UPDATED. The regularly scheduled quarterly security updates for Java on July 15 will not include updates for Windows XP, which is now formally unsupported by Oracle.

On the surface, removing Java from Windows XP looks like a blow to Sun, cutting off an important distribution channel for Java.

Meanwhile, in what led to Sun's $1 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, the Redmond, Wash. software giant modified Java for Windows.

Windows users can check for the program in the Add/Remove Programs listing in Windows, or visit Java.com and click the “Do I have Java?” link on the homepage.

Java installs perfectly fine on Windows 10 running on non-Apple hardware. As such for the windows specialist guy I contacted before I posted here, the issue is considered a Mac issue and he could ...

The appeals court upheld another order barring Microsoft from distributing its own version of Java for Windows. However, Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler said the company has already started phasing ...

Apple today patched 15 vulnerabilities in three versions of Java used by Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, bringing the operating system up to par with fixes that Sun issued a month ago.

Significant Topics for Review in the Java Language The previous section discussed how to obtain and set up Java for both Windows and Linux personal ...