Java 7 update 13....good or no good?

I've read that Oracle has introduced Java 7 update 13. This version has 50 security issues that have been addressed. My question is; Should I download this latest version and then enable it in Safari preferences?

I installed it a few days back when I was forced to by Safari. Today I was accessing a JPL NASA website for Near Earth Obects and Java 7 update 13 has continually crashed Safari. So, I would give an emphatic NO.

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My ipod touch 4g just updates today on itunes and the update caused more trouble than good. My ipod will no longer show me the battery percentage in the top right hand corner and also I am not allowed to drag other applications to the bottom panel.

My ipod touch 4g just updates today on itunes and the update caused more trouble than good for me. My ipod will no longer show me the battery percentage in the top right hand corner and I am not allowed to drag other applications to the bottom panel. Also my itunes doesn't allow "enable disk use" anymore. Can anyone help? My ipod now says that it's the 4.3.4 version

- Unjailbroken iPod never showed % battery. Just the icon.
- Unjailbroken iPod Touches never had a disk mode.
- What happens when you try to drag a wiggling app to a empty space in the bottom? Does it move and snap back?

COGS update on other GL Account at the time of Free goods or Sample goods

Hello,
In sales process, Usually the at the time of Delivery, material document is created as
DR COGS
CR INVENTORY
But in the case of free goods or bonus goods or samples: the account should not determines COGS instead it should determine another GL Account called as Free good -COGS expense A/c.
How can we solve the issue.
Regards,
SK

Hi Yasar,
You need to create a new routine for calculate type.
Do as below:
1. Go to VOFM>Formulas>calc.rule Rebate InKd to create a new routine for calculate type. for example 601.
2. add the following code in this routine 601 and then save.
USING L_FRM STRUCTURE KONDN_FRM.
DATA: VORKOMMA LIKE KONDN-KNRMM,
NACHKOMMA LIKE KONDN-KNRMM.
L_FRM-NRMENGE = 0.
L_FRM-NRRUND = 0.
L_FRM-NRMENGE = ( L_FRM-MGLME / L_FRM-KNRNM * L_FRM-KNRZM ).
business rounding
VORKOMMA = FLOOR( L_FRM-NRMENGE ).
L_FRM-NRRUND = L_FRM-NRMENGE - VORKOMMA.
L_FRM-NRMENGE = VORKOMMA.
3. Select routine 601 in field "Calc.Rule" when you create free goods condition record.
Hope it helps.

Are my kernel panics due to the Java Updater (com.oracle.java.Java-Updater) ?

In the past few months I've been getting more kernel panics than usual. This is on my late 2012 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 Mac Mini, running OS X Yosemite (OS X 10.2.2) with 16 GB of RAM.
Looking at the console logs following the last panic, I can see that immediately before the crash, com.oracle.java.Java-Updater had been spamming my log. Here's a sample:
3/20/15 11:58:45.317 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.oracle.java.Java-Updater[77795]) Could not find and/or execute program specified by service: 2: No such file or directory: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater
3/20/15 11:58:45.317 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.oracle.java.Java-Updater[77795]) Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
3/20/15 11:58:45.321 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.oracle.java.Java-Updater[77796]) Could not find and/or execute program specified by service: 2: No such file or directory: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater
3/20/15 11:58:45.321 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.oracle.java.Java-Updater[77796]) Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
# PANIC HAPPENS HERE!
3/20/15 11:58:46.037 PM sample[77799]: assertion failed: 14C109: libxpc.dylib + 75491 [876216DC-D5D3-381E-8AF9-49AE464E5107]: 0x8d
3/20/15 11:58:46.037 PM sample[77799]: assertion failed: 14C109: libxpc.dylib + 34510 [876216DC-D5D3-381E-8AF9-49AE464E5107]: 0x8d
3/20/15 11:58:46.065 PM sample[77799]: assertion failed: 14C109: libxpc.dylib + 34510 [876216DC-D5D3-381E-8AF9-49AE464E5107]: 0x8d
3/20/15 11:58:47.076 PM sample[77799]: assertion failed: 14C109: libxpc.dylib + 34510 [876216DC-D5D3-381E-8AF9-49AE464E5107]: 0x8d
3/20/15 11:59:17.000 PM bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1426910357 0
3/21/15 12:00:33.000 AM syslogd[17]: Configuration Notice: ASL Module "com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper" claims selected messages. Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
From what it looks like, com.oracle.java.Java-Updater had sent around 77,000 message like this before crapping out.
I'm out of ideas — both regarding whether Java is actually responsible, and if so what to do. I need Java for a few programs I run, so deleting it isn't an option, unfortunately.
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Here's the kernel panic report:
Sat Mar 21 00:00:32 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80255c1694): "launchd died\nState at Last Exception:\n\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.10.72/bsd/kern/kern_exit.c:361
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff820e36be50 : 0xffffff802512fe41
0xffffff820e36bed0 : 0xffffff80255c1694
0xffffff820e36bf40 : 0xffffff80255c135c
0xffffff820e36bf50 : 0xffffff802564b386
0xffffff820e36bfb0 : 0xffffff8025236e86
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
Mac OS version:
14C109
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Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
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HT5493 Java update and reverting to 1.6 plug in.

Good afternoon.
After installing the java update this week I've realised it makes my Macbook useless for work. I regularly rely on a Corporate Information System at my University to access student records. This system is incompatible with Java 7, upon installing the update it directs me to install the plug in from Oracle (for which only java 7 is available) When trying to access the system it comes up with the following error, "requires jinitiator 1.1.8.2 or higher" Which I assume is a change between Java 6 and 7.
Spent a long time with the Universities tech support who couldn't help only to confirm that Java 7 is not supported (and even directed me to several .exe windows programs to update jinitiator, as well as to some malware). Apple Tech suport had no solution to the problem either other than to time machine back to before the update.
I have now used time machine to restore to prior to the update (which took 48 hours for 300GB!!!!!)
So ideally I would like to install the update (for various reasons, including security) but still have access to University system.
Can anyone provide any advice how I can do so?
Alternatively I suppose I will have to avoid this update, but I assume it is forever going to remind me. If that is the case then is there a way to permanently tell my macbook to ignore this update?
Any help greatfully received?
Kind regards
Josh

So ideally I would like to install the update (for various reasons, including security) but still have access to University system.
It doesn't sound like you can. If this is a web-based Java applet, there is no Java 6 applet plug-in anymore. Apple has removed it in this update, so you have no choice but to use Java 7 for web applets. If it is not a web applet, rolling back should work fine, but the system may be incompatible with the changes in the latest version of Java 6 as well. If you can't use the latest versions of Java, you will be forced to use a version of Java that is not only vulnerable to attack, but that the hackers of the world have now gotten a road map to (in the form of the update). Just because a vulnerability is patched does not mean that it stops being exploited... many vulnerabilities continue to be exploited for years, due to people who are unable or unwilling to install security updates.
Honestly, you shouldn't have to be forced to compromise the security of your system to use this software. You need to speak to people at your university at a higher level than just the techs, and explain to them how this system is compromising both university security and the individual security of every person who uses it. Scare them, and they'll light a fire under the techs to get this fixed.

Java update

In this thread here http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.59b82baf the OP appears to lay the blame for a corrupted Preferences file firmly at the Java updates door.
Now I know less than nothing about Java let alone what it does but this morning I received a pop-up advising me that an application was trying to use Java and that an update was available (or words to that effect). As I had no applications running at the time I can only assume that it was tied to something within the startup programmes (Windows). Could someone kindly tell me what exactly is Java, what it's used for and is there a way to find out what application is requesting the update?
Having finally got CS4 and Lightroom to run in the way that they were designed following numerous graphic card updates (three in the last month I think) etc etc I am reluctant to download/update something that (a) I might not require and (b) run the risk of upsetting what appears to be a temperamental Photoshop from what I read in other posts. Thanks.

ElliR,
I am the OP of the article that you refer to. My comments were just an observation of what was happening on my system, at the time that my prefs file became corrupted. Since I had never experienced a corrupted prefs file in decades, it struck me as odd, and could well have been totally coincidental - I encountered my first corruption of the prefs file at the same time that Java wished to update. I had NOT actually launched the Java updater yet, as PS was launching. After I noticed the "hang" in the launch, I allowed Java to update. When the hang occurred, I was only being given notification that an update was avaiable. It was just the message, not the process of updating. Sorry if I was not clear on that. I did finally let Java update, cleared my pref file, and all was right for the entire day.
It could well be possible that the fault was with MS's messaging system, or maybe something totally behind the scenes. I do not know. I only observed. In other fora, several have rung in with their thoughts that the updater message had nothing to do with my prefs file's corruption. They could be right. Maybe it was Java's bad luck to be popping up, at the exact wrong time and its totally innocent?
Now to updates. Yes, I have them turned OFF (except for Java, obviously). I do update frequently, though totally manually. Sometimes, I'll wait for a bit, and read the various fora, to see if anyone is having an issue with any program's updates. I'll let them be the "point guy" for me. Going back a bit, the QuickTime 7.4.x update really played badly with Adobe Premiere. I just kept my QT at 7.3.8, IIRC, and waited until 7.5.5 came out. No one seemed to have trouble with that one and Adobe programs on XP.
I think that John's suggestion, above, is a good one. I did not do that, but then after 20+ years of PS, never had experienced one issue. In my case, it was just the main prefs file, and it was a piece-o-cake to set things back up again. Workspaces was not affected, luckily. Now, I know that IT can happen, even to me. I've adopted John's suggestion - just in case...
Good luck,
Hunt

Repairing Permissions after Java Update

I installed the latest Java update as prompted by Software Update. Then I repaired permissions and am getting the same lengthy log every time even though it states "Permissions repair complete":
"Group differs on "Library/Application Support/iLifeMediaBrowser/Plug-Ins/iLMBiPhotoPlugin.ilmbplugin/Contents/Resourc es/da.lproj", should be 80, group is 0.
Repaired.....etc, etc."
There are at least 25 - 30 of those; plus there are quite a few on the Java VM framework.
Is this anything to worry about?

Yes, everybody's getting them. As long as the repair states "Permissions repair complete", you're good to go.
-mj

How to Disable Automatic Java Update

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy
EnableJavaUpdate Type=REG_DWORD Data=0x000000000 (1) Replace 1 with 0
and you are good.

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BT Netprotect/McAfee Java update causing repeated ...

This morning McAfee downloaded a Java update. Since then, almost every webpage or like I open triggers a notification asking "Do I want the following programme to make changes to my computer?". The programme it refers to is Java. I could change my control settings to not notify me but this would be changing the setting down from the level I've always had it at (the recomended level) to a not recomended level which I really don't want to do.
Has anyone else been having this issue? Does anyone have a suggestion to stop the repeated notifications?
Thank you in advance

The first thing I would do is to get rid of McAfee!! First search for "How to remove McAfee" and follow the instructions. It can be a PITA to remove from your computer. Then get a decent AV program that will not cripple your PC. There are a good few free Internet Security suites such as AVG or Comodo that work just as well or better than McAfee and don't soak up resources in the same way.
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HT5493 Java update and reverting to 1.6

Good afternoon.
After installing the java update this week I've realised it makes my Macbook useless for work. I regularly rely on a Corporate Information System at my University to access student records. This system is incompatible with Java 7, upon installing the update it directs me to install the plug in from Oracle (for which only java 7 is available) When trying to access the system it comes up with the following error, "requires jinitiator 1.1.8.2 or higher" Which I assume is a change between Java 6 and 7.
Spent a long time with the Universities tech support who couldn't help only to confirm that Java 7 is not supported (and even directed me to several .exe windows programs to update jinitiator, as well as to some malware). Apple Tech suport had no solution to the problem either other than to time machine back to before the update.
I have now used time machine to restore to prior to the update (which took 48 hours for 300GB!!!!!)
So ideally I would like to install the update (for various reasons, including security) but still have access to University system.
Can anyone provide any advice how I can do so?
Alternatively I suppose I will have to avoid this update, but I assume it is forever going to remind me. If that is the case then is there a way to permanently tell my macbook to ignore this update?
Any help greatfully received?
Kind regards
Josh

Sounds like we are at the same University!
My solution has been to use a virtual Windows machine to access the application under Parallels. A bit like cracking nuts with a sledgehammer, I know, but it works.

Since the Apple Java update of 4/6 and/or 4/12, Firefox doesn't load PDFs or download them (Safari works fine). Tried listed solns: no help. Ideas?

I'm running Mac OS 10.6.8 on a Power Mac. The Apple Java updates of 4/6 and 4/12 were released to counter the Flashback trojan - I installed each. The patch implied Java should be disabled - I allowed this. Javascript was NOT disabled. I later re-enabled Java using the "Java Preferences" application in /Applications/Utilities.
I tried the instructions I could find on the FF site to correct this, but with no good results. Among the things was resetting the download folder.

The presence of malware on the user has been mentioned as a possible cause.
Do a malware check with several malware scanning programs on the Windows computer.
Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.
All these programs have free versions.
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
*Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
*AdwCleaner: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml
*SuperAntispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/
*Microsoft Safety Scanner: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
*Windows Defender: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/using-defender
*Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
*Kasperky Free Security Scan: http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
*Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller: http://support.kaspersky.com/5350?el=88446
See also:
*"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware

I just downloaded the new Java update now Safari is slow and I'm getting the spinning beach ball of death.

Typing in Safari with the new Java update that I downloded today causes the spinning beach ball and slow loading of pages. As usual, Java is causing problems. Just once I would like to see things run without having to depend on Java.

24Golfer:
I think there's something more, because it keeps happening to me with the Finder where it says that it is not responding when I go to the Force Quit window.
Are you saying that the Finder is reported as not responding? If yes, try this:
Go to Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.finder.plist
Drag com.apple.finder.plist to desktop
Restart computer.
Monitor to see if anything changes, or Finder is still not responding.
Good luck.
cornelius

Java updates.... not installing

I have my Mac set up for automated updates, and for the last few rounds of Java updates I get a message stating that the software won't install and that I should contact the manufacturer. What's that all about. Is the "manufacturer" Apple or Sun. Wandering around the Sun web site is a maze to me and I can't find any reference to Mac support.
As a non-programmer, I don't know what the inner workings of Java are, but I do know that I now have a couple Java-based applications (for currency trading) that don't work now. I depend on those apps for income! What's going on?
More specifically, how can I get a recent installation of Java that will actually install??

cp_whaley wrote:
I have my Mac set up for automated updates, and for the last few rounds of Java updates I get a message stating that the software won't install and that I should contact the manufacturer. What's that all about. Is the "manufacturer" Apple or Sun. Wandering around the Sun web site is a maze to me and I can't find any reference to Mac support.
That is a generic message.
You can check your logs for information about why the install failed.
You can manually download the updates from here;
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/
You can check to see what Java items you have installed by running the Java Preferences.app in the Utilities folder.
As a non-programmer, I don't know what the inner workings of Java are, but I do know that I now have a couple Java-based applications (for currency trading) that don't work now. I depend on those apps for income! What's going on?
It might be a good thing if you use your computer for earning money to start to understand it better, since it is very important to you.
More specifically, how can I get a recent installation of Java that will actually install??
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/

HT1338 Java update to 10.6.8

How can I update my java?

Apple barred Java from running on Macs, leaving companies that rely on Java plug-ins out in the cold.
Apple blocked Java 7 Update 11 by adding it to the banned list in XProtect.
This was the second time in two weeks that Apple has blocked Oracle's code from running on Macs. This time Java is blocked through Apple's XProtect anti-malware feature.
Java has come under fire as the means by which hackers have been able to gain control of computers. In April 2012 more than 600,000 Macs were reported to have been infected with a Flashback Trojan horse that was being installed on people's computers with the help of Java exploits. Then in August Macs were again at risk due to a flaw in Java, this time around, there was good news for Mac users: Thanks to changes Apple has made, most of us were safe from the threat.
Unwilling to leave its customers open to potential threats Apple decided it's safer to block Java entirely.
Macs running OS X Snow Leopard and beyond are affected.
UPDATE for those running Lion or Mountain Lion:
Oracle on Friday February 1 released a new version reportedly addressing vulnerabilities seen with the last build.
Apple disabled Java 7 through the OS X XProtect anti-malware system, requiring users to have at least version "1.7.0_10-b19" installed on their Macs. The release dated February 1 carries the designation "1.7.0_13-b20," meeting Apple's requirements.
Oracle "strongly recommends" applying the CPU fixes as soon as possible, saying that the latest Critical Patch Update contains 50 new security fixes across all Jave SE products.
Update foror Snow Leopard users:
Apple have issued update 12 for Java for OS 10.6:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573
Note: On systems that have not already installed Java for Mac OS X 10.6 update 9 or later, this update will configure web browsers to not automatically run Java applets. Java applets may be re-enabled by clicking the region labeled "Inactive plug-in" on a web page. If no applets have been run for an extended period of time, the Java web plug-in will deactivate.

Why does I have always JAVA update on the App Store even I have uninstall JAVA on my MacBook Pro

I have remove JAVA on my MACBOOK PRO. But Apple Store still give me JAVA update. I don't understand. If someone can give me an explanatiion, it would be fine.
Thanks,
Romaric

Ds store is NOT correct. I don't have Java installed, and I never get those Java updates in the App Store. They will only show up if you have Java installed.
However, you say you REMOVED Java. There's really no good way to remove all components of Java once installed, so you still have some parts of Java installed somewhere, and that's triggering the updates.
Don't worry about removing Java, just disable it in any web browsers you use. See:
http://www.thesafemac.com/java-is-vulnerable-again/

Printing failure after JAVA updating ??

I have an HP LaserJet 1022 which used to work fine with my iMac. Some days ago, I have noticed that it works aleatory. For instance, if I send a job to print, so it print them sometimes totaly, sometimes partialy. Sometimes, it does'nt print at all. The quality of the printed text -...if it is printed- is good. I have uninstalled and reseted the printer allready a lot of times. I don't know what else can I do... I'm not sure, but I think this issue must be related with the Java update, for previously I had'nt had this problem. Could you help me, please?
Thanks a lot!
PD: Excuse me for my english!

P.S. I should assume this is an issue of non-support for leopard... but is Epson not supporting Apple or the other way around?

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