Re: Firefox 2.0.0.4rc3 disabled Java 6 JRE

[Nick Thomas]

Sander G wrote:
> Platform: XP SP2
>
> When installing the RC3 update today, I got a warning message that JRE 6.0
> and JRE 6.0 Update 1 were incompatible with Firefox and had been disabled.
> Newer versions could not be found.
>
> A visit to the TestVM page at
> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml showed a working java
> applet as well as a warning bar that additional plugins are needed, and it
> offers to install JRE 6.0 update 1.
>
> After reinstalling the JRE and restarting FF the warning is gone.
>
> I do not expect FF 2.0.0.4 to disable and remove my Java plug in.
>
> Regards
> Sander

This isn't a Firefox bug, it's the way Sun sets up the extension that
comes with Java.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=364390

Comment 18 says it'll be fixed in Java 6 update 2, but doesn't say when
that might be.