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 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 ...

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 ...

Reversing an earlier hard-line stance, Microsoft today disclosed that an upcoming update to its Windows XP operating system will include a Java virtual machine.

Java will be available as a free 5-Mbyte download on Microsoft's Windows Web site, and personal-computer makers will be allowed to install it on machines they sell.

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 ...

Microsoft will not include its JVM (Java Virtual Machine) in Windows XP or subsequent operating systems as part of a phase out of the JVM following a January out-of-court settlement with Sun ...

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.

He said Windows XP users will be able to easily download Java off a Microsoft update site if they come across a software application running on Java.