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Developer Edition Does Not Have Java Plugin

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mrflom
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My setup: OS - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Browser - Firefox Developer Edition Java - SE Runtime Environment build 1.8.0_51-b16

Installation Path: Browser - C:\Program Files\Firefox Developer Edition Java - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_51

Description of problem: My operating system, web browser, and Java version are all of the 64-bit nature and properly installed, however, Firefox does not show a Java plugin in the Add-On Manager and I cannot run Java on any websites. When I go to verify Java on their website, it tells me that Java is disabled or not installed, but Java is enabled in the Java Control Panel.

My setup: OS - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Browser - Firefox Developer Edition Java - SE Runtime Environment build 1.8.0_51-b16 Installation Path: Browser - C:\Program Files\Firefox Developer Edition Java - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_51 Description of problem: My operating system, web browser, and Java version are all of the 64-bit nature and properly installed, however, Firefox does not show a Java plugin in the Add-On Manager and I cannot run Java on any websites. When I go to verify Java on their website, it tells me that Java is disabled or not installed, but Java is enabled in the Java Control Panel.

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hi mrflom, that's to be expected - 64bit versions come with limited plugin support at the moment (only flash is whitelisted). if you depend on other npapi plugins please continue to use regular 32bit builds.

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philipp
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hi mrflom, that's to be expected - 64bit versions come with limited plugin support at the moment (only flash is whitelisted). if you depend on other npapi plugins please continue to use regular 32bit builds.

James
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Only the Win64 and not 64-bit builds in general from Fx 41.0 and on.