I was able to fix my problem by copying the whole Jave folder from my laptop to the desktop where I was having the problem and then going thru the install process again, this time it was successful
Revo Uninstaller works real well for this, and similar tasks. I don’t do any uninstalls the old way anymore; I do them through Revo. It’s astonishing the amount of things left behind on your computer by most uninstall procedures!