I have NOT had one crash/problem with update 7,all is well.
Yahoo games...chess/bridge was totally unusable with nis 2012 but as i stated back to nis 2011 and no problems with that or update 7.
Yes i tried that and im getting a problem with this webpage caused internet explorer to close....i presume it is because i have update 7 installed.
What version of Internet Explorer are you using? On the XP machine, the secunia website loads fine and the Java Applet runs properly without crashing (despite me using Java 7). But on the 7 machine, the OSI crashes IE9 (so I uninstall Java 7 on both machine and install the version on the get Java website).
Hi pcha9:
Welcome back to the thread.
Just regarding Darksta's comment about Secunia, I have NIS 2011, Java 7.00 (1.7.0.0) and Secunia PSI 2.0.0.3001 installed on my 32-bit Win Vista system. My Secunia scan runs normally and reports that the security risk I had with Java 6U27 (mentioned in bjm's message # 13) is now patched.
To get a clean install of Java I first use the free Revo Uninstaller 1.93 (not the 2.5.3 Pro version) to uninstall my old Java installation. There is a Safe, Moderate and Advanced mode in Revo Uninstaller - I use the Advanced mode to thoroughly clean all residual Java registry entries and files, re-boot and install the new Java version from FileHippo (32-bit version here, 64-bit version here), and then test my installation with the Java Installation Tester. If you're using the Revo Uninstaller in Advanced Mode for the first time, you will notice that you have the option of selecting which registry entries and files to delete. I always select and delete every suggested item and Revo Uninstaller has never damaged my system.
You may be interested in an article I found here on the Java support site which reads in part:
SUMMARY
64-bit Windows operating systems (which may be Windows 7, Vista or XP) come with a 32-bit Internet Explorer (IE) browser as the standard (default) for viewing web pages. These operating systems also include a 64-bit Internet Explorer browser, however using it is optional and it must be explicitly selected to view web pages. Note that because some web content may not work properly in a 64-bit browser, we recommend using the default 32-bit browser and downloading 32-bit Java.
If you're using the 32-bit version of both Java and IE9, it's possible that a simple purge of your browser history in 32-bit IE9 (Tools | Delete Browsing History) , resetting your Internet security settings (Tools | Internet Options | Security | Reset All Zones to Default Level) or resetting your Internet privacy settings (Tools | Internet Options | Privacy | Default) could fix some of the odd behavior you're seeing on certain web pages.
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Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2 * NIS 2011 v. 18.6.0.29 * IE 9.0 * Firefox 6.0.0 * Java 7.0 (v. 1.7.0.0)
HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83 GHz, 3.0 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Hi pcah9:
A further comment regarding the Secunia OSI online scanner. I checked the system requirements here and OSI is only certified to work with IE8 and Firefox 3.6.
That being said, I ran a quick OSI scan (i.e., with both scan options disabled) with my 32-bit IE9 browser and 32-bit Java 7 (v. 1.7.0.0). The Java applet loaded correctly and the scan reported all my IE9 add-ons were fully patched.
My apologies to DarkSta. I didn't understand that the benefit of the OSI scan was twofold - both as a test of your Java installation (you should see the message "Java Applet loaded successfully. Press "Start" to begin" after clicking the green Start Scanner button) and as a test to see if your other software requires a security patch. Enabling OSI to perform a thorough system inspection will test several software programs in addition to your browser add-ons.
However, if your Java intallation is working with the Java Installation Test, it's still possible that the failure of the online OSI scan has nothing to do with Java.
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Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2 * NIS 2011 v. 18.6.0.29 * IE 9.0 * Firefox 6.0.0 * Java 7.0 (v. 1.7.0.0)
HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83 GHz, 3.0 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sorry, my previous post requires an important edit.
I wrote "I didn't understand that the benefit of the OSI scan was twofold - both as a test of your Java installation ...". It would heve been better to say "as a test of your browser's ability to run Javascript", since most Java applets do not require the Java JRE installation (i.e., the Java browser plugins) in order to run in your browser. It's an important disctinction.
lmacri wrote:Sorry, my previous post requires an important edit.
I wrote "I didn't understand that the benefit of the OSI scan was twofold - both as a test of your Java installation ...". It would heve been better to say "as a test of your browser's ability to run Javascript", since most Java applets do not require the Java JRE installation (i.e., the Java browser plugins) in order to run in your browser. It's an important disctinction.
You had it right the first time. JavaScript is unrelated to Java. Java applets, such as the OSI, do require Java.
SendOfJive:
Thank you for the correction.
Is it correct to assume that pcah9 could still be having problems viewing some web pages if the Java browser plugins are installed properly but active scripting and/or scripting of Java Applets is disabled in IE9 (Tools | Internet Options | Security | Custom Level | Scripting)?
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Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2 * NIS 2011 v. 18.6.0.29 * IE 9.0 * Firefox 6.0.0 * Java 7.0 (v. 1.7.0.0)
HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83 GHz, 3.0 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS