samedi 10 août 2013

When Java software and Software Update screws up.

I just wasted two days getting Logitech Harmony Remote Software to work with Mac Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8 that had worked well in the Spring when I last needed to use it.



I had tried all the various suggestions on the Logitech forum without luck.



So if anyone is trying to run a Java based application that doesn't work or display properly, I can now confirm that the problem is with the Java for Mac OS X Update, which some others have just discovered as well.



So even if 'Software Update' says the Java for Mac OS X has been installed in the Installed Software tab, download the appropriate Java for Mac OS X Update from Apple and install it - Problem solved.



It seems there was a bug in their first June 18 release and was fixed with a later 18 Jun 2013 release that Software Update doesn't always download and/or update properly.



As Apple's later version says: "This update also corrects an issue with Java applications failing to draw or respond to user input."

About Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 16



Check Apple's download site for the correct OS X java version if such java apps are not working properly.



But don't ask me how to tell if an application is java based as I don't know.



What a hassle this fix was.





via ehMac.ca http://www.ehmac.ca/showthread.php?t=108362&goto=newpost

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