[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 50371] CONFIGURATION: JRE 7.x incompatibility not resolved

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50371

--- Comment #12 from Hermann Mucke <hermannmucke77 at gmail.com> 2012-06-30 00:51:38 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #11)
> 
> 
> 
> Lots of reports are being made about this problem to java.com
> Users are now being directed to this bug to add their information. 
> 
> 
> This problem is likely due to the order of installation. Given that it is not
> reproducible for all users seems to make it an environment issue. I have not
> tired this theory myself. 
> 
> Java 7 is installed in a new directory on windows, along these lines:
> c: program files/ java/ jre7 .......
> I suspect that Open Office, Libra Office, Oracle Open Office, etc,  if already
> installed, is still looking in c: program files / java /jre6 for the Java
> binaries. 
> 
> Possible user fixes:
> 1) change settings in office to point to the new correct location. 
> 2) uninstall office and reinstall
> 
> 
> office should be able to check and handle the installed location of Java. If
> that is indeed the issue. 
> 
> Take care, 
> Duke

If it only were so easy... unfortunately, it is not.

The problem arose (at least in my original case, on Win7/64) precisely because
when you call up Java options and point LibO to the new Java7 directory (which
*is* recognized at this stage, and presented as a radio button selection
option), LibO will state at the first Java-requiring occasion that no JRE
exists, or that it is corrupted. If you then point LibO back to the old JRE6 &
restart it, everything works as it should. The problem still exists with the
newest Java 7v5.
-Greetings, HM

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