Java for Vista

I downloaded and installed Java 1.6 beta and installed on Vista64
The installation completed. Java shows in installed programs. Java does
not show in Control Panel. It is not recognised as installed by programs
requiring it including Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit).
Any suggestions appreciated

Jane
Thu Oct 12 07:14:49 CDT 2006

John, I gave up on installing the x64 version as it is next to useless.
Install the standard x86 one. Then you will get Java functionality in IE 32
bit. Make sure it's the Java 6 Beta 2 formerly codenamed Mustang.

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
"John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
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>I downloaded and installed Java 1.6 beta and installed on Vista64
> The installation completed. Java shows in installed programs. Java does
> not show in Control Panel. It is not recognised as installed by programs
> requiring it including Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit).
> Any suggestions appreciated

John
Thu Oct 12 07:21:18 CDT 2006

Thanks Jane. I am installing the same version as I installed on X64, which
works, as you said, on the 32-bit IE only. On Vista64 it installs, but is
invisible except on programs installed (control panel)
jre-6-beta2-windows-amd64.exe

"Jane C" <jellybean@nospam.xjgarage.org> wrote in message
news:8CF89314-A0CB-43DD-8391-2523B8179D6A@microsoft.com...
> John, I gave up on installing the x64 version as it is next to useless.
> Install the standard x86 one. Then you will get Java functionality in IE
> 32 bit. Make sure it's the Java 6 Beta 2 formerly codenamed Mustang.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
> "John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
> news:%236J$2Lf7GHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I downloaded and installed Java 1.6 beta and installed on Vista64
>> The installation completed. Java shows in installed programs. Java does
>> not show in Control Panel. It is not recognised as installed by programs
>> requiring it including Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit).
>> Any suggestions appreciated
>

Aaron
Thu Oct 12 09:30:51 CDT 2006

That is the 64-bit version (given away by the "amd64" in the filename).
Download the 32-bit version instead, it should work like you expect.

- Aaron

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:O5oPujf7GHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Jane. I am installing the same version as I installed on X64,
> which works, as you said, on the 32-bit IE only. On Vista64 it installs,
> but is invisible except on programs installed (control panel)
> jre-6-beta2-windows-amd64.exe
>
> "Jane C" <jellybean@nospam.xjgarage.org> wrote in message
> news:8CF89314-A0CB-43DD-8391-2523B8179D6A@microsoft.com...
>> John, I gave up on installing the x64 version as it is next to useless.
>> Install the standard x86 one. Then you will get Java functionality in IE
>> 32 bit. Make sure it's the Java 6 Beta 2 formerly codenamed Mustang.
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
>> "John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
>> news:%236J$2Lf7GHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I downloaded and installed Java 1.6 beta and installed on Vista64
>>> The installation completed. Java shows in installed programs. Java
>>> does not show in Control Panel. It is not recognised as installed by
>>> programs requiring it including Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit).
>>> Any suggestions appreciated
>>
>
>

Carlos
Thu Oct 12 13:57:02 CDT 2006

John:
Both Java 1.5 and 1.6 do not support the browser plug-in

J2SE(TM) Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 9 can be downloaded here:
https://sdlc6b.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=F900FF25CAD1297904277F4AB6D9BFFE
And these are the supported system configurations
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/system-configurations.html

Java(TM) SE Development Kit 6 Beta 2 can be downloaded here:
https://sdlc5c.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=71E9FC9001CABC14A1C4B09496F8D4E9
And these are the supported system configurations
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/install/system-configurations.html
Footnote says:
"64-bit support for Java Plug-in software is currently not available"

Carlos

"John Barnes" wrote:

> Thanks Jane. I am installing the same version as I installed on X64, which
> works, as you said, on the 32-bit IE only. On Vista64 it installs, but is
> invisible except on programs installed (control panel)
> jre-6-beta2-windows-amd64.exe
>
> "Jane C" <jellybean@nospam.xjgarage.org> wrote in message
> news:8CF89314-A0CB-43DD-8391-2523B8179D6A@microsoft.com...
> > John, I gave up on installing the x64 version as it is next to useless.
> > Install the standard x86 one. Then you will get Java functionality in IE
> > 32 bit. Make sure it's the Java 6 Beta 2 formerly codenamed Mustang.
> >
> > --
> > Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :)
> > Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
> > "John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
> > news:%236J$2Lf7GHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>I downloaded and installed Java 1.6 beta and installed on Vista64
> >> The installation completed. Java shows in installed programs. Java does
> >> not show in Control Panel. It is not recognised as installed by programs
> >> requiring it including Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit).
> >> Any suggestions appreciated
> >
>
>
>

John
Thu Oct 12 14:47:14 CDT 2006

Thanks. That did it. I didn't have that in my download file and couldn't
get a hit on beta on the Java site, but I did find a link in programs
installed.


"Aaron Kelley" <a_kelley@baylor.edu> wrote in message
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> That is the 64-bit version (given away by the "amd64" in the filename).
> Download the 32-bit version instead, it should work like you expect.
>
> - Aaron
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:O5oPujf7GHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Jane. I am installing the same version as I installed on X64,
>> which works, as you said, on the 32-bit IE only. On Vista64 it installs,
>> but is invisible except on programs installed (control panel)
>> jre-6-beta2-windows-amd64.exe
>>
>> "Jane C" <jellybean@nospam.xjgarage.org> wrote in message
>> news:8CF89314-A0CB-43DD-8391-2523B8179D6A@microsoft.com...
>>> John, I gave up on installing the x64 version as it is next to useless.
>>> Install the standard x86 one. Then you will get Java functionality in
>>> IE 32 bit. Make sure it's the Java 6 Beta 2 formerly codenamed Mustang.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :)
>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
>>> "John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%236J$2Lf7GHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>I downloaded and installed Java 1.6 beta and installed on Vista64
>>>> The installation completed. Java shows in installed programs. Java
>>>> does not show in Control Panel. It is not recognised as installed by
>>>> programs requiring it including Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit).
>>>> Any suggestions appreciated
>>>
>>
>>
>
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