Install 32 bit Java (JDK) on Win XP machine

[bernorange 8336]

Taking a shot in the dark here, but anyone here know how to troubleshoot such an installation?  I've tried both the online and offline installers for Java 8 and I can't get either one to do anything.  I launch the installers, the hard drive activates for a short bit and stops.  I never get any window or prompt for anything.

I've tried uninstalling the Java that's currently on the machine (old version) through Add/Remove Programs.

I've manually deleted files from the Application Data and Local Settings/Application Data folders.

Same result at every step.  :(

[Parliament 13979]

Get an iPhone, Bro.

[rage-a-holic 4237]

Is there a Java install process that shows up in task manager after you launch the installer? Need to watch that and see what it's doing.

[bernorange 8336]

The offline installer is a self extracting .EXE named jdk-8u172-windows-i586.exe.  I can see it appear briefly in the processes tab of the task manager, but not in the applications tab.

[rage-a-holic 4237]

5 hours ago, bernorange said:

The offline installer is a self extracting .EXE named jdk-8u172-windows-i586.exe.  I can see it appear briefly in the processes tab of the task manager, but not in the applications tab.

It's not an application and won't show up in that tab, only in processes. How long is "briefly"? It should be in processes for at least a minute or two. If it's not, time to start digging through logs. Or you can start googling the issue, which is the java install process terminating too quickly.

[bernorange 8336]

Briefly = 2-5 seconds.

I checked the jusched.log file in the Local Settings/Temp folder and it's reporting:
 

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[date-time, jdk-8u172-windows-i586.exe (PID: 3440, TID: 1088), wrapper.cpp:335 (WinMain)]

       ERROR: Exception with message '' caught

The next two entries show the process rolling back (deleting files) before it ends.  I've searched around and I can't find any references to an empty error message like the one I'm seeing.  I did find some bug reports on the Sun/Java site where someone else reported a similar problem trying to install Java on Win XP and they simply said they don't support Win XP.  So, I've given up.

 

[MissingInAction 24262]

Xp went end of life about 5 years ago, so not surprising.

Why are you still using it? 

[bernorange 8336]

Because I like it and I have no need to change.  That machine is not connected to the internet, so no real security concerns.

[luke duke 6359]

Maybe you got one of the punch cards out of order. Mr Phlegm should be along shortly to help you troubleshoot.

[BillyBadAss 187]

Depending on what software your're trying to run.. Install Linux Mint on it. Will run fairly well on older hardware. Decent support for peripherals, etc. Feels like Windows. 

[BillyBadAss 187]

Two other things you could try.. 

Find an older archive of JDK installations. An older JDK 7 for instance might work. 

OR

Try to find an older OpenJDK installation for Windows (as opposed to the Oracle JDK). Not sure you'd have much better luck as OpenJDK is targeted more for Linux, but I think there are/were ways to build it for Windows.

[bernorange 8336]

Thanks, but I ended up installing what I needed on a different computer.  It's not the solution I wanted, but it works for now.