Please help...Java issue

Hi,
I have installed chartnexus software on my XP SP2. When I try to run it, I get message:

"This programme need JRE 1.5 or above to run."
The problem is, a few months back I had installed another programme during which I used to get msg:

"Unable to start application - java virtual machine cannot be loaded
Class not registered"

At that time I follwed the solution here:

http://hpanswers.blogspot.com/2007/1...tion-java.html

During it, I think I had uninstalled earlier Java on my comp.
So now is there a way I can solve this new problem and run both the softwares ?
What i fear is in earlier issue I was asked to uninstall Java. So if I install it once again, will that conflict with the Microsoft java I downloaded last time?

Thank you.

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Do you have the latest Java installed?
You can check it here: http://www.java.com/en/download/install ... =jre&try=1

Just done a quick Google search and Sun have various web pages where you can test Sun Java:

http://www.java.com/en/download/dt_verify.jsp?plugin=false&latest=false&users_jre=1.6.0

http://www.java.com/en/download/dt_verify.jsp?plugin=true&latest=true&users_jre=1.6.0_13

http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

The first link tells me: “Oops! You don't have the recommended Java installed.”
The second: “Congratulations! You have the recommended Java installed (Version 6 Update 13).” Wrong!
The third: “Your Java is working. Latest Java installed”. (Java 6 Update 16)

Hey ho!

This is a handy site for (double-) checking your Java: http://www.javatester.org

You can also check your (totally unrelated) JavaScript: http://www.javatester.org/javascript.html

@ mak_20789: if you’re using MS Java you might want to check out whether it’s still supported. So far as I’m aware, it isn’t (and therefore could well be considered a security risk).

Maik, it's interesting what you said.

While checking out the official java.com site to reply to the first post, I did a version check myself.
The site told me that I had an outdated version (Version 6 Update 15 instead of the newer Version 6 Update 16)
So I opened my Java, and clicked on Update. It did look for an update, and told me that I had the latest version, which was Update 15.
I then manually updated from Java.com and the new version check told me
Congratulations!
You have the recommended Java installed (Version 6 Update 16).

Very strange

Think it's a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing - Sun seem to have something of a reputation for it, at least where Java update pages are concerned

Thank you all for your replies.
What I did was I downloaded Java and installed it, and now I have bot MS java and the downloaded one running and its not causing any problems, at least not until now.


@Maik: I am runnin g only one software that needs it, and even I dont use that s/w much..very rarely in fact. So do uninstall MS Java if its goin to be a secutity risk?
But I dont see it in my add/remove progs.
Thank you.

Mak: So far as I can recall, not using MS Java has been advised since around 2004 (though I think 'support' only ended this year, after all that). You might want to get more expert advice than I can provide (hint) but googling e.g. 'Microsoft Java' and 'uninstall Microsoft Java' should provide some more info. Sun Java is hardly exploit-free so it's highly recommended to keep that up-to-date. Hope that helps!