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[beermat]

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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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?

[beermat]

ohhh, interesting, will wander over to IBM to looksee their java offering.

sorry, can't quite remember the resolution but I think it appeared that either the critical update mentioned restored the VM back to the latest, or the visual studioi install didn't actually change it...