Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 121515
Can't get OO to work with Java
Last modified: 2012-12-20 01:15:16 UTC
When I select menu item "tools" in CALC or DRAW or WRITER I receive an error. This situation has continued for at least the last three Java releases. Java works fine for IE and Firefox Pls contact if more information is needed. ERROR MESSAGE: ----------------- JRE is Defective OpenOffice.org requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task. The selected JRE is defective. Please select another version or install a new JRE and select it under Tools - Options - OpenOffice - Java. ------------------ INFO: OpenOffice.Org 3.4.1 AOO341m1(Build:9593) - Rev. 1372282 Java Platform: 1.7 Product: 1.7.0_10 Location: http://java.sun.com/products/autodl/j2se Path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe Runtime Parameters: Enabled: true Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Acer Laptop 1.70 GHz. 0.99 GB of RAM Environmental Variables CLASSPATH .;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\ext\QTJava.zip QTJAVA C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\ext\QTJava.zip
Please read the Release Notes: http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4.1.html#AOO3.4.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 and 3.4.1 support Java 7, which is the recommended configuration; but (especially on 64-bit Windows) you might receive warnings about the Java version being defective. In that case, download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package. You have to install http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/C/5BC5DBB3-652D-4DCE-B14A-475AB85EEF6E/vcredist_x86.exe *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 119525 ***