JDK-7168054 : plugin fail to start with jre6
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2012-05-10
  • Updated: 2013-12-09
  • Resolved: 2012-05-16
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7u6Fixed 8 b39Fixed
Description
on windows, plugin cannot load applet with old jre6 when there is no msvcr100 in windows system directory.  this is because we are trying to deploy.dll without loading msvcr100 first.

Comments
Verified ok with jdk8 b118
09-12-2013

EVALUATION this is also root cause of: http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-21456
10-05-2012