I've done that now -- it is on the "Installing Jmol" template.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Robert Hanson <hans...@stolaf.edu> wrote:
> It would be good if someone would get this into the Jmol wiki.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Eric Martz <ema...@microbio.umass.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Pshemak,
>>
>> Thanks so much -- your suggestion enabled Java 7 update 65 to work
>> with Jmol on my Windows 7 system.
>>
>> 1. I used Control Panel, Programs, Uninstall to uninstall the
>> non-working Java 7 update 65.
>>
>> 2. Using the free Windows search program Agent Ransack (truly
>> excellent, blows away Windows Explorer for finding system files), I
>> located these:
>>
>> C:\Users\Eric Martz\AppData\Roaming\Oracle
>> C:\ProgramData\Oracle
>> C:\Users\Eric Martz\AppData\LocalLow\Sun
>> C:\ProgramData\Sun
>>
>> I deleted all 4 of those directories and all their contents.
>>
>> 3. I went to java.com and downloaded the installer for Java 7 update
>> 65, and installed it. Now Jmol_S works again.
>>
>> OTHER OBSERVATIONS
>>
>> After uninstalling Java 7 update 65, and installing Java 7, update
>> 60, Jmol_S worked. I wondered if then upgrading to 65 would run
>> Jmol_S. It did NOT.
>>
>> I have explained two ways to get Jmol to work again here:
>>
>> http://proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_and_enabling_Java#Windows
>>
>> -Eric
>>
>> At 7/25/14, you wrote:
>> >I had similar problems (I reported them some time ago). They were
>> >limited to one Windows machine (Win 7, Firefox, Chrome, IE) of 3 tried
>> >(Win 7 and Win 8).
>> >
>> >My problem was with the update procedure. It was insufficient to
>> >uninstall the old version, I had to delete (after uninstalling) all Java
>> >directories (hiding under Oracle and even Sun Systems names in Users
>> >directories).
>> >
>> >After clean up, it works fine.
>> >
>> >One curiosity: I have tested multiple Java applets (not just Jmol) and
>> >only Jmol did not work for me (it never fully loaded to get to the
>> >permission window, no error messages).
>> >
>> >Please report back if it work for you too.
>> >
>> >PM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On 7/25/2014 7:26 PM, Eric Martz wrote:
>> > > In Windows 7, my tests indicate that Java 7 update 65 does not work
>> > > with the current Jmol_S, or recent 14.0.17 Jmol_S. However, update 60
>> > > does work.
>> > >
>> > > Do others confirm this?
>> > >
>> > > Previous emails indicate that Java 7 update 65 runs Jmol applet in
>> > > Windows 8 (Angel H), and that Java 8 runs Jmol applet (Henry R, OS
>> > > not specified?).
>> > >
>> > > However, on Windows 7, when I upgraded Java 7 from 60 to 65 today, I
>> > > could not get the current Jmol_S applet to work in IE 11, Firefox 31,
>> > > or Chrome (current).
>> > >
>> > > I tested Jmol 14.2.3
>> > > http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/jsmol.htm?_USE=SIGNED
>> > > and Jmol_S 14.0.17
>> > > http://bioinformatics.org/firstglance/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1d66&JAVA
>> > >
>> > > Curiously, a very old old unsigned applet (11.4.RC3) worked in
>> > > Firefox and Chrome (but not in IE).
>> > > http://www.umass.edu/molvis/tutorials/dna/dnapairs.htm
>> > >
>> > > All the above test sites work fine with Java 7 update 65 on OS X
>> > > (Mavericks) with Safari or Firefox.
>> > >
>> > > All the above test sites work fine with Java 7 update 65 on Windows
>> > > XP in Firefox 31 or Internet Explorer 8.
>> > >
>> > > I then uninstalled Java from my Windows 7, downloaded and installed
>> > > Java 7 update 60
>> > > (x86 version).
>> > >
>> >
>> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase7-521261.html
>> > > Everything worked again.
>> > >
>> > > Eric
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
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>
>
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>
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>
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Robert M. Hanson
Larson-Anderson Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Chemistry
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr
If nature does not answer first what we want,
it is better to take what answer we get.
-- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900
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