JavaFX 2.2 not installing after JDK7u6 installation on Windows 7 x64

Question

Please everybody ignore this message of mine, I've had a D'OH! moment! This new installation of JDK7u6 has completely thrown me
because of the existing documentation, as some of the documentation still states the following:
http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/installation_2-2/javafx-installation-windows.htm#CJGGCFBH
As on this page it still has the following documented:
+"Installing JavaFX+
+Note:+
+Only one version of the JavaFX SDK and JavaFX Runtime can be installed at a time. The JavaFX Runtime installer will automatically uninstall previous versions.+
+Run the .exe file of whichever installer you downloaded. If you use a bundled installer, the installers run in the following order:+
+Java Development Kit (JDK)+
+Java Runtime Environment (JRE)+
+JavaFX Software Development Kit (SDK)+
+JavaFX Runtime+
+The default installation directory for the JavaFX 2.2 SDK is C:\Program Files\Oracle\JavaFX 2.2 SDK. See JavaFX SDK File Structure for the directories and contents.+
+The default installation directory for the JavaFX 2.2 Runtime is C:\Program Files\Oracle\JavaFX 2.2 Runtime."+
And I guess I was still expecting to see the JavaFX installer following the JDK installer during installation. When this didn't happen I was searching my system for the
above installation path C:\Program Files\Oracle\JavaFX 2.2, and of course I had no entry for this, hence my earlier post. Talk about a trap for young players!
I installed both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the JDK 7 update 6 SDK. Both installed JDK7u6 successfully, but both failed to initialise
the JavaFX 2.2 installation wizard. I've checked through Control Panel and JDK7u6 are listed there, but no mention of JavaFX 2.2 anywhere?
Before installation I made sure to uninstall JavaFX 2.1 from the Control Panel before installing JDK7u6. So what do I do now?
Edited by: 863626 on Aug 17, 2012 9:25 PM
Edited by: 863626 on Aug 17, 2012 9:36 PM

Answer 1

@863626:
I actually did the same as you did: I uninstalled the JDK, the JRE, and JavaFX before installing JDK 7u6, and the JDK 7u6 installer installed the JDK and the JRE, but not JavaFX.
After reading the info you quoted in your post, I tried the following: uninstall everything, reinstall the 7u5 kit, which installed JavaFX 2.1.1, then uninstall the JDK and JRE 7u5 but leave JavaFX there, and reinstall JDK 7u6.
The JDK and JRE 7u6 were properly reinstalled, but the JavaFX installation was not upgraded to 2.2.0 as expected.
Moreover, I noticed that in the windows displayed after the JRE 7u5 is installed, the button present at the bottom is labelled "Continue" and leads to the JavaFX installation wizard.
In the equivalent window of the JDK/JRE 7u6 installer, the button present at the bottom is labelled "Close" and terminates the wizard without installing any JavaFX kit or component.
Conclusion: You did not have a D'OH moment — the JDK 7u6 installer either really misses the JavaFX kit or really has a bug in its installation sequence!
And by the way, I reproduced the bug with the 64-bit Windows installer on a 64-bit Windows 7 platform.
Anyone at Oracle can help?
Thanks,
Jeff