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Posted

OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to date

with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

 

An example can be found here:

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...101111&loop=yes

 

I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

 

Uninstalled all versions of Java

Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults (made

sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

Rebooted

Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer (with AV

disabled and run as administrator)

 

NOW...

 

Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER (not

admin) on this same computer

Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin) user

on this computer

 

CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA or

JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

 

If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

32-bit Ultimate SP1

Guest David Sherman
Posted

Works fine on my Vista machine.

 

 

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:58:15 -0400, "timb" <mtguy26505@yahoo.com>

wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to date

>with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

>trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

>

>An example can be found here:

>http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...101111&loop=yes

>

>I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

>

>Uninstalled all versions of Java

>Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

>Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults (made

>sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

>Rebooted

>Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer (with AV

>disabled and run as administrator)

>

>NOW...

>

>Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

>Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER (not

>admin) on this same computer

>Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin) user

>on this computer

>

>CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA or

>JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

>

>If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

>goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

>32-bit Ultimate SP1

>

>

>

></span>

Guest Spirit
Posted

IE - Tools - Manage Add-on - Enable those that say Java

 

"timb" <mtguy26505@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uddIPGWCJHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to date

> with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

> trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

>

> An example can be found here:

> http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...101111&loop=yes

>

> I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

>

> Uninstalled all versions of Java

> Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

> Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults (made

> sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

> Rebooted

> Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer (with AV

> disabled and run as administrator)

>

> NOW...

>

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER (not

> admin) on this same computer

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin) user

> on this computer

>

> CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA or

> JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

>

> If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

> goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

> 32-bit Ultimate SP1

>

>

>

>

></span>

Posted

Done all that... something's wrong in UAC !

 

"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message

news:eZKnqChCJHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

IE - Tools - Manage Add-on - Enable those that say Java

 

"timb" <mtguy26505@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:uddIPGWCJHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to

> date

> with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

> trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

>

> An example can be found here:

> http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...101111&loop=yes

>

> I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

>

> Uninstalled all versions of Java

> Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

> Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults

> (made

> sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

> Rebooted

> Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer (with

> AV

> disabled and run as administrator)

>

> NOW...

>

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER (not

> admin) on this same computer

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin)

> user

> on this computer

>

> CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA or

> JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

>

> If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

> goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

> 32-bit Ultimate SP1

>

>

>

>

> </span>

Posted

Stupid question

Have you try to install the java from the user account (not admin)

 

The install from other programs have still some problem whit the new

UAC and user account system.

 

But sry for asking if you have try.

 

 

--

Diblo

Posted

No, never tried it... I didn't think you could install plug-ins or programs

from a user account... well... you can, but what happens is that UAC will

ask for the administrators permission... interesting concept... for now on

my machine... UAC is toast !

 

"Diblo" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

news:cf71ebe570611b1f6e04529ffbf6d810@nntp-gateway.com...<span style="color:blue">

>

> Stupid question

> Have you try to install the java from the user account (not admin)

>

> The install from other programs have still some problem whit the new

> UAC and user account system.

>

> But sry for asking if you have try.

>

>

> --

> Diblo </span>

  • 4 months later...
Guest davidbaldwin
Posted

timb;822837 Wrote: <span style="color:blue">

> OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to

> date

> with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

> trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

>

> An example can be found here:

> 'NWS radar image loop of Composite Reflectivity from Pittsburgh, PA'

> (http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...101111&loop=yes)

>

> I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

>

> Uninstalled all versions of Java

> Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

> Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults

> (made

> sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

> Rebooted

> Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer

> (with AV

> disabled and run as administrator)

>

> NOW...

>

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER

> (not

> admin) on this same computer

> Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin)

> user

> on this computer

>

> CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA

> or

> JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

>

> If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

> goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

> 32-bit Ultimate SP1</span>

 

 

I have searched far and wide for a problem similar to mine and this is

exactly it. Same in every way. We are now at IE7 and Java JRE 6 Update

11. If UAC is off, both (admin) user accounts on my machine have similar

java add-ons and both display java applets correctly. However if UAC is

on, the "add-ons" in my IE7 change (less sun java add-ons, i.e. 2

instead of 5) and even the .dll files associated with those add-ons are

different! How is it that UAC on or off can manipulate what add-ons and

what .dll s are in effect? True, if UAC is on, I'm getting prompted in

both accounts because Java SE Runtime 6 updt 11 needs my permission to

continue when opening IE. THis also seems new. I don't know why this has

just started for me. The only thing I did last was load up Blackberry

software. Also, some updates may have been applied automatically. I was

flashed recently with a lot of UAC "permission to continue" prompts,

regarding java and Google Toolbar. Someone suggested Norton Pop-Up

Blocker was at fault, but even though I have Norton 360 it doesn't have

a pop-up blocker. I'm stumped, but if I leave UAC off, it's fine. I'm

not sure that's the perfect solution. Obviously something is screwed up.

I had a previous issue as well where my IE behaved differently that the

other user account IE, so it's obvious that they have user-specific

behaviour, but that just sorted itself out over time, almost by

accident. Perhaps there's some update coming to fix this as well. Seems

pretty rare though.

 

 

--

davidbaldwin

Guest Mark H
Posted

This might help clarify the situation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250462.aspx

 

In a nutshell:

When UAC is disabled, IE7 cannot run in protected mode which then allows the

Java to run.

 

 

"davidbaldwin" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

news:c45ae7edffb7f2293f839aa4574c2011@nntp-gateway.com...<span style="color:blue">

>

> timb;822837 Wrote:<span style="color:green">

> > OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to

> > date

> > with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

> > trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

> >

> > An example can be found here:

> > 'NWS radar image loop of Composite Reflectivity from Pittsburgh, PA'

> ></span></span>

(http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...ay=11101111&loo

p=yes)<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

> >

> > I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

> >

> > Uninstalled all versions of Java

> > Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

> > Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults

> > (made

> > sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

> > Rebooted

> > Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer

> > (with AV

> > disabled and run as administrator)

> >

> > NOW...

> >

> > Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

> > Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER

> > (not

> > admin) on this same computer

> > Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin)

> > user

> > on this computer

> >

> > CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA

> > or

> > JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

> >

> > If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

> > goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

> > 32-bit Ultimate SP1</span>

>

>

> I have searched far and wide for a problem similar to mine and this is

> exactly it. Same in every way. We are now at IE7 and Java JRE 6 Update

> 11. If UAC is off, both (admin) user accounts on my machine have similar

> java add-ons and both display java applets correctly. However if UAC is

> on, the "add-ons" in my IE7 change (less sun java add-ons, i.e. 2

> instead of 5) and even the .dll files associated with those add-ons are

> different! How is it that UAC on or off can manipulate what add-ons and

> what .dll s are in effect? True, if UAC is on, I'm getting prompted in

> both accounts because Java SE Runtime 6 updt 11 needs my permission to

> continue when opening IE. THis also seems new. I don't know why this has

> just started for me. The only thing I did last was load up Blackberry

> software. Also, some updates may have been applied automatically. I was

> flashed recently with a lot of UAC "permission to continue" prompts,

> regarding java and Google Toolbar. Someone suggested Norton Pop-Up

> Blocker was at fault, but even though I have Norton 360 it doesn't have

> a pop-up blocker. I'm stumped, but if I leave UAC off, it's fine. I'm

> not sure that's the perfect solution. Obviously something is screwed up.

> I had a previous issue as well where my IE behaved differently that the

> other user account IE, so it's obvious that they have user-specific

> behaviour, but that just sorted itself out over time, almost by

> accident. Perhaps there's some update coming to fix this as well. Seems

> pretty rare though.

>

>

> --

> davidbaldwin</span>

Posted

that clarifies it to some degree, yet not sure how one can get really

granular in allowing certain java apps to run without having to fully turn

off UAC.

 

after an auto update of java my users cannot run a certain java app now

without turning off UAC for the user. i can see the java app in the terminal

debug window and the problem being perm/access.

 

so how does one in Vista allow certain apps under this security policy

without turning off UAC for the user?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Mark H" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> This might help clarify the situation:

> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250462.aspx

>

> In a nutshell:

> When UAC is disabled, IE7 cannot run in protected mode which then allows the

> Java to run.

>

>

> "davidbaldwin" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

> news:c45ae7edffb7f2293f839aa4574c2011@nntp-gateway.com...<span style="color:green">

> >

> > timb;822837 Wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

> > > OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to

> > > date

> > > with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and here's what's going on... I'm

> > > trying to access NOAA radars with IE7. NOAA radars are Java applets...

> > >

> > > An example can be found here:

> > > 'NWS radar image loop of Composite Reflectivity from Pittsburgh, PA'

> > ></span></span>

> (http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=PBZ...ay=11101111&loo

> p=yes)<span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> > >

> > > I updated Java to 1.6U7 and applets have subsequently failed... so I...

> > >

> > > Uninstalled all versions of Java

> > > Deleted the Java folder under Program Files

> > > Reset ALL of IE7 to defaults... inlcuding the master reset to defaults

> > > (made

> > > sure activex controls, jre, etc. we're reenabled)

> > > Rebooted

> > > Downloaded and installed JRE 1.6U7 using the manual java installer

> > > (with AV

> > > disabled and run as administrator)

> > >

> > > NOW...

> > >

> > > Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in FireFox for ALL USERS

> > > Java applets (including NOAA radars) work fine in IE7 in ANOTHER USER

> > > (not

> > > admin) on this same computer

> > > Java applets (including NOAA radars) DO NOT WORK in IE7 for MY (admin)

> > > user

> > > on this computer

> > >

> > > CONCLUSION... there is something "user specific" in either IE or VISTA

> > > or

> > > JAVA that's blocking this funtionality... If I only knew what !!!!!

> > >

> > > If I turn of User Account Control (UAC)... the problem

> > > goes away... Where's the bug ?? Security Policy perhaps ? I'm running

> > > 32-bit Ultimate SP1</span>

> >

> >

> > I have searched far and wide for a problem similar to mine and this is

> > exactly it. Same in every way. We are now at IE7 and Java JRE 6 Update

> > 11. If UAC is off, both (admin) user accounts on my machine have similar

> > java add-ons and both display java applets correctly. However if UAC is

> > on, the "add-ons" in my IE7 change (less sun java add-ons, i.e. 2

> > instead of 5) and even the .dll files associated with those add-ons are

> > different! How is it that UAC on or off can manipulate what add-ons and

> > what .dll s are in effect? True, if UAC is on, I'm getting prompted in

> > both accounts because Java SE Runtime 6 updt 11 needs my permission to

> > continue when opening IE. THis also seems new. I don't know why this has

> > just started for me. The only thing I did last was load up Blackberry

> > software. Also, some updates may have been applied automatically. I was

> > flashed recently with a lot of UAC "permission to continue" prompts,

> > regarding java and Google Toolbar. Someone suggested Norton Pop-Up

> > Blocker was at fault, but even though I have Norton 360 it doesn't have

> > a pop-up blocker. I'm stumped, but if I leave UAC off, it's fine. I'm

> > not sure that's the perfect solution. Obviously something is screwed up.

> > I had a previous issue as well where my IE behaved differently that the

> > other user account IE, so it's obvious that they have user-specific

> > behaviour, but that just sorted itself out over time, almost by

> > accident. Perhaps there's some update coming to fix this as well. Seems

> > pretty rare though.

> >

> >

> > --

> > davidbaldwin</span>

>

>

> </span>

  • 4 weeks later...
Posted

I've made some more research and:

 

After reinstalling (removing and installing again) Java works until I

receive a pop-up from UAC saying

 

A program needs your permission to continue

Java Runtime Environment 6 update 11 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

„C:\Program Files\Java\\jre6\bin\ssvagent.exe†–old –high

 

If I choose “continue†Java gets blocked (to unblock must be

reinstalled)

If I choose “cancel†Java works fine.

 

Getting this pop-up is quite annoying, but if Javaâ„¢ Plug-in SSV Helper

is turned off in add-ons menu in IE the pop-up is gone.

 

 

--

j23

Guest davidbaldwin
Posted

j23:

 

Thanks for that research. Yes, exactly. I get the same thing. I wish

some brain from java.com or microsoft.com could figure this one out.

It's obviously an issue if affecting a number of us ... glad to know

it's not just my machine. Good work.

 

 

--

davidbaldwin

  • 2 months later...
Guest malangali
Posted

another user reporting in with the same problem. also with Firefox. my

Java RTE is build 6.13.

 

this started last week. I had been away for a while, and both vista

and java updated when I started up my computer when I got back. so I

don't know if the fault is in the new vista update or the new java

update, but it is certainly somewhere in the mix.

 

 

--

malangali

Guest Steve McGarrett
Posted

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:35:58 -0500, malangali

<guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>another user reporting in with the same problem.</span>

 

And that would be... ?

Guest davidbaldwin
Posted

It seems I am finally beyond this problem.

I have a completely patched Vista system running IE 7.0.6001.180000

I recently did the Java update for version 6 update 13 (1.6.0_13-b03)

- ensured using administrator user account

- downloaded jre-6u13-windows-i586-p.exe from sun java website

- uninstalled java from the machine

- had UAC set to "off" before and during uninstall/reinstall

- ran jre-6u13-windows-i586-p.exe "as administrator"

- rebooted

- ran IE "as administrator" on both user accounts...used java

applet...OK

- ran IE "normally" on both user accounts...used java applet...OK

- control panel/ user accounts/ UAC "on" ... reboot

- ran IE "as administrator" on both user accounts...used java applet...

(UAC brings up Internet Explorer dialog box: ""A website wants to open

web content using this program on your computer" which goes on to say

"The program will open outside of protected mode. Internet Explorer's

Protected Mode helps protect your computer. If you do not trust this

website, do not open this program."

 

The program was related to java. I allowed it and checked the box to

not bug me about this program again. This is normal UAC behavior.

After that, all OK. No more probs with Vista, Java and java applets.

I don't know if getting beyond this was related to the procedure, or to

the latest Vista and Java patches. Regardless, the problem is now

fixed, and I'm glad.

DB :party:

 

 

--

davidbaldwin

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