I began to get very frustrated with the Java Updater icon popping up in the bottom of my taskbar and letting me know that there was an update available for install and each attempt I made to update my Java was returned with an error. In fact, there were several errors on different occasions and I can’t even remember them by name or error message. All I know is, the Java update would constantly fail.

I tried several things to eliminate the Java errors or failures so to speak, with no success. I went into the Add/Remove programs in my Control Panel and deleted every previous Java installation I could find, but when I got to the last one on the Add/Remove list, I would get an error message while trying to delete it. I went into my Programs and Windows folders and deleted any trace of Java I could find. I tried several different Program Uninstallers that I tinker with on my PC and still could not get the old versions of Java off of my computer or the new version to install.

Finally I tried one more thing to get my Java update working before throwing my PC out the front door. I went to the Microsoft Support page and came across the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility a very useful tool I must say. This was the beginning of a successful update. I used that tool to remove all instances of Java, at this point there was only one left. Make sure you follow the instructions precisely as this is a powerful tool and it can destroy important system files if used incorrectly. Read the instructions. I than went to Java Downloads and downloaded the “Offline version” for my platform, which is Windows by the way since I have already tried the Online version.

I simply downloaded the Java update to Desktop and ran the Installer with all of my other windows closed and voila! Perfect install and my Java is now up yo date. Why I had to go through these measures is uncertain to me. I can only think that maybe my previous Java versions had some how became corrupt, I’m not sure?

Just follow the instructions I have listed above if you are having problems updating your Java and everything should work fine. It worked for me.