Java JRE (1.4.2) - doesn't work on 2000 server ?
Installed Java JRE 1.4.2 on Windows 2000 server (with SP4 etc). Anyway,
I've got an app that uses Java and this part doesn't work at all. It
seems to pop up a windows temporarily and then nothing happens.
How can I troubleshoot Java? Is there any way I can test the
installation to see if Java is working?
I've previously got this all working on Windows 2000 Pro, but now I'm
trying 2000 server.
(BTW. Yes, I know theres a later version of Java JRE but for various
reasons we have to use v1.4.2).
Hi!
Take a look at http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_10/jre/install-windows.html - there you will find:
System Requirements
Software - Java 2 Runtime Environment v. 1.4.2 is supported on Microsoft Windows 98 (1st and 2nd editions), Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6a), Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional (with Service Pack 1), Windows 2000 Professional (with Service Pack 3), and Windows Server 2003 (Web, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions in 32-bit). Also see System Configurations.
For JRE 1.4.0, you will find at http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.0_04/jre/install-windows.html:
System Requirements
The Java 2 Runtime Environment is intended for use on Microsoft Windows 95, 98 (1st or 2nd edition), NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5, ME, XP, 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, or 2000 Advanced Server operating systems running on Intel hardware.
So, it seems on your platform you have to use JRE 1.4.0, which you can download at http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.0_04/index.html .
Nick.
> System Requirements
> Software - Java 2 Runtime Environment v. 1.4.2 is
> supported on Microsoft Windows 98 (1st and 2nd
> editions), Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service
> Pack 6a), Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
> (with Service Pack 1), Windows 2000 Professional
> (with Service Pack 3), and Windows Server 2003 (Web,
> Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions in
> 32-bit). Also see System Configurations.
Does this mean its not supported on SP4 (only SP3) ?
Or do you think its just because this doc was written before SP4 ever existed ?
I would assume that if you have SP4, you also have SP3 automatically and therefore Java 1.4.2 is supported on Windows 2000 Professional SP4, too. But, didn't you say you were using Win 2000 Server? On this OS, Java 1.4.2 is *not* supported (at least this OS isn't listed here) -- it is just supported by Java 1.4.0.
Nick.
