10.6.8 Java not working. "No compatible version of Java 1.5 is available"

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10.6.8 Java not working. "No compatible version of Java 1.5 is available"

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Firstly I would like to thank you for clicking this question and would ask you please if you have a solution to my problem answer whatever you can. Anyway lets get on with it.

Recently I have been having a problem on my macbook. I am running 10.6.8 as said in title. Previously i was having an inactive plugin error going on and the software update said there were no newer versions available. However when looking for a solution for this by clearing my java cache ect. i somehow ended up with this problem. Whenever I try to run a java based application such as minecraft it says "Cannot launch "Minecraft" No compatible version of Java 1.5+ is avaiable." Also when from this menu i try to open Java Preferences it says "You can't use this version of the application Java Preferences with this version of Mac Os X. You have Mac OS X 10.6.8. The application requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later." I did not download java 1.7 or a different version of Java Preferences outside of the software update. If you have any idea of what's going on please help me out. I am struggling to get on with work and games without java even working.

Thanks for your help

Will

MacBook, iOS 6

Posted on Mar 9, 2013 1:00 AM

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seventy one

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Mar 9, 2013 1:24 AM in response to Willof99

Like your opening words. Very thoughtful. And in keeping with your words I can't resist asking if you have disabled Java, which is the general rule nowadays.

If you applied all the recent updates, you could have done that regardless of whether java is disabled or not; they would still have downloaded.

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Mar 9, 2013 1:27 AM in response to seventy one

No I've checked this on all browsers however Java is enabled.

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Klaus1

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Mar 9, 2013 2:48 AM in response to Willof99

Are you up to date with the updates?

Update for Snow Leopard users:

Apple issued update 12 for Java for OS 10.6:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573

Note: On systems that have not already installed Java for Mac OS X 10.6 update 9 or later, this update will configure web browsers to not automatically run Java applets. Java applets may be re-enabled by clicking the region labeled "Inactive plug-in" on a web page. If no applets have been run for an extended period of time, the Java web plug-in will deactivate.

If, after installing Java for OS X 2013-002 and the latest version of Java 7 from Oracle, you want to disable Java 7 and re-enable the Apple-provided Java SE 6 web plug-in and Web Start functionality, follow these steps:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559?viewlocale=en_US

Further update:

Apple issued this Java related security update No. 13 on February 19:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5666

and Update No. 14 on March 4: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5677

The standard recommendation is for users to turn off Java except when they have to use it on known and trusted websites (like their bank). Javascript, which is unrelated despite the name, can be left on.

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Willof99 Author

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Mar 9, 2013 11:41 AM in response to Klaus1

When I have tried installing the file it says "Alert. A newer version of this package is already installed" And this was with the most recent update, update 14.

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Willof99 Author

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Mar 9, 2013 11:43 AM in response to Willof99

Would there perhaps be a way to reinstall the latest version of java. I think that while trying to patch it previously I just made it worst.

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baltwo

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Mar 9, 2013 1:06 PM in response to Willof99

Something's seriously amiss, since Java 7 (1.7) won't run in Snow Leopard, nor can you install it. Additionally, Java Preferences.app 13.9.3 is the latest for Java 6 and SL. I suggest that you reinstall the OS and then run Software Update to get back to 10.6.8 and Java 6 (1.6) version 1.6.0_43.

As for the original error message, "Cannot launch "Minecraft" No compatible version of Java 1.5+ is avaiable.", Java 1.5 was removed years ago, so I suggest that you update to the latest version of Minecraft, which should run with Java 1.6.

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Willof99 Author

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Mar 9, 2013 1:39 PM in response to baltwo

Firstly will I need the disk to reinstall the OS? Because I have lost my install disk and so I may as well just go and buy Mountain Lion instead. Also Minecraft I know is already on 1.6 so are some of my other Java applications, however they all have the same message for some reason.

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baltwo

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Mar 9, 2013 1:58 PM in response to Willof99

You can get replacement discs from AppleCare for a nominal S&H (usually <$20 USD). That also gives you the Apple Hardware Test program and additional apps.

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