JDK 1.5.0 install on NT error

[phdcomputing]

I have tried to install the JDK 1.5.0 or later on Windows NT 4.0 and I
have the following
Message:
Error 1723 - There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run.
Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

I went to Microsoft site and install the windows installer 2.0.
It is still given this error.

Thanks
Peter

 

[timjowers]

Made sure the installer service is running? HP printer barfed install
and I finally realized I'd turn that off.

 

[phdcomputing]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for getting back quickly. I have started the windows installer
service.
Now, I am having problem to remove the previous installer which was
caused the
first time that I installed the JDK 1.5 incomplete at the last step I
got error 1723.

Can I go regedit and delete the entries or do you know tool to remove
orphan programs
in the Add/Remove program in the control panel.

I will keep trying to remove first because the re-install does not want
me to install it again.

I really appreciate.

Peter

 

[James Snow, Software Developer]

I have tried to install the JDK 1.5.0 or later on Windows NT 4.0 and I
have the following
Message:
Error 1723 - There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run.
Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

I went to Microsoft site and install the windows installer 2.0.
It is still given this error.

Thanks
Peter

Down the evil Bill Gates, control freak of the universe.

 

[Harri Tuuloskoski]

I have tried to install the JDK 1.5.0 or later on Windows NT 4.0 and I
have the following
Message:
Error 1723 - There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run.
Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

I went to Microsoft site and install the windows installer 2.0.
It is still given this error.

Thanks
Peter

NT is not a supported OS for JDK 1.5 (or 5.0, take your pick).
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/system-configurations.html

 

[timjowers]

Peter,

Don't waste your time on the installer unless you need the applet
support. Then you may need to futz with registry/IE or the installer.

Install on some 2K/XP machine. Then just copy /jdk.... to your NT
machine. Setup
set JAVA_HOME = c:\<jdkdir>
set CLASSPATH=.;%CLASSPATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\<jdk if needed>\jre\lib\rt.jar
set PATH=%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin

I think that about does it. I'd be amazed and very disappointed if
java.exe from 5 does not run on NT. IMO NT was the last decent 'dows
release. After that the memory mgt went to pot. May want to add
tools.jar to CLASSPATH too if running Tomcat and want to compile JSP's.


TimJowers

 

[vmtoro]

Hello all,

I saw in a web site of a University in Australia, that the last version of JDK 1.5 that works correctly in Windows NT (SP6) is release 05 (i.e, jdk-1_5_0_05-windows-i586-p.exe).

I have verified this, and it is correct: JDK 1.5 version 05 works perfectly on Windows NT (SP6), but subsequent versions (06, 07, ..., 13, ...) do not work at all.

JDK 1.5 release 05 can be downloaded from:

http://java.sun.com/products/archive/

or more specifically from:

http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/5.0_05/index.html


Best Regards



Victor M. Toro