I downloaded the newest Java from sun.com and it seems to work fine (it's 
listed in Firefox' plugin list, and it shows a java icon in the system try 
while running a web site containing java calls) except that I cannot see the 
Java icon in system control window.

The Java check on Sun's website returns ok, and even reinstalling under my 
Vista HP x64 doesn't help. As it isn't listed in system control I can't 
deinstall it from the programs list - it isn't listed there. But there is 
also a cleanup exe at Sun's which really seems to deinstall Java, because 
Java sites didn't work any more, but reinstalling Java still produces the 
same effect - all is working fine, except the icon in system control and the 
entry in the programs list

Any idea what I could try to do? 

Horst Heinrich Dittgens wrote:

> Any idea what I could try to do?


Sorry, no.  It works fine for me.  If it's Vista, make sure that the 
permissions that you installed Java under match your current user 
permissions.  The only thing I can think of is that your user doesn't 
have permission to view the Java controls.  Try running as administrator 
or switching accounts.

On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:45:37 +0100, "Horst Heinrich Dittgens"
<hhd71@sofort-mail.de> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
said :

>
>Any idea what I could try to do? 

If you are using non-classic layout, click Control Panel : Programs
and look at the very bottom.
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