Hello NG, if I try to make a Java-Update from Vers. 6.7. to 6.17, I get 
the following message:  Decompression of the core files failed. What can 
I do to prevent it? (I am working with Windows 7 and Mozilla Firefox 
3.5.6) Thanks for all answers! Heinz

On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:54:19 +0100, HeinzMeiers <heim40@web.de> wrote,
quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>Hello NG, if I try to make a Java-Update from Vers. 6.7. to 6.17, I get 
>the following message:  Decompression of the core files failed. What can 
>I do to prevent it? (I am working with Windows 7 and Mozilla Firefox 
>3.5.6) Thanks for all answers! Heinz

Sounds like the download did not finish properly.  Do it again.  Check
the expected size. Check the CRC if one is posted.
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HeinzMeiers wrote:
> Hello NG, if I try to make a Java-Update from Vers. 6.7. to 6.17, I get 
> the following message:  Decompression of the core files failed. What can 
> I do to prevent it? (I am working with Windows 7 and Mozilla Firefox 
> 3.5.6) Thanks for all answers! Heinz


We'll need the exact error message, including the error number.  There's 
a specific fix for this, I had it happen to me, but without the exact 
string to Google for I can't find Sun's FAQ on this.

Odds are its a process still running on the old version. Look in msconfig 
and task manager and turn off anything java related, but it might be a long 
winded fix from my experence  its often easier to manually delete the old 
version and then  do a new install. I do not know why older versions seemed 
to  keep files locked, but they tend to do it I find.
You must remember to remove the bits that  sit in the admin area as well, ie 
the xp application data for the user involved, though I've no idea about 
this on 7.

With a bit of luck the next clean install will work.
If you had updated  more often, you might have gotten away with it!

Brian

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"markspace" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message 
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> HeinzMeiers wrote:
>> Hello NG, if I try to make a Java-Update from Vers. 6.7. to 6.17, I get 
>> the following message:  Decompression of the core files failed. What can 
>> I do to prevent it? (I am working with Windows 7 and Mozilla Firefox 
>> 3.5.6) Thanks for all answers! Heinz
>
>
> We'll need the exact error message, including the error number.  There's a 
> specific fix for this, I had it happen to me, but without the exact string 
> to Google for I can't find Sun's FAQ on this.
> 

On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:40:03 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
<Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone
who said :

>Odds are its a process still running on the old version.

As a general rule, always shut down a program before installing, even
when it initiated the download. To be safe, reboot to free up any DLLs
before the install.

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If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day; if you teach them how to program, you will frustrate them for a lifetime.

The problem with java was that it still left the service routine or quick 
start running even after a reboot, hence my  advice to  stop them. I now 
keep a copy of unlocker assistant on the pc for this use. It is a Windows , 
shall we say, feature, t sometimes  stopping processes does not stop them.

Brian

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"Roedy Green" <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:40:03 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
> <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone
> who said :
>
>>Odds are its a process still running on the old version.
>
> As a general rule, always shut down a program before installing, even
> when it initiated the download. To be safe, reboot to free up any DLLs
> before the install.
>
> -- 
> Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
> http://mindprod.com
> If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day; if you 
> teach them how to program, you will frustrate them for a lifetime.