No clue, so I looked around and found THIS PAGE on the Java website, which only tells me that my java is "out of date". I tried again at THIS PAGE (a site called "JavaTester") which said to look in control panel (Win'7) then look in programs then Programs and features where I find.
Name Publisher Installed On Size Version Java(TM) 6 Update 29 Oracle 10/10/2013 97.0 MB 6.0.290
The Question: Do I have a Java JRE that's good enough ? For that matter, how do I find out what version of the JAVA JRE actually exists on this machine ?
asked Feb 28, 2014 at 16:15 682 5 5 gold badges 15 15 silver badges 24 24 bronze badgesYou do have a version later than what they are asking for. However, that is still an old version. Is there any reason why your company is on JRE 6 instead of JRE 7? If it is for compatibility with old software, they may want to look at upgrading that software since there were many security fixes between the two versions.
Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 16:27I have my orders in this case: This is your machine, you are responsible for it; that sort of story. (i.e., don't make waves, etc.)
Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 19:08Shouldn't it be, 'This is your machine, our IT guys are responsible for it, sorry for the inconvenience.'
Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 19:13Uhm. really good company, they have a few quirks; sum total, I really have no place to complain. They solve a thousand more problems than they create, so, I go along and I get along.
Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 20:26The short answer: yes, your JRE is new enough.
The longer answer: you can get the precise version string from your installed JRE by opening a command window, cd ing to your JRE's binaries folder, and doing java -version . For example, on my laptop I do
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin>java -version java version "1.7.0_51" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode, sharing) This is JRE 1.7.0 update 51, or just 'Java 7 update 51'.
You're using JRE 6, so the folder will be a bit different, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.
answered Feb 28, 2014 at 16:22 3,656 23 23 silver badges 27 27 bronze badgesHis version of Java is also not secure, has known security problems, and should be updated or uninstalled
Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 16:29 Isn't that all versions of Java? ;-) Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 16:30You can check your java version by opening a command prompt and type java -version .
You can download and install the latest version of java:
Note: Windows 7 does not always map the java bin path. If you get an error when typing java -version then you can manually set your java path (see below)
Then either restart your machine or copy the entire contents from step 4. Open a command prompt and type set path= , right click and select paste. Press enter to run. You should then be able to type java -version .
answered Feb 28, 2014 at 16:24 14.8k 4 4 gold badges 37 37 silver badges 57 57 bronze badgesI'm guessing they're going asking you verify that your default JRE is at that level or higher. It's entirely possible (and sometimes necessary) to have multiple versions installed at the same time.
That said, to check which versions are available, open your control panel, and search for java. Open the Java Control Panel, and one of the tabs will be the list of JRE's that are "officially" installed:
Edit (lots of good/fast answerers here!) Add this step to kobaltz's really good answer about finding the path/command-line version and you've got it.
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