Fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment?

I searched but only found 1 thread concerning this issue, but no solution.

This is on one of my self built desktops (Intel D845GVSR, Celeron, XP SP3, ect.)
I keep getting these errors in the form of an icon on my desktop that opens a text file. They keep adding up and I keep sending them to recycle bin. I've tried un-install/re-installing Java with the latest version with no joy. My uncle uses this machine and rarely does anything other than Yahoo Mail and Pogo games.
The icons are always listed the same other than the last 4 digits (numeric) in this sequence: 'hs_err_pidxxxx'.

What's going on here and what do I do now?
Also, this machine runs Malwarebytes and MSE antivirus (both up-to-date, scans = "no-infection")
Other than this Java issue the machine runs fine.
Should I be posting this thread in the malware section?

Thanks for any help!
Mike

I haven't figured out where the attachment button is yet so here is the latest error file as text, 'hs_err_pid3668'
___________________________________

#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x00000000, pid=3668, tid=1884
#
# JRE version: 6.0_26-b03
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (20.1-b02 mixed mode, sharing windows-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C 0x00000000
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#

--------------- T H R E A D ---------------

Current thread (0x0322d800): JavaThread "AWT-Windows" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=1884, stack(0x03580000,0x035d0000)]

siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000005, reading address 0x00000000

Registers:
EAX=0x0426b808, EBX=0x00000001, ECX=0x02d17898, EDX=0x00000004
ESP=0x035cf960, EBP=0x035cf98c, ESI=0x0322d928, EDI=0x00000000
EIP=0x00000000, EFLAGS=0x00010297

Top of Stack: (sp=0x035cf960)
0x035cf960: 6d09cb4f 035cf9f4 6d09c650 00000000
0x035cf970: 0004039c 035cf9b8 0322d928 035cf964
0x035cf980: 035cfa10 6d0c04a8 00000001 035cf9b8
0x035cf990: 7e418734 0004039c 00009819 02d17898
0x035cf9a0: 00000000 6d09c650 dcbaabcd 00000000
0x035cf9b0: 035cf9f4 6d09c650 035cfa20 7e418816
0x035cf9c0: 6d09c650 0004039c 00009819 02d17898
0x035cf9d0: 00000000 00000000 0004039c 00000102

Instructions: (pc=0x00000000)
0xffffffe0:


Register to memory mapping:

EAX=0x0426b808 is an unknown value
EBX=0x00000001 is an unknown value
ECX=0x02d17898 is an unknown value
EDX=0x00000004 is an unknown value
ESP=0x035cf960 is pointing into the stack for thread: 0x0322d800
EBP=0x035cf98c is pointing into the stack for thread: 0x0322d800
ESI=0x0322d928 is an unknown value
EDI=0x00000000 is an unknown value


Stack: [0x03580000,0x035d0000], sp=0x035cf960, free space=318k
Java frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code)
j sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.eventLoop()V+0
j sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.run()V+52
j java.lang.Thread.run()V+11
v ~StubRoutines::call_stub

--------------- P R O C E S S ---------------

Java Threads: ( => current thread )
0x04a94800 JavaThread "Direct Clip" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3732, stack(0x05ae0000,0x05b30000)]
0x02d0a400 JavaThread "TickTimer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=440, stack(0x05a40000,0x05a90000)]
0x02d05400 JavaThread "Timer2" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3028, stack(0x054f0000,0x05540000)]
0x0425d400 JavaThread "ScrollingLabel" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4020, stack(0x054a0000,0x054f0000)]
0x04d7d400 JavaThread "InvalQueue-com.pogo.ui2.awt.q[ClientApplet-GamePanel,3,0,548x394,invalid]-ClientApplet-GamePanel" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4028, stack(0x059f0000,0x05a40000)]
0x04dc1800 JavaThread "InvalQueue-com.pogo.ui2.awt.q[ClientApplet-ChatPanel,6,0,180x392,layout=com.pogo.ui2.awt.e]-ClientApplet-ChatPanel" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=508, stack(0x059a0000,0x059f0000)]
0x040de400 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2312, stack(0x05950000,0x059a0000)]
0x04ed7400 JavaThread "TextField" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3832, stack(0x05900000,0x05950000)]
0x04c03800 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1496, stack(0x058b0000,0x05900000)]
0x04c03000 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2420, stack(0x05860000,0x058b0000)]
0x04025400 JavaThread "TickTimer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1188, stack(0x05810000,0x05860000)]
0x041d0c00 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2124, stack(0x057c0000,0x05810000)]
0x03243800 JavaThread "Applet-EventThread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1652, stack(0x05720000,0x05770000)]
0x033b1400 JavaThread "drawpoker AlarmQueue" [_thread_blocked, id=3316, stack(0x056d0000,0x05720000)]
0x04c82400 JavaThread "AsynchRasterManager.avatar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3912, stack(0x05630000,0x05680000)]
0x04be2400 JavaThread "Thread-1590" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1168, stack(0x055e0000,0x05630000)]
0x04ec4800 JavaThread "Thread-1589" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2620, stack(0x05590000,0x055e0000)]
0x02cf4c00 JavaThread "Thread-1588" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3876, stack(0x05540000,0x05590000)]
0x04071800 JavaThread "thread applet-com.pogo.game.client2.shell.ShellApplet-13" [_thread_blocked, id=876, stack(0x05400000,0x05450000)]
0x043cdc00 JavaThread "thread applet-com.pogo.game.client2.shell.ShellApplet-12" [_thread_blocked, id=524, stack(0x043e0000,0x04430000)]
0x04077400 JavaThread "thread applet-com.pogo.game.client2.drawpoker.DrawPokerApplet-11" [_thread_blocked, id=2136, stack(0x03e50000,0x03ea0000)]
0x04d6c800 JavaThread "Applet 13 LiveConnect Worker Thread" [_thread_blocked, id=2584, stack(0x053b0000,0x05400000)]
0x03332c00 JavaThread "Applet 12 LiveConnect Worker Thread" [_thread_blocked, id=2280, stack(0x03f50000,0x03fa0000)]
0x0328fc00 JavaThread "TickTimer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4040, stack(0x03530000,0x03580000)]
0x032ba800 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2680, stack(0x05360000,0x053b0000)]
0x04c8a400 JavaThread "InvalQueue-com.pogo.ui2.awt.q[ClientApplet-GamePanel,0,0,458x276]-ClientApplet-GamePanel" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3964, stack(0x05310000,0x05360000)]
0x02d02400 JavaThread "InvalQueue-com.pogo.ui2.awt.q[ClientApplet-ChatPanel,0,276,458x127,layout=com.pogo.ui2.awt.e]-ClientApplet-ChatPanel" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2836, stack(0x052c0000,0x05310000)]
0x0422ac00 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2088, stack(0x05250000,0x052a0000)]
0x02d17400 JavaThread "TextField" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2340, stack(0x05200000,0x05250000)]
0x032d2000 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=352, stack(0x048c0000,0x04910000)]
0x043bf400 JavaThread "TickTimer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2464, stack(0x04870000,0x048c0000)]
0x033d5800 JavaThread "ScrollBar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=556, stack(0x04720000,0x04770000)]
0x02d06400 JavaThread "BadgeStorage" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2792, stack(0x046d0000,0x04720000)]
0x03242800 JavaThread "SocketConnection" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=4060, stack(0x03ef0000,0x03f40000)]
0x03252800 JavaThread "Applet-EventThread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3284, stack(0x03ea0000,0x03ef0000)]
0x040cb800 JavaThread "Direct Clip" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2304, stack(0x03e00000,0x03e50000)]
0x05072400 JavaThread "AsynchRasterManager.avatar" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=172, stack(0x03cc0000,0x03d10000)]
0x02cc6400 JavaThread "Thread-1578" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2608, stack(0x03c70000,0x03cc0000)]
0x03249400 JavaThread "Thread-1577" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2612, stack(0x03c20000,0x03c70000)]
0x04113400 JavaThread "Thread-1576" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2436, stack(0x03bd0000,0x03c20000)]
0x04d4c400 JavaThread "thread applet-com.pogo.game.client2.drawpoker.DrawPokerTableSelectorApplet-10" [_thread_blocked, id=1672, stack(0x03770000,0x037c0000)]
0x042cb800 JavaThread "AWT-EventQueue-7" [_thread_in_native, id=1076, stack(0x03860000,0x038b0000)]
0x0325f400 JavaThread "AWT-Shutdown" [_thread_blocked, id=212, stack(0x030c0000,0x03110000)]
0x03380400 JavaThread "Applet 10 LiveConnect Worker Thread" [_thread_blocked, id=2572, stack(0x03670000,0x036c0000)]
0x04054400 JavaThread "Java Sound Event Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3724, stack(0x04680000,0x046d0000)]
0x0326d000 JavaThread "Browser Side Object Cleanup Thread" [_thread_blocked, id=424, stack(0x03b30000,0x03b80000)]
0x03265400 JavaThread "Windows Tray Icon Thread" [_thread_in_native, id=2756, stack(0x03810000,0x03860000)]
0x03262000 JavaThread "CacheCleanUpThread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2200, stack(0x037c0000,0x03810000)]
0x0323f800 JavaThread "CacheMemoryCleanUpThread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2348, stack(0x03720000,0x03770000)]
0x03237c00 JavaThread "SysExecutionTheadCreator" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1412, stack(0x036d0000,0x03720000)]
0x02cd1000 JavaThread "Java Plug-In Heartbeat Thread" [_thread_blocked, id=1980, stack(0x031d0000,0x03220000)]
=>0x0322d800 JavaThread "AWT-Windows" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=1884, stack(0x03580000,0x035d0000)]
0x02cdbc00 JavaThread "Java2D Disposer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3320, stack(0x034d0000,0x03520000)]
0x02cb5800 JavaThread "Java Plug-In Pipe Worker Thread (Client-Side)" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=2936, stack(0x03420000,0x03470000)]
0x02cd0400 JavaThread "Timer-0" [_thread_blocked, id=2152, stack(0x03180000,0x031d0000)]
0x02cd2800 JavaThread "traceMsgQueueThread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3288, stack(0x03130000,0x03180000)]
0x02c91c00 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2064, stack(0x02f00000,0x02f50000)]
0x02c83000 JavaThread "C1 CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1892, stack(0x02eb0000,0x02f00000)]
0x02c81800 JavaThread "Attach Listener" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3544, stack(0x02e60000,0x02eb0000)]
0x02c80000 JavaThread "Signal Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3560, stack(0x02e10000,0x02e60000)]
0x02c7cc00 JavaThread "Finalizer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3272, stack(0x02dc0000,0x02e10000)]
0x02c78000 JavaThread "Reference Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2636, stack(0x02d70000,0x02dc0000)]
0x009a8000 JavaThread "main" [_thread_blocked, id=3304, stack(0x00a30000,0x00a80000)]

Other Threads:
0x02c3bc00 VMThread [stack: 0x02d20000,0x02d70000] [id=2416]
0x02ca5400 WatcherThread [stack: 0x02f50000,0x02fa0000] [id=564]

VM state:not at safepoint (normal execution)

VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread: None

Heap
def new generation total 34496K, used 26309K [0x28050000, 0x2a5b0000, 0x2aaf0000)
eden space 30720K, 82% used [0x28050000, 0x29928998, 0x29e50000)
from space 3776K, 22% used [0x2a200000, 0x2a2d8cc0, 0x2a5b0000)
to space 3776K, 0% used [0x29e50000, 0x29e50000, 0x2a200000)
tenured generation total 76404K, used 52211K [0x2aaf0000, 0x2f58d000, 0x30050000)
the space 76404K, 68% used [0x2aaf0000, 0x2ddecc10, 0x2ddece00, 0x2f58d000)
compacting perm gen total 12288K, used 6726K [0x30050000, 0x30c50000, 0x34050000)
the space 12288K, 54% used [0x30050000, 0x306e1a48, 0x306e1c00, 0x30c50000)
ro space 10240K, 51% used [0x34050000, 0x3457dff8, 0x3457e000, 0x34a50000)
rw space 12288K, 55% used [0x34a50000, 0x350ec208, 0x350ec400, 0x35650000)

Code Cache [0x00ab0000, 0x00ea8000, 0x02ab0000)
total_blobs=2026 nmethods=1766 adapters=192 free_code_cache=29414528 largest_free_block=384

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x00424000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe
0x7c900000 - 0x7c9b2000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
0x7c800000 - 0x7c8f6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
0x77dd0000 - 0x77e6b000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
0x77e70000 - 0x77f03000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
0x77fe0000 - 0x77ff1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
0x5cb70000 - 0x5cb96000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ShimEng.dll
0x71590000 - 0x71609000 C:\WINDOWS\AppPatch\AcLayers.DLL
0x7e410000 - 0x7e4a1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
0x77f10000 - 0x77f59000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
0x7c9c0000 - 0x7d1d7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
0x77c10000 - 0x77c68000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
0x77f60000 - 0x77fd6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
0x774e0000 - 0x7761e000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
0x769c0000 - 0x76a74000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll
0x73000000 - 0x73026000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
0x76390000 - 0x763ad000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.DLL
0x10000000 - 0x10048000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\guard32.dll
0x77c00000 - 0x77c08000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
0x00390000 - 0x00398000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\fltlib.dll
0x773d0000 - 0x774d3000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.6028_x-ww_61e65202\comctl32.dll
0x7c340000 - 0x7c396000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\msvcr71.dll
0x6d7f0000 - 0x6da9f000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\client\jvm.dll
0x76b40000 - 0x76b6d000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
0x5cd70000 - 0x5cd77000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\serwvdrv.dll
0x5b0a0000 - 0x5b0a7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\umdmxfrm.dll
0x6d7a0000 - 0x6d7ac000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\verify.dll
0x6d320000 - 0x6d33f000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.dll
0x76bf0000 - 0x76bfb000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
0x6d7e0000 - 0x6d7ef000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\zip.dll
0x6d420000 - 0x6d426000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2native.dll
0x6d1d0000 - 0x6d1e3000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\deploy.dll
0x77a80000 - 0x77b15000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
0x77b20000 - 0x77b32000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
0x77120000 - 0x771ab000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
0x3d930000 - 0x3da16000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll
0x02fa0000 - 0x02fa9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Normaliz.dll
0x78130000 - 0x78263000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll
0x3dfd0000 - 0x3e1b9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\iertutil.dll
0x6d6a0000 - 0x6d6e6000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\regutils.dll
0x6d600000 - 0x6d613000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\net.dll
0x71ab0000 - 0x71ac7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
0x71aa0000 - 0x71aa8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
0x6d620000 - 0x6d629000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\nio.dll
0x6d000000 - 0x6d14b000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\awt.dll
0x5d090000 - 0x5d12a000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
0x5ad70000 - 0x5ada8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
0x74720000 - 0x7476c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
0x77b40000 - 0x77b62000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\apphelp.dll
0x755c0000 - 0x755ee000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msctfime.ime
0x6d230000 - 0x6d27f000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\fontmanager.dll
0x71a50000 - 0x71a8f000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\mswsock.dll
0x76f20000 - 0x76f47000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
0x76d60000 - 0x76d79000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll
0x76fb0000 - 0x76fb8000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
0x76f60000 - 0x76f8c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
0x76fc0000 - 0x76fc6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
0x662b0000 - 0x66308000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
0x71a90000 - 0x71a98000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
0x6d510000 - 0x6d535000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jsound.dll
0x6d540000 - 0x6d548000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jsoundds.dll
0x73f10000 - 0x73f6c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.dll
0x76c30000 - 0x76c5e000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
0x76c90000 - 0x76cb8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
0x72d20000 - 0x72d29000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
0x72d10000 - 0x72d18000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
0x77be0000 - 0x77bf5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
0x77bd0000 - 0x77bd7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
0x6d1a0000 - 0x6d1c3000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\dcpr.dll
0x73ee0000 - 0x73ee4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll
0x6d440000 - 0x6d465000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jpeg.dll
0x68000000 - 0x68036000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll
0x5b860000 - 0x5b8b5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\netapi32.dll

VM Arguments:
jvm_args: -D__jvm_launched=2138106993 -Xbootclasspath/a:C:\PROGRA~1\Java\jre6\lib\deploy.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\Java\jre6\lib\javaws.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\Java\jre6\lib\plugin.jar -Dsun.awt.warmup=true -Xmx128m
java_command: sun.plugin2.main.client.PluginMain write_pipe_name=jpi2_pid3680_pipe3,read_pipe_name=jpi2_pid3680_pipe2
Launcher Type: SUN_STANDARD

Environment Variables:
PATH=C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer;;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
USERNAME=Jim
OS=Windows_NT
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel



--------------- S Y S T E M ---------------

OS: Windows XP Build 2600 Service Pack 3

CPU:total 1 (1 cores per cpu, 1 threads per core) family 15 model 2 stepping 9, cmov, cx8, fxsr, mmx, sse, sse2

Memory: 4k page, physical 784176k(277316k free), swap 1916420k(1360224k free)

vm_info: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (20.1-b02) for windows-x86 JRE (1.6.0_26-b03), built on May 4 2011 00:50:59 by "java_re" with MS VC++ 7.1 (VS2003)

time: Sun Aug 21 01:50:11 2011
elapsed time: 4072 seconds

 

I see that the Java version you were using was Update 26 . Try the uninstall, clean with Ccleaner and/or IObit ASC including registry/trash file cleanups . ASC may find potentially problematic leftovers that Ccleaner misses . Then download Sun Java Runtime Environment 6 Update 27 from
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4648

See if that helps .

 

So why when I use the Control Panel Java icon and check for updates, it keeps telling me I have the latest? I'm running update 26. Is it broken?
Ooppps. I went into my add on and see that the console is incompatible with FF v6 so it is disabled. I suspect there might be a lot of FF users running an outdated version because the update mechanism is broken.

 

Yeah. FF FORCED me to upgrade to 6.0 WITHOUT my consent. I'm starting to like FF less .
I'm considering Nightly or Aurora . Couldn't be worse than 6.0, which I intentionally uninstalled just a few days ago to go back to a more stable version . BLEH !

 

Done. (Java 6. update 26 uninstalled / CC Cleaner registry scanned/fixed / Downloaded IObit ASC and it found 94 registry errors that CC Cleaner missed).
(Thanks for the ASC link FED UP! I'll install that on all my PC's now).
Installed Java 6. update 27 from Major Geeks per your link. (note... when I accessed the latest update available from the Java website, it list Java 6 update 26 being the latest update. I guess the site maintenance on Major Geeks surpasses even the software manufacturers ).

As I posted "My uncle uses this machine ". I'm not sure at what point this error occurs when he's online, but he's back online right now playing Pogo, so we'll see what happens. If these error messages show up again I'll post the results back to this thread.

Not applicable to my particular thread subject because the machine I'm posting about runs only IE8.
But I have other machines running FF v6, and I get the same message, and as FED UP posted,

Me Too!!! I've used FF for years, and it seems like everytime a new version is produced, there are several issues that could have been iron-out better before release. JMO

 

This Java website, as well as the Java updater, are often behind in pushing updates out.

The official Java site (on the Oracle website) lists update 27: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre-6u27-download-440425.html

However, the really latest Java version is 7: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-se-jre-7-download-432155.html

 

I'm finished working on that computer for today. I'll see if any more errors are on it tomorrow after my uncle uses it. I'll post any results here...

Thanks for the links pwillener! I just installed Java v7 on my HP laptop (which I use most of the time).
How's the weather in Tokyo?

 

Cool ! Hope the fix works. Didn't know about Runtime 7 ! . With FF being as squirrelly as it is lately, I'd be nervous about installing 7. I really hope Mozilla gets back on the ball. I've been a very happy FF user for years, I suspect with the new reapid releases of FF, Nightly, and Aurora, they may have themselves spread too thin . I keep up with Nightly and Aurora on different semi-tech site, and see that even the wobbly FF 6.0 is more stable than Aurora, which even MOZILLA themselves claim is "not for the faint of heart", and nightly has plenty problems of its own. I rolled back to - I think it was 3.6. ?
just maybe a week ago for stability and the dang thing updates itself without asking ME first to 5.0 and now to 6.0 . Even the updating didn't work properly and it had to try like 5 times before it was successful . Come on, MOZILLA ! !!

 

You didn't forget to see what the setting was for updates, did you?

I'm not sure what the default setting is but I always go right through the options not just for new installations but also upgrades (or more accurately in some cases downgrades) because I sometimes find the settings don't successfully transfer.

 

using FF7 and JRE 7 on xp sp3. Check for updates to FF via the browser whenever I see same listed on MG's front page. No issues to speak of, only add-on (extension) used on a regular basis is JavaQuick...