J2SE 5.0 release 4

Question

Hi,
I installed J2SE 5.0 release 4 on my ibook G4 running OSX 10.4.5 and several applications stopped working such as Safari, mail, ichat. These applications start up but immediatley quit with an error pop-up box saying "The application xxx quit unexpectedly". The report looks something like this:-
Link (dyld) error:
Symbol not found: __ZN3KJS9ObjectImpC2Ev
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/JavaScriptCor e.framework/Versions/A/JavaScriptCore
In addtion the software update has stopped working - the progress bar sits on about 10% and doesn't move even after several hours.
Is there anyway of uninstalling J2SE 5.0 release 4 and reverting back to version 3 ?. I also can't do a repair on the OSX because I have 10.4.0 on CD and not 10.4.5. Is a complete re-install the only way forward ?
Thanks

Answer 1

Have you run "Apple Hardware Test"?
If CD's came with your computer it is on a CD labeled "Hardware Test" To test with CD, insert the CD and restart holding the "c" key until you see the spinning gear.
If DVD insert DVD then:
1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. Immediately press and hold the Option key. After a few seconds, the Startup Manger screen appearsThe Startup Manager scans for available volumes.
3. Optional: Clicking the circular arrow rescans for other volumes, including NetBoot Server volumes. You can eject any disc in the drive or open an empty tray-loading drive by holding down the Command (Apple) and Period (.) keys. The Command-Period key combination will also close the drive. After inserting a CD capable of starting up your computer, you could rescan for volumes.
4. Click the startup volume you want to use. "Hardware Test"
If hardware test does not mount or does not run bring the computer to Authorized Apple Repair.
Let us know.
-mj
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