Sun Microsystems said it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to not include Java software in its Windows XP and Internet Explorer products, although analysts said the move could help Sun in ...

Windows users must upgrade to Windows Vista or later to install Java 8.” It didn’t take long for the media to report on the story, with headlines like “Java support over for Windows XP”, “Windows XP: ...

Since Microsoft won't include it as part of Windows XP, Sun is offering the new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP as a free download.

Sun Microsystems announced plans Monday to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available as a free download. The new Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows Java applications ...

The reports of the death of Oracle's support for Java on Windows XP have, apparently, been greatly exaggerated -- or, rather, misunderstood.

Users who want to run Java-based client-side applications will have to download the component from Microsoft’s Web site. Windows XP is slated to ship this fall.

Customers also will be able to download and install any other JVM, including Sun's version, Kasiviswanathan said. He acknowledged that the decision to leave the Java code out of Windows XP was ...

Oracle has dispelled rumors that the upcoming security update for Java 7 and those it will release in the future might not work on Windows XP. “We expect all versions of Java that were supported ...

The spokesman said Windows XP will fully support Java's JVM should users choose to install that instead of the Microsoft version.

Microsoft will not include its JVM (Java Virtual Machine) in Windows XP or subsequent operating systems as part of a phase out of the JVM following a January out-of-court settlement with Sun ...