Installing JRE 1.6 Update 2 makes IE fail to run
We moved up to 1.6.0_02 for an intranet app yesterday. We use the <OBJECT> tag within the html page to reference the install media which is on our AppServer.
For about 50% of the users who installed 1.6.0_02 using the applet, once they've installed it IE 6 will fail to start up after installing 1.6.0_02. IE fails silently with no indication what the problem is.
If they then use Control Panel to Remove 1.6.0_02 JRE, then IE will start up again.
Some users were able to use the Advanced Tab on Internet options to "Reset Defaults" and be able to run IE after installing 1.6.0_02.
For others we had to remove all previous versions of 1.6 and then repeat the install of 1.6.0_02 - then they were able to start IE.
Has anyone seen anything similar to this? Is anyone else using 1.6 Update 2?
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harperspa] at [2007-11-27 10:24:32]
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This is a 'known problem'. A new build of 6u2, JRE/JDK 6 update 2, has been released to java.sun.com, on 7/12/2007, around 5pm Pacific Time. It is build 06, the java -version string will look like 1.6.0_02-b06.
Our testing has shown that the new build fixes the IE problem. We would appreciate it if you download the from java.sun.com and verify that it does fix the problem.
Some simple steps that we have been using in our tests:
- Do not change your system. Do not uninstall 6u2, or any other release.
- Install the bundle (select Reinstall)
- After Install, close and restart IE (IE should launch and stay up)
- Once you get to that step, launch your favorite Java App
Thank you,
Roger
Sun Microsystems
The bug ID for this IE problem is 6578549, and can be viewed at this link.
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6578549
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