David,
   I don't know if this would help, but have you tried the offline
installer?  You basically download the full install package instead of
a stub installer from the web.

http://www.java.com/en/download/help/windows_offline_download.xml#download

Derek Buchanan

On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 7:27 PM,  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   I have a PC running Win7 Home Premium, on which I need to update Java
> to a current version (Jave 7u45 is what java.com ig handing out
> today...)
>
>   I can dowbload the bit that downloads the installer just fine, but it
> seems that the installer it downloads fails without producing any useful
> diagnostics...
>
>   Control Panel->Uninstall A Program shows Java 7u7 currently installed,
> but attempts to uninstall it also fail with no clue.  And java.com's
> "How to uninstall Java from Windows" links to an uninstaller which is a
> Java applet, and so fails to run -- apparently it assumes that you'll
> never need to remove Java unless the installation you have works...
>
>   So:  At this point, I;m hoping that the 7u45 unstaller WOULD succeed
> IF I could get rid of 7u7.  Can anyone connect me with instructions for
> doing so manually?
>
> David Gillett
> CISSP CCNP
>
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