- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC FOR MAC OS#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC MAC OS X#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC INSTALL#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC FULL#
I meet them but cant get them cause it says I s a viscious cycle and Im rambling like a madwoman! Is there an easy yes or no answer to this, maybe a follow steps 1,2,3 A,B,C you can post for non computer savvy moms? LOL I just want the handful of Pogo games I used to be able to play, to play again.nothing complicated! And why is it only some games and not all of them? Dont answer that, my hair already hurts.haha You either meet the system requirements or you dont. I was good to go, hit download and now Im here! Annoyed and confused beause updates and upgrades are pretty basic and simple.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC FOR MAC OS#
I got the error "missing plug in" so I clicked on it and was taken to Java's website for instructions, clicked "Download Java for Mac OS X," then hit sytem requirements and saw that I had to be running os x 10.7.3 or above and I have 10.7.5. I went to the help page, did what it said, I scanned for current updates, installed them, rebooted then went back to Pogo and clicked on the java test link to see what version im running.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC MAC OS X#
The Oracle Java update for Lion just isnt recognizing it! I have mac os x lion 10.7.5 on my laptop and for some reason, certain Pogo games wont says its loading but never does and just closes.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC INSTALL#
Basically I cant install the Java 7 update cause I get an error message during download telling me I dont have mac os x 10.7 or higher.but I do. Hopefullly that adds more to the light everyone has shed on the subject.I'm pretty sure my problem is about the same. Slightly annoying but not likely a rogue applet is going to run without my knowledge. Whereve I found it, I've got Java asking permission every time a Java applet tries to run in the browser. The why Safari isn't really relevent beyond saying I picked the browser I didn't need for other stuff.įinally (and I wish I could remember where I found this), there are some pretty hardcore security settings possible.
There's still some security risk but my exposure is a lot lower. Safari is my, dag nab it, I have to go site X that uses Flash|Java|Dumb plugin browser.ĪND then, I only use that browser when I need to go to one of those sites.
My experiment in being Java free was very very brief.įWIW, the way I'm managing things is that I keep Java turned off in all the browsers (Chrome and Safari) I use regularly. Starting Photoshop (I think) resulted in it saving java is required. disabled on the end of several key java folders) -while I didn't find OS X complaining- I immediately found programs that wouldn't function. on my system, you're removing around 4k items).
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT MAC FULL#
You can disable it in the browser (presumably all) by going to System Preferences > Javaĭeleting the JavaAppletPlugin (another approach above) may do something similar or may block more Java items from runningĪ full uninstall is much more complicated (e.g. Best of luck.Īfter trying various things suggested, here's what I've found (basically a summary of the above with a few additional details) Your computer will be safer and faster without this broken plugin. Otherwise, 0.2% of all major websites actually use Java itself. The only real loss of uninstalling Java is if you play Minecraft.
You can keep Enable JavaScript, as JavaScript is separate from Java and is actually needed for sites like Youtube. Safari > Preferences > Security > Uncheck "Enable Java" As a further measure for security, open up Safari and follow this short list of instructions