Thread: Unable to reinstall Java

I uninstalled java (latest version) because I wanted to reinstall it outside the programs folder. I downloaded the installer and ran it...but it gave me an error message about some java files not having been removed correctly. I searched my C drive for things with java in the title, deleted a few, ran it again, same message. I used a restore point from before I uninstalled it, but now java doesn't work on my computer. I'm stuck with no java because I can't reinstall it. I can't download the unstaller from java's website because it requires that I have a functioning version of java. Any ideas about how I can fix this?

I have no experience with the Java SDK on a Windows system, so I may be completely wrong, and there's no guarantee this will solve your problem or even help in any way. Take my suggestion at your own risk (but nothing I've suggested seems dangerous or irreversible):

Based on my Linux experience, it seems you should be able to unzip the Java SDK distribution into a folder of your choice, preserving the file structure, and set a few environment variables to point to that folder or the /bin folder inside that folder. You could try that approach to reinstall Java to a new location, OR since you already had Java installed, you may be able to recover to the previous install by unzipping the distribution to where it was before you tried to move it.

Originally Posted by Aboogie1

...but it gave me an error message...

Copy paste the full text of the error message exactly as it appears so we can see what the complaint is.

Backup your system before you continue to work on this, just to be safe...
See if you can determine the folder where java was installed previously and delete the whole folder and try a fresh install again, or post the error for more help.