Schedule Java Update Check (Optional) Just type in Task Scheduler into the start menu search box

to open the task scheduler, and then click on Create Basic Task.

Follow the wizard along to pick a month and date, and then when you get to the Start a Program screen, use this as the path, adjusting if you are running a different version of Java. The key thing is that you run the jucheck.exe in your Java directory. C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\jucheck.exe

Now when the scheduled task runs once a month, or whenever you schedule it, youll get this dialog if there is a new version, or another dialog stating there are no updates to Java.

Its actually somewhat ironic that theres an update to Java on the day that I write this article