Q: Java Runtime Yosemite

I have the exact same thing, and the JRE pop-up appears even when nothing is (obviously) actively running. i.e. no programs in the dock are active. 

I also installed the JRE Version 8/25 (though it was quite a performance to navigate that oracle website!).

My fear is that something surreptitious is trying to run in the background, and may have been prevented by this new Java requirement; in which case, I'd like to know what it is and where it came from!

Appreciate any feedback/solutions.

Tony

same here.... 

ditto.  Whose fault?  Apple or Oracle?

same problem in this discussion:

Re: java runtime environment alert at startup

If someone has the chance, please try as in my comment (at the moment, I can't)

I just installed Java for OS X 2014-001 without any problems, but I'm not sure how I triggered the problem last time.  When I test for Java installed, it says JRE8 update 25 still. It doesn't seem to have hurt anything, but not clear if it helped

But, after installing Apple update fix, your startup was ok or you still had the message, dcnicholls? Excuse me, but I didn't understand

OK, looks like it doesn't work.  I uninstalled JRE8, reinstalled the Java for OSX package, then rebooted.  The Java verify site says I don't have a Java plugin installed.

This is relevant, from the install process: On systems that have not already installed Java for OS X 2012-006 or later, this update disables the Java SE 6 applet plug-in. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled "Missing plug-in" to download the latest version of the Java applet plug-in from Oracle.

This may solve the problem: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/mac_10_10.xml  second paragraph, which points to the download page at http://www.java.com/en/download/manual_java7.jsp

I've not tried this yet but if one can believe Oracle, it should work.

catmankee wrote:

 

But, after installing Apple update fix, your startup was ok or you still had the message, dcnicholls? Excuse me, but I didn't understand

No apparent trouble but the message occurred sporadically, so I don't know it is has gone.  It didn't just appear at startup.  See my later post concerning installing JRE7.

I also installed this older version (V6?) without attempting to remove or disable Version 8.

So far no problems (i.e. no new pop-ups after a few hours), but always difficult to prove a negative. 
I'll certainly repost if I'm plagued with fresh pop-ups!  But fingers crossed, you won't hear from me again!

I have now installed the Java SE RunTime for Yosemite a couple of times as the popup still occurs.  Even as I was typing a post on this Forum the popup showed up.  It is strange and who knows what installing a couple of times does ...if anything?

I'm also having this issue. Wish there was a fix (I haven't seemed to find one yet)

It seems to be gone, on my iMac, at the moment.

These are the steps I made, it someone want to verify it's not only my case:

1) uninstalled all JRE (i had updated to 8u25 and I couldn't install 7u71 because of that) as in this document from Oracle (see "uninstalling JRE"):

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/mac_jre.html

Please note you have to enable "root" to delete those files and directories. You can find enabling procedure here: OS X Mavericks: Enable and disable the root user (tip: for "edit" look at the bar. I lost 10 minutes searching for it in the panel )

2) installed 7u71 and restarted. Message still there.

3) installed 8u25 and restarted. Message still there.

4) installed Java for osx 2014-001 (here: Java for OS X 2014-001) and restarted. Message GONE!

Hope it's definitive.

Please let me know.