please advise about Sun Java installation

need help installing Sun Java

HI,
I am begining to work my way through the steps in READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide.
I downloaded the new version of Sun Java.
I used Add/Delete to uninstall my old version of Java.
But when I double click on the downloaded file
to install the new version:
jre-6u5-windows-j586-p. exe I get only an
error message:
not a valid Windows 32bit program.

I downloaded another version of the file from
a different location, but the same error message comes up.
I have Windows XP service pack 1, IE 6. And I downloaded
the file through my aol 9 SE browser.

At this point I have no Java on my machine.


Andreanna

 

Re: need help installing Sun Java

update on installing Sun Java :

I downloaded the Sun Java file for the 3rd time,
this time through IE 6 instead of through aol.

(apparently aol 9 SE was making the downloaded files
corrupt in some way. Also, aol will not let me
post to this board. So, I am using IE directly for
use of this forum .)

The downloaded file is valid now, BUT,
I get a warning that my system
(XP Service pack 1) is not a supported operating
system for this version of Sun Java. I am told that I
may continue to install the Sun Java, but I would
have best results with XP SP 2.

Please let me know if it is okay if
I install Sun Java on my XP SP1 system.

Thanks
Andreanna

 

I am attempting to follow the RUN and READ steps,
and I downloaded the new Sun Java.

However, I get the following message when I start to install it
to my Windows XP machine:

"This is not a supported operating system.....
You may continue to install, but best rests are
seen with Windows SP2, ...."

And I found this information on the
Sun Developer Network website about
system compatibility:

"Note: Trying to install the J2SE Runtime Environment on a non-supported version of Microsoft Windows or on a machine that doesn't have a sufficiently up-to-date Service Pack will cause the installer to generate this warning: "We recommend that you do not install this Java platform for the following reasons: This Java platform does not support the operating system or operating-system service pack on this machine."


I fear I may not be compatible for using this new
version of Sun Java.

I have Windows XP Service Pack 1.

Should I procede with installation of the
new Sun Java?

I have uninstalled my old version of Java as instructed.

Please advise.

Thanks
Andreanna