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  2. JDK-6645477

JRE uninstallation hangs on uninstalling javaws shortcuts

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    • generic, x86
    • windows, windows_2000
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        JRE Uninstallation is not properly cleaning the WIN 2K system. While JRE uninstallation, "javaw.exe" and "javaws.exe" getting launched. Both the "exe" are hanged during uninstallation process.

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        jdsn8.india and jit043.india

        1.) Install JRE 6u10 b09 12_12_26 PIT bundle.

        2.) Do a uninstallation using uninstalll string command
        MsiExec.exe /X{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F83216010FF}

        3.) You will see Java uninstallation is hanged. The uninstall progree wizard will be there unless, you do a "kill -9" for javaw and javaws

        4.) ps -ef |grep javaw
          SYSTEM 2364 1820 0 16:09:46 CONIN$ 0:00 "D:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ja
        vaws.exe" -J-Dkernel.background.download=false -silent -shortcut -uninstall
          SYSTEM 2088 2364 0 16:09:46 CONIN$ 0:00 "D:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ja
        vaw.exe" "-Xbootclasspath/a:D:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\javaws.jar;D:\Program
         Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy.jar" -classpath "D:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\depl
        oy.jar" "-Djava.security.policy=file:D:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\security\jav
        aws.policy" -DtrustProxy=true -Xverify:remote "-Djnlpx.home=D:\Program Files\Jav
        a\jre6\bin" -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dkernel.background.download=false "-Djnlpx
        .jvm=\"D:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe\"" -Djnlpx.vmargs="-Dkernel.b

        When JRE is installed in silent mode("jre160.exe" /s /v"/qn NETSCAPE=1 IEXPLORER=1 MO
        ZILLA=1 ADDLOCAL=all"), the same problem is observed.

        The same issue can be reproduced if JRE is uninstalled from Add/Remove program.

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