JDK-6267625 : Close browser during JRE installation. Open a new window to java.com at the end of the installation.
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: install
  • Sub-Component: install
  • Affected Version: 5.0u2,6
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic,windows_xp
  • CPU: generic,x86
  • Submitted: 2005-05-09
  • Updated: 2013-06-04
  • Resolved: 2006-10-04
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Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6449989 - JRE installer should not require system reboot if IE is using other JRE plugin
Relates :  
JDK-6476329 - PIT: additional sentence needs to be translated for 6267625
Description
Consumers come to Java.com to install the latest version of the JRE. At the end of the installation, an applet playing a video is displayed. If the browser is not restarted, then the applet will cause the browser to crash.

We would like to have
1) the installer to close all browser windows during the installation of the Java Runtime Environment.
2) installs the JRE
3) re-opens a new browser window at the end of the JRE to Java.com.
###@###.### 2005-05-09 23:12:03 GMT
Comments
EVALUATION The final UE can be seen at: http://j2se.east/www/tests/1.6.0/6267625/latest.JPG
13-09-2006
EVALUATION >>We would like to have >>1) the installer to close all browser windows during the installation of the Java Runtime Environment. What about auto-download installs? I don't think it's would be very nice of our installer to close all of the browsers. If they are trying to view a customer website that auto-downloads/installs the jre, they will then have to reopen the browser and re-find the location where they were at. I think the problem is here: At the end of the installation, an applet playing a video is displayed. If the browser is not restarted, then the applet will cause the browser to crash. Why does the video applet cause the browser to crash? ###@###.### 2005-05-17 17:39:56 GMT new comments from Stanley: "Mozilla/Firefox always loads Java at startup. When a new JRE is installed, these browsers don't recognize the new JRE unless they are restarted. Internet Explorer is less problematic (as usual). The browser could recognize the new JRE as soon as the JRE is installed. You may want to restart IE only when there is an older JRE already running in the browser, so restarting the browser could avoid JRE collision." ###@###.### 2005-07-20 17:52:31 GMT
17-05-2005