232832 - Interface Between Mozilla and Java RTE Fails to Setup Use of Java Plug-Ins

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)

Description

[David E. Ross]

User-Agent:       
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113

After upgrading from Mozilla 1.5 to Mozilla 1.6, I had to make manual changes to
my Windows registry in order to have full capability when browsing Web pages
that use Java plug-ins.  See <http://www.gemal.dk/archives/000271.html> for
details.  

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:


Actual Results:  
Without manual registry changes, some Web sites that use Java reported that I
either did not have the plug-in or that I had not enabled Java.  I did indeed
have the plug-in and had indeed enabled Java.  

Expected Results:  
Whether I install Java RTE and its plug-ins before installing Mozilla or I
install Java RTE after installing Mozilla, the interface between the two should
setup correctly.  

If this is a Java problem and not a Mozilla problem, then the Mozilla
organization should be working with Sun to correct this.  

At the least, installation instructions for Mozilla should explain how to make
Java plug-ins functional.  However, that is only an interim work-around as users
should not be expected to diddle their registries (something that can be
disasterous if done by the inexperienced).

Comment 1

[Christian :Biesinger (don't email me, ping me on IRC)]

did you use the installer or the .zip version of mozilla?

Comment 2

[David E. Ross]

I used the installer file mozilla-win32-1.6-installer.exe.  However, I installed
into a directory other than where I had Mozilla 1.5.  

After installing, I copied all Mozilla 1.5 plug-ins to Mozilla 1.6 and then
removed Mozilla 1.5.  

For a discussion of this problem, see the thread "Java Plug-In Problem" in the
<news:netscape.mozilla.user.general> newsgroup.  I posted the initial message on
29 January.  

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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