Hi Flor,
Both versions of JAVA are required if you are running a 64 bit OS and maybe
something like Google chrome or firefox on that system as these are 32 bit
browsers. Also there are both 32 and 64 bit versions of IE11 as well.
Depending on which version of JAVA is the default version will determine which
version updates automatically which is why from time to time if both JAVAs are
on the machine you will be prompted to manually update one of the versions of
JAVA.
Maybe completely uninstalling all versions of JAVA and reinstalling a single
version at a time to test it with the application that requires it might yield
some results.
Paul.
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch
Sent: Sunday 1 May 2016 12:06
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Anybody here having to use Java? How are you doing (or
not doing) it, and what version?
Hi,
I’ve a friend who, not a list member, in his work, uses Java 7.71 (the last
fully accessible version) with JAWS16. However, his job requires that he update
to the latest, not-very-accessible, Java 8.91 [latest] update, since everybody
else in the Department is using it. He works with a financial package, running
reports or creating purchase orders. The package requires the JRE to be
running. HTML5 isn’t an option, as that has been discussed and (apparently)
dismissed. I do have some experience of Java not working, myself, as I have a
app or two that won’t work because JAWS is [no longer] reading the Java
interface. [Here I’m primarily referring to the 32-bit Java. My friend tells me
that, in order for JAWS to work with Java, both the 64-bit and 32-bit versions
of Java need to be installed. (Why this is, I don’t know. I hadn’t come across
that till he told me last evening.)]
Thus, my question here in the subject line.
We’d appreciate any assistance.
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