Java 6 Update 24 Doesn't Install

[Francis93]

Hey SF,

I have Java 6 Update 23 installed. This is what I have noticed: even Java Update Scheduler (jusched.exe) is on my startup programs and running processes it doesn't check for updates, it doesn't notify of new updates as if it's just there as a process doing nothing at all.

I have installed KCsoftwares Software Update Monitor (SUMo), and it has detected that there's this new Java 6 Update 24 but I uninstalled SUMo because it doesn't have this auto update feature like Secunia.

So here comes Secunia PSI, it detected the obsolete Java and it started to auto update but the installation froze (I was stuck at some point that it didn't install).

Here comes manual updating. I downloaded the latest Java from the site but none of the given installers ran. There are 4 installers for Java 6 U24 here in my PC (2 chrome installers, and 1 Java i5 bla bla bla and 1 jpxinstall.exe and none of them ran. I booted into Safe Mode but still none of the installers ran.

Uninstalled the old Java 6 U23 and disabled all Firefox extensions. I also have noticed that I have 3 Java addons: Java 6 U21, Java 6 U22 and Java 6 U23.
But again, it won't run!

I'm loosing hope.

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[Francis93]

47 views but there's not even a single reply?

 

[Ponmayilal]

Have you tried JavaRa? Give it a shot and see whether it helps. ( Long back I had used it to remove the older versions and all junk built up by JRE)

 

[Francis93]

Have you tried JavaRa? Give it a shot and see whether it helps. ( Long back I had used it to remove the older versions and all junk built up by JRE)

I have downloaded JavaRa. Their updater doesn't update my Java, and their remover doesn't remove my Java. Oh well, I'll just stick to Update 23. What's important is that I have Java on my PC.

 

[Airbot]

Think the best bet is to uninstall any javas, and then search for any and all java references in folders and registry and delete them with CCleaner and/or manually searching. Reboot and try installing again. I also could not install update 24 no matter what when it came out a while back. Never had any problem installing them before until 24 for some reason. Didn't bother going through deleting all the references as I clean installed Win 7 SP1 integrated soon after that time anyway, and it installed without problem after that.

 

[Ponmayilal]

.....I also could not install update 24 no matter what when it came out a while back. Never had any problem installing them before until 24 for some reason......

Awhile back? I checked my system and it shows update 24 was installed on 27 May 2010. When did you try to update to 24? Is it after SP1?

I am just trying to decipher whether updating it to 24 after autoupdate to SP1 is causing this anamoly.

 

[Francis93]

Think the best bet is to uninstall any javas, and then search for any and all java references in folders and registry and delete them with CCleaner and/or manually searching. Reboot and try installing again. I also could not install update 24 no matter what when it came out a while back. Never had any problem installing them before until 24 for some reason. Didn't bother going through deleting all the references as I clean installed Win 7 SP1 integrated soon after that time anyway, and it installed without problem after that.

.....I also could not install update 24 no matter what when it came out a while back. Never had any problem installing them before until 24 for some reason......

Awhile back? I checked my system and it shows update 24 was installed on 27 May 2010. When did you try to update to 24? Is it after SP1?

I am just trying to decipher whether updating it to 24 after autoupdate to SP1 is causing this anamoly.

Uninstalled with Revo, ran CCleaner, ran Auslogics, deleted 'JreMetrics' on HKLM folder and rebooted. Unfortunately, nothing. This has something to do with SP1.

And OMG, May 27, 2010? :shock: When will they release a new Java (JRE 7)? Once SP2 has been released, or once Windows 8 has gone beta?

My last resort would be downloading the pre-release JRE 7.

 

[Francis93]

PROBLEM SOLVED. Installed Java 7 Pre-Release.
That Java 6 Update 24 is incompatible with SP1.

 

[marsmimar]

PROBLEM SOLVED. Installed Java 7.
That Java 6 Update 24 is incompatible with SP1.

According to the Java website, 6 - 24 was released on or about Feb 16, 2011 and is still the most current version being offered. Where did you find Java 7?

 

[Francis93]

PROBLEM SOLVED. Installed Java 7.
That Java 6 Update 24 is incompatible with SP1.

According to the Java website, 6 - 24 was released on or about Feb 16, 2011 and is still the most current version being offered. Where did you find Java 7?

And Windows 7 SP1 was released on the 22nd of February. They should have published the update AFTER SP1, and we all know that after installing SP1, it could break programs or programs before SP1 could be incompatible.

I searched in Google with the keywords "Java beta" and the first search result takes me to the Java Early Access Downloads page. I clicked on "Download" beside "JDK 7 Preview Release", accepted the license agreement and under "JRE", I downloaded the x86/32-bit/default .EXE for Windows. The JRE size is 18.5 MB while JDK, ~90 MB

 

[marsmimar]

Thank you, Francis. My bad ... didn't realize you were referring to the beta.

 

[Francis93]

Thank you, Francis. My bad ... didn't realize you were referring to the beta.

Sorry if I confused you. I forgot to mention that Java 7 is still pre-release/beta software. Edited my post in the previous page.

 

[Ponmayilal]

....And OMG, May 27, 2010? :shock: When will they release a new Java (JRE 7)? Once SP2 has been released, or once Windows 8 has gone beta?

My last resort would be downloading the pre-release JRE 7.

I do not make any conscious effort to update. Whenever it says an update is available, I allow it to update. I do not remember when it happened last. But here is what my system says. I am not bluffing .

 

[pbcopter]

PROBLEM SOLVED. Installed Java 7.
That Java 6 Update 24 is incompatible with SP1.

I have Java 6 Update 24 installed on 5 machines with Windows 7 SP1 (various versions) with no issues.

I recommend getting it from here.

http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

 

[Airbot]

.....I also could not install update 24 no matter what when it came out a while back. Never had any problem installing them before until 24 for some reason......

Awhile back? I checked my system and it shows update 24 was installed on 27 May 2010. When did you try to update to 24? Is it after SP1?

I am just trying to decipher whether updating it to 24 after autoupdate to SP1 is causing this anamoly.

Don't know where you get May 27 2010 from.

Java 6 update 24 only came out 3 weeks ago.




http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/144791-new-java-version-available-6-update-24-released.html

And I had a problem with it installing on a my system with an standalone SP1 already installed on it and couldn't get Java 24 to install. Once I clean installed Win 7 with an SP1 integrated ISO, it installed without problems after that.

So it still works with having SP1 apparently. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to install it on the SP1 integrated ISO.

 

[Jacee]

Follow these instructions to update Java ...

• Download the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.
• Scroll down to where it says "Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6u24 allows end-users to run Java applications".
• Click the "Download" button to the right.
• Check the box that says: "Accept License Agreement".
• The page will refresh.
• Click on the link to download Windows Offline Installation with or without Multi-language and save to your desktop.
• Close any programs you may have running - especially your web browser.
• Go to Start > Control Panel double-click on Add/Remove programs and remove all older versions of Java.
• Check any item with Java Runtime Environment (JRE or J2SE) in the name.
• Click the Remove or Change/Remove button.
• Repeat as many times as necessary to remove each Java versions.
• Reboot your computer once all Java components are removed.
• Then from your desktop double-click on jre-6u24-windows-i586-p.exe to install the newest version.

 

[Airbot]

Those are just generic remove/install options from Programs and Features. Pretty basic.

But there's something screwy with the Java 24, as some like me had it where 24 refused to install no matter what after Update 23 was uninstalled from P&F.

 

[Francis93]

Thanks to those who helped, but I did rollback my system for how many times just because of failed attempts to install Java 6 Standard Edition Update 24. Java 7 SE (Early Access Release) was able to install without any problem.

 

[Jacee]

The 'offline' installation (JRE) 6u24 installed on my computer with absolutely no problems

BTW ... why would you want Java updater running at startup and in the background? Just scan with Secunia PSI
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ for software vulnerability. This app should also be manually started when you need it.

 

[Ponmayilal]

This thread having been marked as solved, any further discussions may only be academic in nature.

Since my system shows the update 24 install date as 27 May 2010, I was now curious to know how it could be.

I ran System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala and this is what I see.



1. The install date is still 27 May 2010

2. The last write time is given as 02 Feb 2011.

3. The install source is given as jre1.6.0_20

In the light of this, I presume that update 20 was installed on 27 May 2010 and further updates were only considered as patches to that. May be update 24 was written on 02 Feb 2011.

Shows how an old-timer I am. Its all still Sun Micro and not Oracle .