how do i enable java in firefox compatibility view

The installer file for Internet Explorer is 'jre-6u26-windows-i586-iftw.exe' since IE and Firefox don't use the same plugin format. And yes, I just checked under Add-ons, Plugins in Firefox, it is indeed JRE 1.6.0.26. It's in fact the same installer that the Firefox automatic Plugin Finder Service found. I simply visited Java website ( ) and clicked 'Free Java Download' button. I just had to install Java from an installer called 'jxpiinstall.exe'. When can we expect a 64-bit version of Firefox anyway? Why don't they drop the bomb and call it Firefox 9? To make it more close to IE, Opera, etc. What's up with these new version number schemes anyway? Evolutionary this new version should not be too much different from 4.x. I did not test the new 5.x version of Firefox. The new IE 9 by the way is also very fast, for being IE that is. I think it could replace Firefox on my computer. I have been using Google Chrome for some while, and right now I think it's the fastest and most responsive browser out there. As if they have left their roots of being the most speedy, responsive, and lightweight browser, which is what I liked most with Firefox. I feel like they have changed the focus completely now, it's as if they are copying Opera and IE now. I did not get that same speed and responsiveness as with FX 1.x, 2.x and 3.x. It seems to be graphically more heavier than its predecessors thanks to the many new features it introduced. However, I experienced Firefox 4.0 as very slow. But it would come back to life after about 10 seconds.īut like I said this had to do with a conflict between the two. And both of them were experiencing things like situations where it would just stop responding for about 10 seconds every now and then, while surfing the web. For instance, clicking the Firefox icon on the Start menu would once start Firefox 3.6.18 and once Firefox 4.0 RC. I installed it in conjunction with Firefox 3.6.18, but in separate installation folders, which still caused some conflicts between the two. I have tested Firefox 4.0 RC when it was released. It is already checked and greyed out, so I cannot remove this checkmark. Under the Java Plug-in it says 'Enable the next-generation Java Plug-in (requires browser restart)'.

Java help article on enabling Java for browsers: When I check it, click Apply and then OK and reopen Java control panel, it is still unchecked! So it seems as changes cannot be saved. But if I check it, the cahnges cannot be applied. But next to the 'Mozilla-series' option there is no checkmark. This option is greyed out so the checkmark cannot be removed even if I wanted to. Under 'Default Java for browsers' there is a checkmark right next to 'Microsoft Internet Explorer'.

How do i enable java in firefox compatibility view