To check the Java version that’s installed on your machine simply run the app that came with your main Java installation called “About Java.” You can also find another one called “Check ...

When you have finished attempting your Java installation, don’t forget to re-enable antivirus scanning. 9: Check for a corrupt user profile ...

If you've seen it, you hate: the dialog box in OS X that tells you need "legacy" Java installed, but you're not using an app that relies on Java. We have ideas on getting rid of it.

Yesterday we noted Apple's release of Java Update 1.4.2 Update 1, as well as a reader report that a Java-based site that previously didn't work under OS X worked after installing the update.