On 3/23/2014 3:22 AM, WaltS wrote:
On 03/22/2014 09:50 PM, Desiree wrote:
Mozilla's check your plugins page is claiming that Java 7 update 51 is
outdated. This is on my XP Pro machine using the latest version of
SeaMonkey.
Java 8 is out only at Oracle's download page (not on java.com for
several more weeks). Further, Oracle is NOT supporting Java 8 on XP
computers.
So, why do I get an erroneous message?
On Windows 8 Pro computer, I get the same erroneous message for
SeaMonkey 2.25 (and for Fx 24.4 ESR).
I upgraded on Windows 8 computer to Java 8 and had to use system restore
to get back to Java 7 update 51. Java 8 does not work with my Java
speedtests. The only reason I have Java installed is for speed tests.
Java 7 is being supported for at least another year by Oracle for
security patches so there is no reason at all for Mozilla to claim Java
7 update 51 is outdated on either version of Windows.
I never use Mozilla's plugin check.
Did Java 7u51 stop working for you, or did you just decide to do a
plugin check?
I read a thread in the Mozilla forum at dslreports.com where the OP
stated that he had used Mozilla's plugin check for his Firefox 27 and he
was puzzled because it said his Java 7 update 51 was outdated. He was
told by others that Java 8 was available and so that must be why Mozilla
was reporting his version as outdated. I was puzzled because
Tools/addons/plugins isn't blocking the version I have so I clicked on
"check for updates" and there was Mozilla saying I have outdated Java
just like the OP was told.
It isn't on the block list so should continue to work. Last blocked
versions are, October 16, 2013: Java Plugin 7 update 25 to 44
(click-to-play), Mac OS X, Windows and Linux
[Blocked Add-ons :: Add-ons for
Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/)
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