reinstalling java 1.4.2

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reinstalling java 1.4.2

Hi,
I've been having problems getting certain pacakges (clamXav and Neooffice in particular) to run as I have set the default version of java to be 1.5. I've tried resetting to java 1.4.2 using the java 1.5 preferences utility that can be found in /Applications/Utilities/Java/J2SE 5.0
however Java 1.4.2 is not listed as the default. I tried looking for java 1.4.2 and it seems (and now I am blushing) I managed to delete it ! I would like to reinstall it but whenever I run the installer package I get an error message telling me that a newer version of Java 1.4 is already installed (I'm guessing it means that java 1.5 is there). Do you have any ideas how I can proceed from here ?

Powerbook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Jul 7, 2006 1:56 AM

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macjack

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Jul 7, 2006 2:21 AM in response to hughshanahan

Hi hughshanahan, Welcome to Apple Discussions.

Remove the Java J2SE5 package(s) from /Library/Receipts and run the installer again. EDIT: You may also have to remove Java 131 package.

-mj
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Jul 10, 2006 6:23 AM in response to hughshanahan

Hi,
I tried removing the entries in the Receipt directory (J2SE and java 1.3.1). I am still getting the same error message - do you have any ideas ? (I tried rebooting after removing the files - no luck).

Feeling very silly about this....

Hugh

Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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macjack

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Jul 11, 2006 3:46 AM in response to hughshanahan

Hi Hugh, if the message is still "a newer version of Java 1.4 is already installed", then I guess you have to delete all Java folders and try again. It's reading something newer.

-mj
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Jul 16, 2006 1:52 AM in response to hughshanahan

I Have the same problem. Unfortunatly The Recipt is gone, All Java files are gone, but it still says A newer version is installed.

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Jul 17, 2006 12:47 AM in response to danielweeeeeeeeeee

Hi,
apologies for not getting back to you until now. Frankly, after much fiddling around I decided to go for the nuclear option and just reload the OS again. As it turns out, it was an entirely painless operation (apart from going for a cup of coffee for a hlaf hour and doing some paperwork, followed by another half hour downloading the updates). Everything is now working. Java 1.4.2 and Java 1.5 are installed and pretty much all the packages I wanted are working (well, I also got rid of Xdarwin, and I've lost one package ther, but that's for another discussion group).
One other doen side is the fact that I have 8 Gbyte of my disk used with a copy of the old OS, which does in fact have some useful setting files and plugins, but I'm sure after a while I'll be ready to delete that.

Thanks for everybody's help...

Hugh

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macjack

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Jul 17, 2006 1:16 AM in response to hughshanahan

Hi Hugh, glad it's sorted. Yes, keep the "Previous System" folder until you're sure you don't need any files or folders from it. Or, you can save it to disk, if you like.

Enjoy your Mac 🙂

-mj
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