From: Knute Johnson on
Arne Vajh�j wrote:
> On 05-02-2010 13:26, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> zikester wrote:
>>> Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I'm trying to install jdk 1.5 EE
>>> on my windows 7 box, and the installer says the platform/patch level
>>> is unsupported. Is there really no way to develop on jdk 1.5 from
>>> Windows 7?
>>
>> Java 5 reached its "end of service life" last November. I don't know for
>> sure that that is your problem but it could be a clue.
>
> The free version EOL'ed October 30 2009.
>
> But the version you pay for first EOL June 2014 / June 2019.
>
> As I understand it then the code is same, so unless SUN deliberately
> withhold Windows 7 patches for the free version, then it should
> have Windows 7 support.
>
> But no need to speculate.
>
> Windows 7 is on the list:
> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/system-configurations.html
>
> Arne
>
>

I didn't know that they had a "pay for it" version.

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From: Arne Vajhøj on
On 05-02-2010 20:54, Knute Johnson wrote:
> Arne Vajh�j wrote:
>> On 05-02-2010 13:26, Knute Johnson wrote:
>>> zikester wrote:
>>>> Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I'm trying to install jdk 1.5 EE
>>>> on my windows 7 box, and the installer says the platform/patch level
>>>> is unsupported. Is there really no way to develop on jdk 1.5 from
>>>> Windows 7?
>>>
>>> Java 5 reached its "end of service life" last November. I don't know for
>>> sure that that is your problem but it could be a clue.
>>
>> The free version EOL'ed October 30 2009.
>>
>> But the version you pay for first EOL June 2014 / June 2019.
>>
>> As I understand it then the code is same, so unless SUN deliberately
>> withhold Windows 7 patches for the free version, then it should
>> have Windows 7 support.
>>
>> But no need to speculate.
>>
>> Windows 7 is on the list:
>> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/system-configurations.html
>
> I didn't know that they had a "pay for it" version.

It is called "Java for Business".

http://www.sun.com/software/javaforbusiness/

I doubt that they have been making much money.

Arne

From: markspace on
Arne Vajh�j wrote:
> On 05-02-2010 13:21, zikester wrote:
>> Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I'm trying to install jdk 1.5 EE
>> on my windows 7 box, and the installer says the platform/patch level
>> is unsupported. Is there really no way to develop on jdk 1.5 from
>> Windows 7?
>
> EE ?
>
> Arne
>


I'm sure he means Enterprise Edition, the new name for J2EE. He just
left out the Java in front of it, since he had JDK there already.



From: Arne Vajhøj on
On 05-02-2010 21:58, markspace wrote:
> Arne Vajh�j wrote:
>> On 05-02-2010 13:21, zikester wrote:
>>> Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I'm trying to install jdk 1.5 EE
>>> on my windows 7 box, and the installer says the platform/patch level
>>> is unsupported. Is there really no way to develop on jdk 1.5 from
>>> Windows 7?
>>
>> EE ?
>
> I'm sure he means Enterprise Edition, the new name for J2EE. He just
> left out the Java in front of it, since he had JDK there already.

Maybe.

But does that mean the EE SDK or an appserver ? And what version ? And
does the whatever install include JDK or was that already installed ?

Arne

From: Roedy Green on
On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:21:14 -0800 (PST), zikester <isaacyho(a)gmail.com>
wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I'm trying to install jdk 1.5 EE
>on my windows 7 box, and the installer says the platform/patch level
>is unsupported. Is there really no way to develop on jdk 1.5 from
>Windows 7?

I develop for JDK 1.5 using JDK 1.6 with the target option.
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