Problem using JRE1.6

I want to install a Java 1.6 (non-web) application on a systems which not necessarily have Java 1.6 installed. (I have no right to install or uninstall anything on that system)

On Windows systems I have successfully just copied the entire jre1.6.0 catalogue onto the system and referred to the jre1.6.0\bin\java.exe when executing the application.

I suppose it works the same way on UNIX, Linux and Solaris systems?

Could it cause any conflicts with other preinstalled jre-versions on the systems?

I have heard that when two java applications runs at the same time on the same machine, but on two different VM-versions, they communicate. This could cause my 1.6 version to be registered as being installed on the system, and then future applications might try to access the 1.6 VM. Is it correct?

[827 byte] By [bopea] at [2007-11-26 14:42:47]