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Hi, I have the newest update of Fire Fox which is 10.0.2. I can't get the Java plugin to download to Firefox.

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johndoe3815
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I am wanting to get Java working on Firefox so I can utilize chat rooms and other programs that use Java, and no it is not Javascript that I am talking about. Every time I go to a site that utilizes Java it tells me that I need to download the Java plugin. When I click on the link it starts to download the Java plugin, but instead of installing the plugin it installs Java for Internet Explorer instead.

Ken

I am wanting to get Java working on Firefox so I can utilize chat rooms and other programs that use Java, and no it is not Javascript that I am talking about. Every time I go to a site that utilizes Java it tells me that I need to download the Java plugin. When I click on the link it starts to download the Java plugin, but instead of installing the plugin it installs Java for Internet Explorer instead. Ken

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Try to uninstall and reinstall Java.

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Mauricio Araldi
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Hi johndoe3815. You can check out how to download and install Java for Firefox in this page:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox?s=Java+Plugin&r=0&e=es&as=s#w_installing-or-updating-java

johndoe3815
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I have already tried to manually download it and followed the instructions from that page. It still downloaded the one for internet Explorer.

Mauricio Araldi
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Did you try following these steps:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox?s=Java+Plugin&r=0&e=es&as=s#w_troubleshooting

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johndoe3815
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I don't understand what it is wanting me to compare the Java Version at. I am going to give you a screen shot of the only thing I see about Java in the Add-ons Manager Tab

cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Try to uninstall and reinstall Java.