Java 6 and Open Office

I've been following a recent thread about using JavaRA to clean up/remove old versions of JRE. I ran it and then installed Java6, Update 13. I then installed Open Office 3.0.1, and it installed Java6, Update 7. Should I run JavaRA again and remove the older version (7) or remove it through "add/remove programs"? Will Open Office recognize the newer version, or am I better off leaving both? Update 7 shows as 137MB, and if I don't need it, I'd like to get rid of it. Thanks.

 

That is really strange. Why would OpenOffice install old insecure Java? I'm searching OpenOffice' Forum right now to see if there's any explanation for this. http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/

 

Well, you should uninstall both Java versions. Then run the removal tool again. Then search for old Java folders and other left overs and delete them. Then reinstall Java 6 update 13. I read a number of threads. Here's one of them: http://user.services.openoffice.org...3&sid=14f64c29d2eba3713e75b4f87fcdfc78#p77029

 

Thanks for both the info and the link. I will uninstall both and run JavaRA, then re-install Java6, Update 13. According to the forum in the link, this is a common problem with installs of Open Office, and a version without JRE can be downloaded (I'm doing this as I type).

 

Fine! :-D Run CCleaner when you're done. Link: http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html