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2 March 2017
26 October 2016
20 October 2016
26 November 2015
→Install 32- and 64-bit JRE, remove all other versions using PowerShell: some version strings & path changes I missed, plus explanation of how the fixer works
+197
→Removal with WMIC: warning against using 'wmic product' was apparently not emphatic enough
+12
→Install 32- and 64-bit JRE, remove all other versions using PowerShell: update to 8u65 and deal with javaws/jp2launcher problem; also dealt with LocalLow rename
+1,336
8 October 2015
19 August 2015
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8
m+2
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8
m+3
msi extraction location has changed
m+371
6 May 2015
→Install JRE 7 with exe and msi in a mixed 32-bit/64-bit environment in one package: Fixed a stray quote that broke the core.zip fixer
-2
→Install 32- and 64-bit JRE, remove all other versions using PowerShell: Fixed a stray quote that broke the core.zip fixer
-2
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7: Handle the package-ID string change at 7u65 cleanly and deal with certain partial-install situations. A further fix is in the works.
+1,181
20 April 2015
→Install 32- and 64-bit JRE, remove the previous version: Attempted to make instructions clearer, reconstructed missing steps
+799
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: Added a PowerShell script to remove other JRE 8 versions. In an attempt to prevent this section turning into a mess, did extensive reorganization & added explanations.
+16,318
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: Grammar & typo corrections
m+29
17 April 2015
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: Java6 may be Java 6 (a space)... note about this.
m+50
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: tip about how to use WMIC to remove all Java7 and Java8
+637
10 April 2015
new category for Java stuff
m+17
→Install JRE 7 with exe and msi in a mixed 32-bit/64-bit environment in one package: included the hack I use to deal with bug 6947907
+2,742
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: Corrected ordering, normalized indentation. I picked four-space indents since that's what 80-90% of the package was using.
-529
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: missing % signs in variable expansion
m+2
24 February 2015
→Uninstalling Old Versions
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+5
→JRE 7 Installer Command-line Switches
+286
21 January 2015
18 January 2015
1 May 2014
17 April 2014
3 March 2014
→Older Versions: JRE 5 is too old to be of value. Removing such old versions makes this wiki easier to navigate.
-12,809
→Java 6 SDK Installer: As the introduction says, this article is about the JRE, not the SDK
-1,338
6 February 2014
17 October 2013
9 July 2013
24 May 2013
13 May 2013
17 April 2013
3 April 2013
14 February 2013
no edit summary
+27
→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7
+15
→Installer Versions: changed title to avoid duplication
+7