Sun Microsystems said it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to not include Java software in its Windows XP and Internet Explorer products, although analysts said the move could help Sun in ...

Since Microsoft won't include it as part of Windows XP, Sun is offering the new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP as a free download.

Sun Microsystems announced plans Monday to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available as a free download. The new Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows Java applications ...

The reports of the death of Oracle's support for Java on Windows XP have, apparently, been greatly exaggerated -- or, rather, misunderstood.

Microsoft last week said that Sun's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) technology won't make an appearance in its new Windows XP desktop operating system. Prerelease copies of Windows XP and its new ...

Oracle has dispelled rumors that the upcoming security update for Java 7 and those it will release in the future might not work on Windows XP. “We expect all versions of Java that were supported ...

Customers also will be able to download and install any other JVM, including Sun's version, Kasiviswanathan said. He acknowledged that the decision to leave the Java code out of Windows XP was ...

In an about-face, Microsoft announced its plans to include its Java Virtual Machine in Windows XP.

Java is one of those things that you don’t need to download until the moment you do. Most computer users will go about their business without having to download Java for Windows.