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Please help! Java on mac

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xander-101

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Jul 9, 2012
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Hi guys, would really appreciate some help, I have a mac OS X 10.5.8 and my java is not working, I have tried enabling it in safari preferences, software updates, I tried to download new versions of java from the internet but nothing is working,
What can I try?

Thanks alot,

Alexander
 
xander-101 said:
Hi guys, would really appreciate some help, I have a mac OS X 10.5.8 and my java is not working, I have tried enabling it in safari preferences, software updates, I tried to download new versions of java from the internet but nothing is working,
What can I try?

Thanks alot,

Alexander
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What does "not working" mean? Open a terminal window and type "java -version" (without the quotes) and hit return. What do you see? if you get the version etc., then it's all good... if not, what do you get back?
 
macagain said:
What does "not working" mean? Open a terminal window and type "java -version" (without the quotes) and hit return. What do you see? if you get the version etc., then it's all good... if not, what do you get back?
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When i say it's not working i mean I can't use websites which need java for me to download files, some games, Ect

I have attached pic of what happens when i type that.

Thanks for responding, this has been really bugging me

Picture_1.png
 
No, don't type java -version into the search box...

Type it into a Terminal window.

Open Terminal.app. It's on your hard drive --> Applications --> Utilities

Then type it.
 
That is completely normal

Have you ever used a terminal before? The grey bar is your cursor. All that junk before it means you were automatically logged on localhost (your computer) as xanda (yourself).

You need to type in what I told you to...
 
dbrewer80221 said:
Have you ever used a terminal before? The grey bar is your cursor. All that junk before it means you were automatically logged on localhost (your computer) as xanda (yourself).

You need to type in what I told you to...
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Okay, No i haven't used terminal before, I typed what you said and this came up..

Picture_1.png
 
Much better

Now, I'm assuming you're on mac os 10.7 (lion). Your java is out of date.

Run software update (available in the apple menu) and install the latest version of java.
 
dbrewer80221 said:
Now, I'm assuming you're on mac os 10.7 (lion). Your java is out of date.

Run software update (available in the apple menu) and install the latest version of java.
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Have already done that, Everything is updated,
I am on Mac OSX 10.5.8
 
Ah, yes. Sorry.

robbieduncan said:
In the very first post he says he's on 10.5.8
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It's 3:15 in the morning here and I just spent the last 8 hours backing up an as400.

Another thing op can check is to make sure Java didn't get disabled in Safari (the flashback Trojan removal software update disabled java)

Check this post out for instructions on how to check to see if java is disabled: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5241
 
Can you give us a concrete example of a site that does not work and the exact error/what you see? The "can't use websites which need java for me to download files, some games" is pretty vague.

You have Java 1.5. This is probably the most up to date version available for your OS. If the sites/games need a newer version of Java you may simply be out of luck.

Another thing to try is enabling the Java console (Java preferences in Utilities) and seeing if there are any errors there when you try and use Java
 
Run Java Preferences.app. Post a screen shot of its "General" tab-pane.

Post an example URL to a website that requires Java. Go there in Safari. Post a screenshot of the window that should be showing the Java applet but isn't.


Java Preferences.app is located in your Utilities folder. You can also see it in the screen shot of the search you posted. It's the first item.
 
Examples!

Hey guys, I have attached an example of a site that doesn't work, a screenshot of that site and what happens when i try to open java preferences,

A site:
http://snipmp3.com/

When i go onto the site:
Picture_2.png






Java preferences

Picture_1.png
 
ScoobyMcDoo said:
Don't remember. I have an SL machine at home - only Lion at work. If I remember, I'll take a look when I get home tonight.
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I've found it, all of the folders in there have the icon as those little light blue folders apart from 1.6 which looks like a document logo, it said to decompress the file that i downloaded, how do i do that?, I have 2 of them both with logos that re documents with zips on, one is a ZIP and one is TAR,

Thanks
 
So there are two different recommendations in that thread. Try the less invasive one first:

Go to ~/Library/Preferences

Move the com.apple.java.JavaPreferences.plist from the Preferences folder to the Trash.

Restart your Mac.

See if you can open Java Prefs.
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