit Windows 7 computers in our office. All are the same model purchased on the same date, and set up by me, two years ago. Today I was checking to see that our Java was all up-to-date, and discovered that two of us seem to be running 64-bit Java, while the other four of us have 32-bit Java (the Control Panel applets are ID'd differently, and they have different menu options). How/why did this happen, and how can I get us all on the same 64-bit page?

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Download Java's 64 bit version.
The java site is horrible and never gives you an option to download the 64 bit version, whenever you select a link tht says ''click here if you use a 64bit browser'' it takes you to a complete different section with no download options whatsoever.

Just look it up online, I believe the 64 bit version is available for download at CNET

 

[Jacee]

This is the one to down load ... agree to the license, select X32 or X64

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[CosmicJest]

Thank you! The download link worked great!

 

[Jacee]

You're welcome!
Be sure to un-install old versions of Java!!!

 

[CosmicJest]

Thanks for the reminder, Jacee. I've found that with Win 7, it usually uninstalls the old version of Java. However, in this case, the two computers that were running 64-bit Java had the previous Java still present, while the four computers that were running the 32-bit Java had clean upgrades that removed the 32-bit. It never ceases to amaze me how these computers, which should be configured identically since they are treated (for the most part) the same, manage to behave in different ways!