os x yosmite shows this message at startup: To view this web content, you need to install the Java Runtime Environment.

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os x yosmite shows this message at startup: To view this web content, you need to install the Java Runtime Environment.

so I've just downloaded and installed OS X 10.10 YOSEMITE on my mac this morning and I find the design refreshing, however when I do a reboot of my mac this popup message always shows up: To view this web content, you need to install the Java Runtime Environment. here's a screen shot of it

it is really annoying, and quite bothering on my part. I tried clicking the "more info..." tab as instructed by the popup/ notification, which led me to the webpage of java, and this is a screenshot of what I got

so I've downloaded the .dmg file of the Java 8 update and installed it on my computer, did a check on my safari browser settings to see if the Java plugin is activated and, it is. Hoping that that the trick I rebooted my mac again and voila! the same popup appears again. I hope you could help me on this one guys, any suggestions for a quick fix would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Here are the specs of my mac:

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 9:14 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 10, 2017 3:41 AM in response to steveive

I did it... and it works!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thaks a lot!!!!!!!

😉

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Answer 2

Mar 14, 2017 7:37 AM in response to Zeusal

Thank you! This error has been bugging me for a while and all the quick tricks did not work. Once I launched a terminal screen and pasted your commands, I saw an old Facebook.videochat file listed that had to be manually removed.

Perfect.

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casey rey Author

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Oct 17, 2014 6:08 PM in response to casey rey

I finally solved this problem! just download the Java for OS X here: Java for OS X 2014-001 install, and restart your mac and the JRE popup is gone!

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Answer 4

Oct 18, 2014 9:46 PM in response to casey rey

I had the same experience. I have to say the Java site was anything BUT easy to navigate, but I finally found the link for Java 8u25 and installed it. Same pop-up still happening. It is interesting to note that the Java being installed by the Apple update is Java 6, not 8. I wonder what will happen when I try to install the older version over the new one?

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Gytisxxx

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Oct 18, 2014 11:58 PM in response to casey rey

Thank you guys, it helped out Java for OS X 2014-001. Just installed it and annoiyng message disapeared after restart.

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Satchmo

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Oct 20, 2014 3:22 AM in response to casey rey

What honks me off is that Apple had to have known that this would happen for at least some users and made no effort to explain how to resolve it.

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j452

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Oct 21, 2014 12:33 AM in response to casey rey

I don't like the idea of installing an outdated version of Java just to get rid of a pop-up window. I'm sure Apple will release a patch for this issue in the next update.

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Answer 8

Oct 21, 2014 12:32 PM in response to casey rey

I've installed the update, but I regularly get the same error.

I'm using Firefox, if that makes any difference?

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Answer 9

Oct 21, 2014 2:36 PM in response to casey rey

But I don't want Java... I never needed it.

What I want is to know what is triggering this popup! 😐

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Answer 10

Oct 21, 2014 4:51 PM in response to j452

Frankly, I am not so sure. But something like this should have been a glaring issue in QC development of Yosemite prior to release. I am surprised that it could easily become an oversight of professional devlopers of Yosemite. I get this same repeat popup over and over as well. I will try the suggestion presented here as a resolution to this nagging problem.

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Answer 11

Oct 22, 2014 6:02 PM in response to miguelmpn

Indeed I would like to know what is causing this.

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Answer 12

Oct 22, 2014 6:19 PM in response to casey rey

Thanks Casey Rey!! I followed your instructions and that annoying Java error message is gone now.

Best regards,

Jack

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hlcfocus

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Oct 23, 2014 2:58 AM in response to casey rey

Thanks Casey Rey, i had exactly the same issue on my mac pro. followed the instruction above, seems to be ok now.

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Answer 14

Oct 23, 2014 3:09 AM in response to hlcfocus

I have a feeling Apple would prefer that Java was not on the machine. It can be a bit of a memory hog and a battery life killer..feel the heat on your 2008 17" macbook pro when running JRE for a long time in 10.5x..i think i burnt my leg once. But sometimes its a necessary evil to run these things. Support for Java on MacOs has been a bit 'at your own risk enter-here be dragons' for the last 2-3 years.

Just Sayin'

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Answer 15

Oct 23, 2014 3:47 PM in response to casey rey

That does not convince me...

I get more and more annoyed by Apple, there's no support (at least no one from Apple here), they send hidden information everywhere without consent, forces us to install unnecessary software without explaining any reason...

I also bought this MacBook Pro with known fault on the screen (ghosting), but they sold it anyway with a "discount" and it was hard to return :/

Hope your hardware is really good because I'm most probably switching back to windows when this Macbook breaks...

P.S.: I won't install Java, unless Apple explains why! I prefer to continue as always using the laptop without Java running unnecessarily on the back

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