Java Installation Problems !!

Hi,

I recently installed the K-Meleon 0.9 Browser & today I was informed that for certain sites to appear as they should I would need Java 1_5 in my plugins folder.

I have no problem with the initial download ....... either to my desktop ........ or my K-Meleon plugins folder. The problems start when I open Java to perform the actual install !!

The actual Wizard never appears ....... instead a small rectangular " windows is preparing to install panel " appears and freezes on my desktop. When my mouse is placed over this panel the " hourglass " remains constantly and won't go away. I have let it sit for as long as 20 minutes and nothing changes. The only choice in this small panel is " cancel " ......... when I choose cancel the panel still remains & does nothing as well.

I have to reboot each time to remove this " frozen panel " from my desktop.

There is nothing blocking the install as far as I know ..... my firewall is configured & when my A2 Guard appears, to block the install, I choose ......... allow program ...... yet always the same results.

Thoughts or ideas anyone ?
HR

 

Hi Hard Rocker,

I don't use A2, but have you tried the JRE install with the Guard disabled? From my experience with JRE installs and Process Guard (enabled), quite a few executables/processes are actually involved in the install. Disabling the A2 Guard would be the first thing I would look at.

Nick

 

Thanks once again Ron,

I typed in .... aboutlugins as you suggested and appears as if Java 1.4 ....... along with numerous other Java listings are already there. As a matter of fact JRE v1.4.2_06 appears in my add / remove programs also.

I didn't have any problems with this message appearing in K-Meleon before until I visited Guenter's Site ( one of the KM Builders ) & was advised to install JRE v1.5.

I will check out your links ..... but I still don't understand why the later v1.5 JRE won't install or update the older version.

Regards,
HR

 

Hi Nick,

Your post " snuck in " just ahead of my reply to Ron so if you check above you'll see things appear to be OK. I do have JRE 1.4 enabled in K-Meleon ...... although I would not have known without Ron's advice of typing in aboutlugins in the KM URL Bar !!!

Yes, I did try the install with the A2 Guard disabled & still had / have the problem.

As above ....... I still don't understand why the v1.5 JRE will NOT install.

Thanks.
HR

 

Ron,

I actually have two versions of Java Runtime Environment in my add/remove programs :

1) v1.4.2_03
2) v1.4.2_06

Since my PC was purchased from DELL ..... several months ago I was advised by one of their tech support reps to leave BOTH versions on my PC ..... when speaking with him about a Pest Patrol F/P detection within the 1.4.2_03 version of JRE.
He advised me to simply " Exclude " the PP F/P detection. As well, I now realize that PP provides more F/P's than anything. ( But that's another story ).

I do realize that with MOST programs an uninstall is usually performed before installing the latest version. This is generally the " norm " so to say !!

My concerns at this point would be that since there did NOT appear to be any problem installing the second version of JRE while the first was obviously still installed ...... if I proceed to delete these 2 versions, and continue to have problems installing the newer JRE v1.5 ....... I'll really be " up the creek " .

The link to the Java Forum should prove to be very useful.

Thanks Again,
HR