Java Console 6.0.17 remaining after Java update

[Dbg]

I've recently updated Java to its latest version, 6.0.18, which seems fine with the Console appearing under the Extensions tab along with the appropriate Toolkit and Platform under the Plugins tab. However, there's still an entry for the old Java Console under Extensions.

Please, how might I remove this?

I'm using Firefox version 3.6 with Windows 7.

[Anonymosity]

I just updated Java, and I have no Java Console (or Java anything else) listed in the extensions. I am using Windows XP. Is that Java Console listing just a Windows 7 thing, or what?

[wm4bama]

I'm on XP SP-3 and my Java console updated to 6.0.18 in Extensions, no old entries...

[L.A.R. Grizzly]

I've recently updated Java to its latest version, 6.0.18, which seems fine with the Console appearing under the Extensions tab along with the appropriate Toolkit and Platform under the Plugins tab. However, there's still an entry for the old Java Console under Extensions.

Please, how might I remove this?

I'm using Firefox version 3.6 with Windows 7.

To turn off the Java Console: Control Panel->Java->Advanced->Java Console->Hide Console

Also, to get rid of the Java Quick Starter: Control Panel->Java->Advanced->Miscellaneous->Uncheck Java Quick Starter

To get rid of entries left behind, you may have to uninstall Java. This thread may help:

viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1771805&start=0

viewtopic.php?p=8801545#p8801545

[Dbg]

Thanks for the replies.

I uninstalled Java then manually deleted everything I could find that was left behind. While doing so resolved a similar issue I was experiencing with Thunderbird, that pesky Java Console 6.0.17 is still there in Firefox. I captured a few screens (which are, sorry to say, large png images):

Firefox Plugins — success; all clear

Thunderbird Extensions — success; all clear

Thunderbird Plugins — success; all clear

Firefox Extensions — no success

I'm guessing it's being stored somewhere within a Firefox directory? I'd rather not have to reinstall that.

[Gopher John]

See these two threads.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1773785&start=0

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1771635&start=0

Is JRE 6.0.17 still showing in Programs?

[L.A.R. Grizzly]

Thanks for the replies.

I uninstalled Java then manually deleted everything I could find that was left behind. While doing so resolved a similar issue I was experiencing with Thunderbird, that pesky Java Console 6.0.17 is still there in Firefox. I captured a few screens (which are, sorry to say, large png images):

Firefox Plugins — success; all clear

Thunderbird Extensions — success; all clear

Thunderbird Plugins — success; all clear

Firefox Extensions — no success

I'm guessing it's being stored somewhere within a Firefox directory? I'd rather not have to reinstall that.

With FF closed, you may try deleting the following files from your profile directory, FF will recreate them when reopened:

extensions.cache
extensions.ini
extensions.log
extensions.rdf

[Dbg]

Thank you all for your help. I was able to remove Java Console 6.0.17 and have the Java extension and plugins appear as they should after reinstalling.

It was as simple as running Firefox by selecting the "Run as administrator" option within the context menu, which rendered the console's uninstall button clickable and no longer greyed out.

Firefox Extensions — as they should be

Firefox Plugins — as they should be

It's likewise normal with Thunderbird.

[L.A.R. Grizzly]

Thank you all for your help. I was able to remove Java Console 6.0.17 and have the Java extension and plugins appear as they should after reinstalling.

It was as simple as running Firefox by selecting the "Run as administrator" option within the context menu, which rendered the console's uninstall button clickable and no longer greyed out.

Firefox Extensions — as they should be

Firefox Plugins — as they should be

It's likewise normal with Thunderbird.

[Dbg]

Oh, and in answer to your question, Gopher John, no, there was no JRE 6.0.17 in my programs list after uninstalling. New Java updates, with Windows 7 at least, seem to there either remove the older ones or overwrite and rename them.

[Gopher John]

Oh, and in answer to your question, Gopher John, no, there was no JRE 6.0.17 in my programs list after uninstalling. New Java updates, with Windows 7 at least, seem to there either remove the older ones or overwrite and rename them.

A new JRE install is now supposed to remove the older one. It's good to hear that it works as advertised. Maybe next time on my WinXP Pro, I'll try it instead of uninstalling old before installing new.