The Java Update Mechanism on Non-English Versions Does Not Update the JRE When a New Version is Available

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The Java Update Mechanism on Non-English Versions Does Not Update the JRE When a New Version is Available

1. Impact

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Java Update mechanism running on non-English versions of the Windows operating system does not update the JRE when a new version is available.

Sun acknowledges with thanks, Tomasz "Tometzky" Ostrowski for bringing this issue to our attention.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following Java SE releases for Windows:

• JDK and JRE 6 Update 16 and earlier
• JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 21 and earlier

Note: SDK and JRE 1.4.2 and 1.3.1 are not affected by this issue.

To determine the default version of the JRE that Internet Explorer uses, visit the URL:


To determine the default version of the JRE that Mozilla or Firefox browsers use, visit the URL "about:plugins".

The browser will display a page called "Installed plug-ins" which lists the version of the Java Plug-in such as the following:


The above output indicates that the version of the JRE the browser uses is version 6 Update 15.

3. Symptoms

Users will see the following message, even without the latest release on the system:

You already have the latest Java(TM) Platform on this system.

4. Workaround

There is no work around for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following Java SE releases for Windows:

• JDK and JRE 6 Update 17 or later
• JDK and JRE 5.0 Udpate 22 or later
  

Java SE releases are available at:

JDK and JRE 6 Update 17:


JRE 6 Update 17:


through the Java Update tool for Microsoft Windows users.

JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 22:


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