JDK-7141930 : Remaining 6u31 java plugin and java webstart are not being registered at all
Type:Bug
Component:deploy
Sub-Component:deployment_toolkit
Affected Version:7u4
Priority:P3
Status:Closed
Resolution:Fixed
OS:windows
CPU:x86
Submitted:2012-02-01
Updated:2014-01-10
Resolved:2012-02-09
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With the sequence of install 7u4 ,fx2.1, jre6u31, then uninstall 7u4, fx2.1. java plugin is not registered with all browswer: FF, IE, GC even though 6u31 is still on the system.
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EVALUATION
After installing 6u31, the webstart key under 1.6.0_31 is pointed to jre7/bin. which is not correct. This lead to RegisterDeploy() see 1.6.0_31 as an invalid webstart key and ignore there's 6u31 remain on the system.
We want to recover this webstart key by detecting JRE on the system.