On 1/16/13 12:15 PM, David E. Ross wrote: > On 1/16/13 8:17 AM, flyguy wrote: >> This is on a XP sp 3 machine. >> >> Yesterday, I updated to the newest Java. It ran properly, asking me if I >> wanted to run applications each time. Later in day, I got "need a plugin >> to run this" messages, and discovered Java had magically disappeared >> from my machine according to the Add-on Manager. It was still in my >> programs folder, however. I quit for the day. >> >> Today, I reinstalled it; it shows in the Add-ons manager as "Java >> Deployment Toolkit 7.0.110.21"; it's enabled, but Java applications >> still say "need a plugin to run this". >> >> I removed Java, reinstalled, but nothing has changed. IE 8 uses Java >> without problems. >> >> How do I get SM to use Java? >> > > For both Java 7u10 and Java 7u11, I had a great difficulty getting a > good installation. After uninstalling the prior version, I had to > search my hard drive for any remnants of Java and JRE that were not > removed, being careful not to touch JavaScript. Then I had to edit my > Windows registry to remove all keys and values for Java and JRE, again > being careful not to touch either JavaScript or things like "objres". > Only then was I able to get a good installation. > > It's damned annoying that, having cleaned everything for installing Java > 7u10, I then had to do it again for Java 7u11. I would not bother even > having Java, but I need it for a Web-design tool that I occasionally > use. I also enjoy a Web game that uses it. > > I reported this problem to Oracle a year ago relative to Java 7u10. > Yesterday, I updated that report for Java 7u11. >
Oops! While my description of my problems installing Java are correct, my last sentence is wrong. My first (and only) report was yesterday. I don't even think Java 7u10 existed a year ago. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Are taxes too high in the U.S.? Check the bar graph at <http://www.rossde.com/taxes/trickling.html> to see. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
