On 04/04/2008, mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 4 Apr 2008 at 8:50, Harold Fuchs wrote: > ... > > > > One thing you might try is to open openoffice and go here: > Tools->Options > > > and in the section OpenOffice.org click on Java (next to the last > item). > > > Wait a few seconds and see what Openoffice recognises as your Java > > > installation. Remember it may take a few seconds for OOo to find > > > something. > > ... > > > Also, please note that > > a) The box labelled "Use Java runtime environment" must be ticked > (checked) > > *and* > > b) Even if OOo only finds one version of Java that version *must* be > > explicitly selected - it must have a black dot in the "radio button" to > the > > left of the details. > > > Out of curiosity I tried that. Took about 30sec for the box to become > occupied - and then it filled with maybe 13 different jre versions. > Looks as though when the jre updates, it doesn't remove old versions. > > In this case, OOo seems to be using 1.5.0_04, although the latest is > 1.6.0_05. Should it be safe (always??) to use the latest with OOo?
As far as I know, yes. My OOo 2.3.1 happily uses my Java 1.6.0_05 And anyway, what's with keeping all the old versions? Wierd idea!! It's no business of OOo to wipe away older version(s) of Java. Also, it's not really the business of a new Java to wipe away older versions of itself because it doesn't have any way to tell what software might be relying on those older versions and which might break with the new version. For example, I seem to remember having problems with QuickTime when I removed an older Java after installing a new one. <snip> -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
