Issue 125944

Summary:	Java runtime environment error
Product:	Writer	Reporter:	Scott Pucker <puckerpwr>
Component:	editing	Assignee:	AOO issues mailing list <issues>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	Lee
Version:	4.1.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Latest Confirmation in:	---
Developer Difficulty:	---

Description Scott Pucker 2014-12-14 00:49:41 UTC

when trying to edit pictures within a document I get an error that reads "Open Office requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task.  Please install a JRE and restart OpenOffice"

The program freezes and I cannot complete the document after this.

What do I do?

Comment 1 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2014-12-14 01:24:06 UTC

(In reply to Scott Pucker from comment #0)
> when trying to edit pictures within a document I get an error that reads
> "Open Office requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task.
> Please install a JRE and restart OpenOffice"

I guess you pressed the "Macro" tab in the "Picture" dialog.
You don't need a JRE to edit pictures, but selecting tab will try to lauch a JRE to see if it can find all macros.

What to do? Wait until the program is responsive (you may have to click OK on the warining dialog several times, see bug 86541 comment 8), and select a tab other that "Macro".

You can also install a JRE. Note that Windows requires a 32 bit JRE (Windows x86 on http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html )

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 86541 ***

Comment 2 oooforum (fr) 2015-01-04 15:46:09 UTC

*** Issue 125999 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***