Do I need all the J2SE programs?

I have the following JSE programs installed (according to WINXP add/remove programs):

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 10

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 11

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 9

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0, SE v1.4.2_05

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0, SE v1.4.2_06

Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1

Each of these programs is between 130 and 160 MB. Do I need all of them? I use both Firefox 1.5 and IE 7.

[618 byte] By [xelawa] at [2007-11-27 7:48:52]

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# 1

No, you don't. Updating to the next bugfix level is only seldom useful, anyway.

CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-12 19:29:45 >

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# 2

Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1 is sufficient

@tifa at 2007-7-12 19:29:45 >

# 3

Thanks for the quick answers. So I assume that I can safely remove evgerything except Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1 using "Add/Remove Programs" without any dire consequences? And ignore Java when the next update comes around?

xelawa at 2007-7-12 19:29:46 >

# 4

> Thanks for the quick answers.

> So I assume that I can safely remove evgerything

> except Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1

> using "Add/Remove Programs" without any dire

> consequences?

Yes*.

> And ignore Java when the next update

> comes around?

You can always do that.

* your system might use binaries and/or classes from one of those older JDK's, in which case you need to change those "references" to your new JDK.

prometheuzza at 2007-7-12 19:29:46 >

# 5

> * your system might use binaries and/or classes from> one of those older JDK's, in which case you need to> change those "references" to your new JDK.How do I know if this has happened and how do I change these "references"?

xelawa at 2007-7-12 19:29:46 >

# 6

> How do I know if this has happened By trial and error.> and how do I change these "references"?There's probably nothing to change in the first place. Just uninstall those old JDK's.

prometheuzza at 2007-7-12 19:29:46 >

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