Dirty Install Test *** Regression from 1.3.1_04b2

Tested on Win NT / Win XP Pro

TEST SCENARIO
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1. Install released JDK 1.3.0_01 to default install directory
2. Install JDK 1.3.1_09 to default install directory

3. Verify expected behaviour.

In netscape About>Plugins all support shown for 1.3.1_09 and applets load as
expected making sure the 1.3.1_09 java console is shown.

i.e. both co-exist

4. Bring up a command prompt to check the java version strings

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C:\>java -version
java version "1.3.1_09"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_09-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_09-b01, mixed mode)

C:\>java -fullversion
java full version "1.3.0_01"

C:\>which java
C:\WINNT\system32/java.exe

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The full version string is showing 1.3.0_01,

setting the PATH to the recently installed JDK shows no problem, both strings appearing as expected.

why should the system java show this variation in strings??

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C:\>set PATH=C:/jdk1.3.1_09/bin;%PATH%

C:\>java -version
java version "1.3.1_09"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_09-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_09-b01, mixed mode)

C:\>java -fullversion
java full version "1.3.1_09-b01"

C:\>which java
C:/jdk1.3.1_09/bin/java.exe
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I know that I am using the correct java version 1.3.1_09 and can successfully run a demo application.
No problems there.


5. Run regedit to check the registry entry value pairs.

Entries exist for both 1.3.0_01 and 1.3.1_09 under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>JavaSoft>Java Development Kit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>JavaSoft>Java Plug-in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>JavaSoft>Java Runtime Environment

1.3 entries are present under Java Development Kit and Java Runtime Environment, with the MicroVersion being "1"
With CurrentVersion for both being "1.3" as expected

The 1.3.0_01 entry does not agree with this standard
It is expected to be "0"
but instead is "0_01"
(This being an older JDK version - microversion standard might have been changed later,
but I've mentioned it here because it stood out)

6. Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs
   - Remove JDK/JRE 1.3.0_01

7. Open a new netscape browser (having no other netscape windows open already)
   - go to Help>About Plugins

Full java applet/bean support exists and 1.3.1_09 is also present as expected.
where: application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.3.1_09

8. Run regedit

1.3 entries are *missing* under Java Development Kit and Java Runtime Environment, with the MicroVersion being "1"
Expected CurrentVersion for both being "1.3", but entry is *missing* from regedit.


**This is *not* a regression - I've tried the above scenario with JDK 1.3.1_05 and I see the same.

- I expected both the system java -version and java -fullversion strings to refer to the latest 1.3.1_09 JDK (or both to 1.3.0_01 JDK, or even java not to be found in the windows system path), instead -version refers to 131_09 and -fullversion refers to 130_01 JDK
- I did not expect the CurrentVersion entries in registry to be removed upon removal of the released JDK. - expected to keep the CurrentVersion "1.3", having 1.3.1_09b01 still on system


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