can't install java

[runningconfig]

I have a laptop that I can't get java installed on, Windows 7 Home Prem SP1 x64.

I can install x64 version, but not the x86 version. I successfully installed an older version of java 5 update 22 I think but when I checked for updates the update checker would fail when similar errors.

I've attempted to install using the offline installer as well the online installer with the same results. I disabled all AV and firewalls, checked for any infections nothing seems to be working here.

Soon I will be doing a fresh install on this thing if I can't get it figured out, I've already spent a few hours on this error.

Here are the two events that are generated when I run the Java install both online and offline versions:

EVENTID:1000 SOURCE:APPLICATION ERROR
Faulting application name: jre-6u29-windows-i586-s (1).exe, version: 6.0.290.110, time stamp: 0x4e9e3868
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x003235d0
Faulting process id: 0x4f0
Faulting application start time: 0x01ccb04517ff2e1a
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Ralph\Downloads\jre-6u29-windows-i586-s (1).exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 5f20906f-1c38-11e1-9ec9-ee63a4a91b51

EVENTID:1001 SOURCE:WINDOWS ERROR REPORTING
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: BEX
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: jre-6u29-windows-i586-s (1).exe
P2: 6.0.290.110
P3: 4e9e3868
P4: StackHash_6760
P5: 0.0.0.0
P6: 00000000
P7: 003235d0
P8: c0000005
P9: 00000008
P10:

Attached files:
C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Local\Temp\WER55BD.tmp.appcompat.txt
C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Local\Temp\WER59A4.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Local\Temp\WER5A03.tmp.hdmp
C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Local\Temp\WER600C.tmp.mdmp

These files may be available here:
C:\Users\Ralph\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_jre-6u29-windows_d1e1c229ec17e27ec026aefecd18b766dade5ff9_cab_05496038

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 5f20906f-1c38-11e1-9ec9-ee63a4a91b51
Report Status: 6

 

[Monkey34]

Have you cleaned out all old versions (can be listed as J2SE Runtime Environment or Java 2 Runtime Environment)?

 

[bigdogchris]

I've always installed Java. Then I realize, why? I don't use any java apps so why have a larger attack surface?. I removed it a few weeks ago and have no experienced a single issue without it.

 

[runningconfig]

Have you cleaned out all old versions (can be listed as J2SE Runtime Environment or Java 2 Runtime Environment)?

Yeah I cleaned up just about everything I could find.

I successfully installed Java 7 build 1 but that's not really a fix. Most of the sites I tried report compatibility issues.

I've spent to much time on this as it is, time to image and reinstall.