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| WTF!!! What Now??? |
In light of the recent Java vulnerabilities, we should be updating to the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE). When some people have tried updating their JRE, things went haywire! I mean, catastrophic failure! However, like most issues, there's a resolution.
If you're trying to update your JRE, and run into this weird error, do the following:
***SCREENSHOTS COMING SOON...EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.***
- Save your work.
- Close all running applications.
- Restart your computer.
- Go to Java's website to run the Java Uninstall Applet to uninstall any old versions of Java from your computer.
- First thing's first, Oracle informs you that this applet is for testing purposes and that you still want to use this applet.
- Click agree; applet works pretty well to be honest.
- We'll be prompted whether or not we trust Oracle America, Inc.'s Java Uninstall Applet - Early Access application. Here, we'll check on the option to "Always trust content from this publisher." Otherwise, the applet won't work.
- The applet first determines which JREs we have installed.
- Usually, you'd see a status bar along with the message that the applet is uninstalling Java. Here, you see that there's nothing installed because, on my test machine, I didn't have the Java JRE installed to begin with.
- Go to http://java.com/en/ to download the latest version of the Java JRE
- Click on Download
- Follow the prompts to install Java. Otherwise, visit my post illustrating how to install the Java JRE.