Firefox 3.6 missing Tools>>Options>>Content >>Java (where did it go?)

Mar 06, 2010 2 Replies
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I was trying out the recommended wifi stumbler

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but it needs Java which I've had installed for years on Windows XP SP3.



However, in Firefox 3.6, Tools>>Options>>Content>>Java is MISSING!



There's Tools>>Options>>Content>>JavaScript but no line item for Java (I'm sure it used to be there before I upgraded to Firefox 3.something).



Where did Tools>>Options>>Content>>Java go?


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Tools>>Add-ons>>Plugins>> I have Java SE 6 U18

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Firefox 3.5.7 had an obvious "Enable Java" checkbox preference: Tools=>Options=>Content=>Enable Java

Firefox 3.6 does not: about:config security.enable_java user set boolean true Tools=>Add-ons=>Plugins=>Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U11 6.0.110.3

Users with security concerns in Firefox 3.5.7 who disabled Java will have Java silently enabled by default in Firefox 3.6:

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There is no migration path.
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Firefox 3.6 users must expressly turn off the Java application:
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Firefox 3.6 supports only NPAPI Java plugins (not OJI/XPCOM/LiveConnect):
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JRE Installation for Microsoft Windows:

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How do I test whether Java is working & what version on my computer?
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