JDK-7132478 : Java Update Button at the ControlPanel does nothing on German Windows XP
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2012-01-23
  • Updated: 2012-03-05
  • Resolved: 2012-02-09
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7u4Fixed 8 b25Fixed
Description
Windows XP SP3, german installation, JDK 6u30 or JDK 7u2 installed (the issue can also be reproduced with earlier update releases).

Testcase with 7u2:
Open ControlPanel, "Update" tab, click on "Jetzt updaten". Nothing happens. No error message, no dialog.

The action event that has been added to the "Jetzt updaten" button actually tries to launch

    C:\Programme\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jcheck.exe

However, that file does not exist on my german Windows XP. Actually "Common Files" is called "Gemeinsame Dateien" on my box and jcheck.exe is located in

    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Java\Java Update\jcheck.exe
Comments
EVALUATION This is an i18n and functional problem. Transfer the CR to category java_deployment.
30-01-2012
SUGGESTED FIX based on the Source Code from 6u30 ... johann@tydirium:~$ diff UpdatePanel.java patched/UpdatePanel.java 638c638 < //Obtain the program files path by querying the registry --- > //Obtain the common files path by querying the registry 644c644 < "/v ProgramFilesDir"); --- > "/v CommonFilesDir"); 648,649c648,649 < //if cmdOutput string contains the ProgramFilesDir value, parse it < if(cmdOutput.contains("ProgramFilesDir")){ --- > //if cmdOutput string contains the CommonFilesDir value, parse it > if(cmdOutput.contains("CommonFilesDir")){ 667c667 < path = System.getenv("programfiles"); --- > path = System.getenv("CommonProgramFiles"); 671,672c671 < String jupdchecker = "\"" + path + //should point to windows "Program files" folder < File.separator + "Common Files" + --- > String jupdchecker = "\"" + path + //should point to windows "Common Files" folder
24-01-2012
WORK AROUND Download Junction from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx and create a directory symlink on Windows XP (I have made the example language independent so you can use it if you run into the same problem but on a non-german Windows XP): C:\>junction "%CommonProgramFiles%\..\Common Files" "%CommonProgramFiles%" Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Created: C:\Programme\Common Files Targetted at: C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien Note that Junctions work on NTFS formatted devices and not on FAT32.
24-01-2012
WORK AROUND Start jcheck.exe manually: %CommonProgramFiles%\Java\Java Update\jcheck.exe
23-01-2012