Java 6 is blocked on my Mac. Does not work even when enabled. Would upgrading to Lion and installing Java 7 fix this problem?
I'm using Mac OSX 10.6.8. Since the security update on April 16 I am not longer able to use the Java 6 plug-in. I need it for a weekly meeting with Microsoft Office Live Meeting. I have tried a workaround that suggested deleting the XProtect.meta.plist file, but that did not help. I understand there is a security risk, but it would be helpful if I could enable the Java plug-in just for my weekly meeting and then disable. Would the Java plug-in work if I upgrade to OSX 10.8 and installed Java 7?
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This will allow you to run an older version of Java, and by making these changes, you understand the security implications of running old versions of JAVA. I had to do this at my job in order to run the required version of Java needed for our intranet TimeClock application.
1 System Preferences -> Security: Uncheck "Automatcially update safe downloads list". This will keep the system from re-disabling Java.
2 Browse to /System/Library/CoreServices/
3 Right click on CoreTypes.bundle and choose "Show Package Contents"
4 Continue navigating to /Contents/Resources/XProtect.meta.plist
5 Edit Xprotect.meta.plist to what is provided below. The things to change are highlighted in bold.
6 Save, and reload the page.
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<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>JavaWebComponentVersionMinimum</key>
<string>1.6.0_37-b06-434</string>
<key>LastModification</key>
<string>Thu, 31 Jan 2014 16:55:59 GMT</string>
<key>PlugInBlacklist</key>
<dict>
<key>10</key>
<dict>
<key>com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin</key>
<dict>
<key>MinimumPlugInBundleVersion</key>
<string>11.3.300.271</string>
</dict>
<key>com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin</key>
<dict>
<key>MinimumPlugInBundleVersion</key>
<string>1.6.0_37</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>Version</key>
<integer>54</integer>
</dict>
</plist>