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argle!
I need to install MS Visual Studio 6 (enterprise), but the Setup for it refuses to go any further till I let it "update MS Virtual Machine for Java". I don't trust it - it's 4 years old product that wants to furkle with MS Java. dilema time!

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Surely this is a job for a VM?

yup, read my mind.
Am furkling with it in a VM to see what nastyness it does to MS Java...

One day, I'll understand what the heck you're on about, unless it's because I'm so drunk?

hmmmn. I have this to look forward to (scarily) as I u'upgraded' by main development machine to WinXPpro but still haven't reinstalled VS6(ent) back onto it yet.

The biggest trouble with MS software is MS themselves ... any (every!) other manufacturer doesn't mess with system files without asking whereas MS installation routines seem to always be happy to overwrite existing files without questioning the version or date or anything at all, thus I now always install MS software before doing anything else (like service packs) but with a new OS that isn't possible.

Keep us updated on progress / solution!

Just do it and re-update the JVM afterwards? What's so scary?

How bizzare... I did exactly the same thing yesterday - installed VB6 Enterprise. I asked a Very Experienced Developer if I should let my JVM be updated, and she said "Yes".

Now all I have to do is stop my laptop BSODing with NMI errors :(

Trouble with stuff updating the MSJVM is that MS no longer support it. I tried downloading the JVM from the website specified by IE6 help, and got a message saying that thanks to a court case with Sun, they're dropping support, and you have to go use the Sun one or the IBM one or the various other JVMs that actually comply with Sun's standard. If it weren't VB demanding it, I'd go for the IBM one as it's quicker than Sun's and just as free - but I suspect VB will look for specifically the MS one in the registry. Does it have a copy of the MSJVM on the install disk or is it trying to download it?

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