Re: Help! I don't know where to turn.

> Then I went to java.sun.com and decided I have old packages and was
> going to upgrade everything. As far as I can tell, I downloaded the
> following:
>
> - the JS2E 1.5.0 (?)
> - the JDK
> - the JVM
> - the NetBeans 4.1 (?) bundle
> - the documentation tree
>
> So this seems hunky-dory. The problem now is two-fold:
>
> (a) I can't start the Java console anymore (I saw it once and it looks
> totally different than the previous version) though everytime I
> doubleclick the coffee mug icon in the Control Panel, it starts a new
> instance of javaw.exe.
> (b) Now my Mozilla Thunderbird 1.6 won't connect to my email server to
> retrieve my email.
>
> Can anyone provide some assistance or point me to the right place?
> Many thanks!
>
> Mike

If you have downloaded the J2SE 1.5.0 SDK (or the JDK 1.5.0) and ran
the installation, you do not need to install JVM (i assume you mean
JRE). The java console will look different if you have installed the
JDK.
I am not sure if you can keep two jdks installed. It is possible, but
if you want to save yourself frustation, uninstall the previous jdk
(and jre. Installing the jdk installs jre too along with it. :) ) and
install the new one.
Dont know about netbeans. Possibly, it needs the JAVA_HOME variable
set.
Also the documentation is totally separate. You just need to unzip to a
folder to read it, and not install. Its just a bunch of html files. Do
not worry about it. You can have as many docs of different versions as
you want.

Probably you messed up the internet settings so the problem with
thunderbird. nothing to do with java i suppose. not sure since i have
not used thunderbird yet.

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