Being prompted to install Java 8 by a pop up window

squashguy wrote:

I am constantly being prompted to install Java 8, even when I installed it before. How do I stop this pop up window?

Are you sure it's asking for Java 8 or just Java? You don't say what Mac you have, when the problem started or what version of OS X you have, but upgrading to El Capitan will often result in pop-up windows asking for Java, and what's being looked for is Apple's Java 6, not Java 8.

Have you tried installing Apple's Java 6 from the link in my first post? That's solved the Java pop-ups for some other users.