Java

Question

Where can I get a 32 bit version of Java from Oracle?

Answer 1

There are 3 choices on the Java manual downloads page:

The first one, "Windows Online" is a 1.98 MB "stub." When run, this installer accesses Oracle's servers and downloads the appropriate version for you, depending on the browser that you're using. As the Java site explains, it's the browser that determines which version of Java you should use, and not your system. Most Windows 7 systems use a 32-bit browser even if they have a 64-bit version of Windows 7.

The second link, "Windows Offline" will download a complete installer for the 32-bit version: jre-8u281-windows-i586.exe

The third link, "Windows Offline (64-bit)" will download a complete installer for the 64-bit version: jre-8u281-windows-x64.exe

Of course, most Internet security experts will recommend that you not install ANY version of Java.

Answer 2

Thanks LemP for an expressed rather than implied answer.  If Oracle would have designated the file as 32 bit, it would have solved its own problem.  Apache Open Office requires a 32 bit version of Java for part of its functionality.  Maybe I will uninstall both of the versions of Java 64 bit and 32 bit programs and see what I can get away with as far as Open Office.

Answer 3

Have you already looked here?

Java Downloads for All Operating Systems

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H.E.W.,

Thanks for a reply, but https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp doesn't say which one of the choices is a 32 bit version of Java. Would "jre-8u281-windows-i586-iftw(1).exe" be the 32 bit version of Java?

KF