Thread: Can't install JDK 9 because “Another Java installation is in progress”

I have been using JDK 9 on Windows 10 x64 for a while but when I went to install the latest early release (b174), I first uninstalled the previous version (as usual) and then ran the new installer.

It fails with a message box saying "Another Java installation is in progress. You must complete that installation before you can run this installer".

It seems there are some artifacts around causing the problem but only for JDK 9 as I can uninstall & reinstall JDK 8 without any issues. Also, the same problem occurs if I try to run the installers for any prior JDK 9 releases as well (even though they worked before).

Searches have suggested various options like using a Microsoft MSI clean-up tool and registry hacks but nothing is helping.

Can anyone suggest a way to get JDK 9 installed (as now I cannot use any release of JDK 9 at all)?

Originally Posted by John Joe

Also posted at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...is-in-progress

You using Window or Linux ?

I'm using Windows 10 x64.

Thanks :-)

Hi,

I tried both of those but for some reason I am unable to change the Startup Type of of Windows Installer as it is greyed-out and set to Manual (even though I am an Administrator on this machine). So I can't really get past step 5.

BTW, here is a log file produced when I try to install JDK 9. I don't know if it helps.

[2017/06/22 10:50:04.804, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 13480, TID: 19144), FileUtils.cpp:396 (FileUtils::`anonymous-namespace'::createNewFile)]
TRACE: Created [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp] file
[2017/06/22 10:50:04.805, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 13480, TID: 19144), FileUtils.cpp:581 (FileUtils::deleteFile)]
TRACE: Deleted [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp] file
[2017/06/22 10:50:04.807, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 13480, TID: 19144), FileUtils.cpp:396 (FileUtils::`anonymous-namespace'::createNewFile)]
TRACE: Created [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp\jds 186781.tmp] file
[2017/06/22 10:50:05.794, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 13480, TID: 19144), FileUtils.cpp:522 (FileUtils::`anonymous-namespace'::moveFileImpl)]
TRACE: Moved [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp\jds 186781.tmp] file to [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp\jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe]
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.211, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:163 (InstallConfigData::InstallConfigData)]
TRACE: Entering InstallConfigData::InstallConfigData
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.211, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:220 (InstallConfigData::InitConfig)]
INFO: Default config settings are:
INSTALL_SILENT=Disable
STATIC=Disable
AUTO_UPDATE=Enable
WEB_ANALYTICS=Enable
EULA=Disable
SPONSORS=Enable
OEMUPDATE=Disable

[2017/06/22 10:50:10.212, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:0 (InstallConfigData::InstallConfigData)]
TRACE: Exiting InstallConfigData::InstallConfigData (entered at InstallConfigData.cpp:163)
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.212, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:406 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
TRACE: -->Loading Important args...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.212, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:517 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: Entering InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.212, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:518 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: ...Importing command line arguments
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.212, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:0 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: Exiting InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings (entered at InstallConfigData.cpp:517)
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.213, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:408 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
TRACE: |------Important args config (TMP)--------|

INSTALL_SILENT = Disable
STATIC = Disable
AUTO_UPDATE = Enable
SPONSORS = Enable
WEB_ANALYTICS = Enable
EULA = Disable
OEMUPDATE = Disable
|-------------------------------------|

[2017/06/22 10:50:10.213, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:423 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
TRACE: -->Loading Config...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.213, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:599 (InstallConfigData::ImportRuntimeConfigSettings)]
TRACE: ...Importing runtime configuration file...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.213, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:602 (InstallConfigData::ImportRuntimeConfigSettings)]
INFO: Runtime config file path is C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\java.settings.cfg
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.214, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:517 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: Entering InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.215, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:518 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: ...Importing command line arguments
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.215, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:0 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: Exiting InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings (entered at InstallConfigData.cpp:517)
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.215, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:617 (InstallConfigData::CheckParams)]
TRACE: Entering InstallConfigData::CheckParams
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.215, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:0 (InstallConfigData::CheckParams)]
TRACE: Exiting InstallConfigData::CheckParams (entered at InstallConfigData.cpp:617)
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.215, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:432 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
TRACE: -->Saving backup...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.216, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:599 (InstallConfigData::ImportRuntimeConfigSettings)]
TRACE: ...Importing runtime configuration file...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.216, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:602 (InstallConfigData::ImportRuntimeConfigSettings)]
INFO: Runtime config file path is C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\java.settings.cfg
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.217, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:438 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
INFO: |------Config to backup--------|

NOSTARTMENU = 0
|-------------------------------------|

[2017/06/22 10:50:10.217, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:441 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
TRACE: -->Loading export config...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.218, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:599 (InstallConfigData::ImportRuntimeConfigSettings)]
TRACE: ...Importing runtime configuration file...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.218, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:602 (InstallConfigData::ImportRuntimeConfigSettings)]
INFO: Runtime config file path is C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\java.settings.cfg
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.219, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:517 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: Entering InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.219, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:518 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: ...Importing command line arguments
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.219, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:0 (InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings)]
TRACE: Exiting InstallConfigData::ImportArgsConfigSettings (entered at InstallConfigData.cpp:517)
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.219, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:617 (InstallConfigData::CheckParams)]
TRACE: Entering InstallConfigData::CheckParams
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.220, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:0 (InstallConfigData::CheckParams)]
TRACE: Exiting InstallConfigData::CheckParams (entered at InstallConfigData.cpp:617)
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.220, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:450 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
TRACE: -->Adding CMDLINE to config...
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.220, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), InstallConfigData.cpp:458 (InstallConfigData::LoadConfigSettings)]
INFO: |------!!!!Working config!!!!--------|

INSTALL_SILENT = Disable
STATIC = Disable
AUTO_UPDATE = Enable
SPONSORS = Enable
WEB_ANALYTICS = Enable
EULA = Disable
OEMUPDATE = Disable
NOSTARTMENU = 0
CMDLINE = NOSTARTMENU="0"
|-------------------------------------|

[2017/06/22 10:50:10.221, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), Locales.cpp:318 (Locale::preferredLanguages)]
INFO: PreferredUILanguages: Vista+
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.222, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), JavaInstallGuard.cpp:38 (JavaInstallGuard::GuardFile::GuardFile)]
ERROR: Another Java installation is in progress. You must complete that installation before you can run this installer.
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.222, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), wrapper.cpp:334 (WinMain)]
ERROR: Exception with message 'JavaInstallGuard.cpp(39) at JavaInstallGuard::GuardFile::GuardFile(): Another Java installation is in progress' caught
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.223, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), Locales.cpp:318 (Locale::preferredLanguages)]
INFO: PreferredUILanguages: Vista+
[2017/06/22 10:50:10.223, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 24816, TID: 8848), Locales.cpp:318 (Locale::preferredLanguages)]
INFO: PreferredUILanguages: Vista+
[2017/06/22 10:50:14.269, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 13480, TID: 19144), FileUtils.cpp:581 (FileUtils::deleteFile)]
TRACE: Deleted [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp\jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe] file
[2017/06/22 10:50:14.270, jdk-9-ea+174_windows-x64_bin.exe (PID: 13480, TID: 19144), FileUtils.cpp:598 (FileUtils::deleteDirectory)]
TRACE: Deleted [C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\jds186781.tmp] directory

Try to delete:
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\JAVA_INSTALL_FLAG
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\JAVA_INSTA LL_FLAG

This should unlock the installer.

Hi, Unfortunately, this did not help me with the same issue

Originally Posted by John Joe

Have you tried this ?

...

--- Update ---

Hi, Unfortunately, this did not help me with the same issue either

Originally Posted by Blacksheeep

Try to delete:
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\JAVA_INSTALL_FLAG
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\JAVA_INSTA LL_FLAG

This should unlock the installer.