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java disabled in latest security update (mid-March 2013)

I installed the latest security update yesterday. I now have Safari 6.0.3 and Java 1.7 Update 17 on MacOS 10.7.5. When I use Safari 6.0.3 to go to a page that displays an applet that requires Java, e.g., http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp, I see "Inactive Plug-in" displayed where the applet should be. Java is enabled in my browser.


This same event happened twice in January. Both times, Apple disabled Java without telling any of its users, then issued a new update a few days later that reenabled it. In the meantime, there was a huge amount of confusion as users tried to figure out why programs that used to work fine suddenly stopped working.


I know enough that I can work around the problem by reverting to Safari 5.1.7. Not everyone is in the same boat.


APPLE'S POLICY OF UNILATERALLY DISABLING ITS CUSTOMERS' JAVA IS FRUSTRATING, INFURIATING, AND UNACCEPTABLE.


Can anyone tell me when I will be able to go back to Safari 6?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 22, 2013 7:24 AM

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Mar 23, 2013 12:09 PM in response to Blievinlov

You can download older versions of Safari from various locations. Do a Google search. I don't know whether there is a version of Safari 5.1.7 designed specifically for OS 10.8.3, or, if not, whether you can use a version of Safari designed for an older version of the OS on OS 10.8.3. I didn't need to delete Safari 6.0; in fact, I can even run them both simultaneously. But I found at least one discussion where people had to uninstall Safari 6 on Mountain Lion to get Safari 5.1.7 to run.

java disabled in latest security update (mid-March 2013)

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