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Apple does it again! (java update)

Ok, I see there are a few posts on apple pushing a Java update from 1.6.0_35 to 1.6.0_37. This removed the Java preferences, it is not there in System Settings for me as some are saying it is for them on OSX 10.6. Another thing missing is javaws so I can no longer open jnlp files. This has left me dead in the water running critical apps to do my job. I can use timemachine to go back but I do have some work I would need to go back and deal with.


Makes me wonder why Apple does such things (in the name of security), without giving us the option of going back. I did not explicitly install this update, as I have learned not to, but did update a printer driver. Now I have 1.6.0_37.


So is there a way to go back to 1.6.0_35 without a timemachine restore? Is there a way to get javaws for 1.6.0_37? Is there anyone at Apple that cares to know that they are making their users lives miserable with some of their decisions? I thought that their mantra was to be elegant and simple but fighting these fires after updates is nothing but agrevating.

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Oct 17, 2012 9:18 AM

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Dec 18, 2012 3:38 PM in response to mikeroth

I first removed the \Library \Internet-plugins - java plug in there. I also removed the java folders from /Library and /System/Library and rebooted. I doublechecked that java was not still installed from the terminal screen.

I installed that dev pack and i was able to get it all back to the original 1.6.0_35 including the internet plug-in for firefox.


Can u try that?

Dec 19, 2012 3:52 PM in response to TimPetro

Certainly I did that first. But if I remove the JavaPlugIn in '/Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins', I delete also the JavaPreferencePane. If I don't remove the PlugIn, I have the JavaPreferencePane but I can't see there the 1.6 JRE from the dev pack.

The Question is also: How can I keep the JavaPreferencePane (from Java 1.7) and enable there the 1.6 JRE from the dev pack? Is any symbolic link required?

Dec 26, 2012 3:15 AM in response to frogbite

Hello and Merry Christmas! I am not an expert, just need your advice. After upgrading to 1.7 my bank application stopped working. I disabled the Java upgrade following the instructions at <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559> and now I have the following: java version "1.6.0_35" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_35-b10-428-11M3909) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.10-b01-428, mixed mode). Yet I can't use my bank-client app, because Firefox plug-in is missing. How can I get it back? The 1.7 plug-in naturally, doesn't work because the bank requires 32-bit Java. Thanks, Anatoly St.Petersburg, Russia

Apple does it again! (java update)

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