OOo 3.3 installed an old version of JRE on my PC

valoprube

When I installed OOo 3.3 on my PC, an older version of JRE ((Java 6 Update 22) was installed along with it. Can/should this be replaced with the latest version (Java 6 Update 31)?

floris_v · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject:

Yes, that's no problem. You can also tell OOo to use the version you already had. (Tools - Options - OpenOffice - Java.)

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valoprube · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:02 pm Post subject:

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March 14, 2012

Update to U31. U22 was likely the one bundled with the install and would have been the latest at the time the bundle was created.

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floris_v · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:31 am Post subject:

That doesn't really matter, as long as you don't try to link OOo to Java 7, it should be okay.
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floris_v · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:09 am Post subject:

I used to have a few versions of the JRE side by side, but maybe Java now removes older versions when you install a new one.
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valoprube · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject:

Phil,
Thanks for your help. I monitorred the installation of OOo 3.3 using "Total Uninstall" and the "Total Uninstall" log indicates that it also monitored the installation of JRE 6 Update 22. So if I uninstall using "Total Uninstall", it should cleanly remove both OOo 3.3 and JRE 6 Update 22.

Do you think that I should then first install JRE 6 Update 31 and that after this is done install OOo 3.3?
Will OOo 3.3 recognize that JRE Update 31 is installed and not try to replace it with JRE6 Update 22?

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March 16, 2012

I would just install the the Java update. I never use the OOo install with Java included. I install the programs separately.

After you install the Java update, then use the OOo options to select U31 as the one you use.

Phil

valoprube · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:36 am Post subject:

Phil,
What Web site will enable me to install OOo without installing JRE and how do I navigate to the JRE-free installation?

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

valoprube · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:48 am Post subject:

Phil,
Thank you so much. I now have the latest updates of JRE and OOo installed separately.
Matthew

valoprube · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject:

My wording in the previous post was incorrect. It should be:

I now have the latest versions of JRE and OOo installed separately.