mike scott wrote:
On 4 Apr 2008 at 8:50, Harold Fuchs wrote:
...
One thing you might try is to open openoffice and go here: Tools->Options
and in the section OpenOffice.org click on Java (next to the last item).
Wait a few seconds and see what Openoffice recognises as your Java
installation. Remember it may take a few seconds for OOo to find
something.
...
Also, please note that
a) The box labelled "Use Java runtime environment" must be ticked (checked)
*and*
b) Even if OOo only finds one version of Java that version *must* be
explicitly selected - it must have a black dot in the "radio button" to the
left of the details.
Out of curiosity I tried that. Took about 30sec for the box to become
occupied - and then it filled with maybe 13 different jre versions.
Looks as though when the jre updates, it doesn't remove old versions.
In this case, OOo seems to be using 1.5.0_04, although the latest is
1.6.0_05. Should it be safe (always??) to use the latest with OOo?
And anyway, what's with keeping all the old versions? Wierd idea!!
According to the Secunia, versions of JRE earlier than 1.6.0_05 are
unsafe and expose your computer to hacking, so should be removed.
I was a bit put out when the OO.o 2.4 I downloaded had an earlier
(unsafe) JRE version with it, but that was easy to fix. I used removed
the earlier version.
You can run the Secunia Online Software Inspector from their web to make
sure that your system is up-to-date:
http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
You can subscribe to receive an email message when they find one of a
collection of programs they track has been updated.
Warmest Regards
David Teague
Double Bass in Fifths Tuning.
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