JDK-6607482 : Windows Vista support
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 6u5
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_vista
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-09-21
  • Updated: 2010-04-04
  • Resolved: 2007-10-31
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JDK 6
6u10Resolved
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6622332 - Initial integration of new Java Plug-In
Relates :  
JDK-6607511 - Windows Vista improvements
Relates :  
JDK-6548078 - The Java Security Model is broken on Windows Vista with IE7 Protected Mode
Description
Support for the Windows Vista platform needs to be added to the new out-of-process Java Plug-In. Currently the plugin fails to load on Vista for unknown reasons. It is anticipated that the out-of-process execution model of the new plugin will solve the numerous customer complaints about signed applets not working correctly on Windows Vista.
Comments
EVALUATION This bug is being marked as a duplicate of 6622332 for bookkeeping purposes and does not need to be re-verified independently. In the case of a regression please file a new bug.
31-10-2007
SUGGESTED FIX http://analemma.sfbay.sun.com/net/jano2/export2/hotspot/users/kbr/webrevs/mjre/6607482_windows_vista/
21-09-2007
EVALUATION Refactored selection of transport type into TransportFactory. Changed to use socket transport on Windows Vista for the time being because there are apparent security issues with initializing the shared memory transport. Changed JavaVM.c to explicitly use short form path names; was largely a fluke that things were working on Windows XP. This set of changes makes the new plugin work on Windows Vista. The new plugin has been verified as fixing longstanding bugs with the applet security model on Windows Vista such as 6548078.
21-09-2007