Why has Mozzilla Firefox stopped supporting Java in ver 3.6.8? I need to know if you are going to support it in the near future.
Not having Java support within Mozilla makes it difficult to search many websites. As such I am being driven away from Mozilla to other search engines.
Up until now I have been a strong support of what your organization has done but if this issue is not fixed I will have to seek other alternatives.
Please help.
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The only difference regarding Java in Firefox 3.6+ versions, is that a Next Generation Plugin is needed - which you have installed.
I have yet to find a Java next generation plugin for Firefox 3.6+. Can you tell me were to find the next generation plugin?
The next generation Java plugin is present in all versions of Java since 1.6.0_14 you have 1.6.0_21 and can be verified by going to tools > addons > plugins and locating the Java plugin.
Is there a specific page that you are having trouble with Java? Would you provide the address of the problem page?
Your above posted Troubleshooting Information list shows the "Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_21 for Mozilla browsers" , so you have the latest version of the Java plugin.
See also http://java.com/en/download/faq/firefox_newplugin.xml
You can test if the Java plugin is working:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml - How do I test whether Java is working on my computer? - 1.4.2_xx, 1.5.0, 6.0
In Firefox 3.6 the Java plugin is treated just like all other plugins and no longer has a enable check box in "Tools > Options > Content".
You can enable or disable all plugins including Java via Tools > Add-ons > Plugins