Java not working - why oh why?

Jo4

Mista_C wrote: »

Are you running Adblocker or another pop-up 'blocking' plugin that may be preventing the permissions dialog?

I am not running Adblocker or another afaik but I have blocked pop ups in IE.

waddler_8

Do you have the correct version of Java installed?

Windows x86 Offline 30.25 MB jre-7u25-windows-i586.exe

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html

Jo4

waddler_8 wrote: »

Do you have the correct version of Java installed?

Windows x86 Offline 30.25 MB jre-7u25-windows-i586.exe

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html

Yes, because it has just asked me if I would like to reinstall it.

Jo4

I went to Control Panel>User Accounts>Turn User Account Control On or Off and I turned it off and then I rebooted the laptop. Now I can log into the bank, view the seating area for the tickets but I cannot download the information leaflets. I guess 2 out of 3 aint bad!!

Is it safe to turn this off as there is a red circle with a white cross at the bottom of the screen which states "Windows Security Alerts"?

waddler_8

http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/uac.xml

Note: Turning off UAC reduces the security of your system. We do not recommend leaving UAC disabled.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/what-is-user-account-control

Jo4

waddler_8 wrote: »

http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/uac.xmlhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/what-is-user-account-control

This laptop is set up that I am the administrator. Do I need to download Java in a different user account so then I can turn user account control on again? (BTW I didn't think I could download in any other account than the adminstrator's account)

devon_scouse

I don't have Java installed I deleted it.

I have no problems logging into bank accounts or viewing seating plans.

Infact I have not noticed any problems since i deleted it viewing sites

HereToday

Perhaps UAC was set too high. You should be able to turn UAC back up to the third notch now, without affecting the working of Java.