Sun Java

From: JC <jhoppyc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:25:04 +1100

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:47:34 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:

> If you are using any version of Sun Java that is prior to JRE Version 5.0, then
> you are are strongly urged to remove any/all versions that are prior to JRE
> Version 5.0. There are vulnerabilities in them and they are actively being exploited.
> It is possible that is how you got infected with malware.
>
> Therefore, it is highly suggested that if there are any prior versions of Sun Java
> to Version 5 on the PC that they be removed and Sun Java JRE Version 5.0 Update 6
> be installed ASAP.

Hi David,

I checked Add/Remove Programs on my PC and found the following

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 update 2 117MB
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 update 4 118MB
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 update 5 118MB
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 update 6 119MB
Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_06 108MB

I gather from the above that I should delete the SE v1.4.2_06 install.

Will there be any repercussions if I also dump the updates 2, 4 and 5?
--

Cheers . . . JC
.

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