I run Windows 7 64-bit. I have the Java JRE 32-bit installed. I use Firefox almost exclusively for web browsing. I see there is a 64-bit JRE, but I can't really tell what use it is. Under what ...

Back in the early 1.5 days, yeah, the JVMs were buggy for us. Since we've been using late 1.6 VMs from Sun -- it's been fine. No issues whatsoever.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a software package developed by Oracle Corporation. It's designed to provide a runtime environment for applications written in Java programming language.

Your new computer has a 64-bit processor, but your software probably is still 32-bit. Why haven't software developers done more about it? Why are you using 32-bit software on your 64-bit computer? If ...

Java 25, an LTS (long-term support) version, is now at release candidate (RC) stage with general availability scheduled for September 16. The RC release is the first of two, with the second set for ...