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Problema with Java

Hello everyone,


I am new here and using a macbook!


To use my internet bank I need to download the Java for OS X Lion and install, the problem is... when I dowload it and try to install my Mac says that a newest version is already instaled, but when I go to Applications, utilities there aren't the "Java preferences" option.


Can you guys help me??


p.s.: It was working a feel days ago (Java Preferences was there)... I don't remember what I did to remove. =/


Thanks.


Daniella

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 6, 2012 10:35 AM

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Dec 6, 2012 10:44 AM in response to mende1

Apple decided to let Oracle, Java's owner and creator, to take over control and updating of the instance used in the Macs. Much better than the roll-your-own, wildly-outdated version Apple used to put out.


When the new Oracle version gets installed, it indeed erases the former Java Preferences app in Utilities. But replaces it with a Java perfpane in System Preferences, that pops up a Java Control Panel that gives you all or more fine tuning capabilities. So look there.

Dec 7, 2012 6:03 PM in response to DaniellaMorais

DaniellaMorais wrote:


But I didn't install any Oracle version in my computer. =/

Well, you'd better! At this point, the only Java version meant for the Mac is Oracle Java version 7 update 9. And the new security policy adopted by Apple after this Spring's disastrous hack involving Flash and maybe Java is to block/disable those products automatically unless they're at the latest patch level.


http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Problema with Java

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