Java Runtime Environment 7 Update 60 released

[Arthur]

Another day, another Java update.

 

Java SE 7 Update 60 (expires 15th July 2014)

Download (Windows: 32-bit, 64-bit / OS X: 64-bit) / Release Notes / Bugs Fixed

 

New Features and Changes

 

Java ignores deployment.expiration.check.enabled property for first launch

If you have an older version of Java and expiration check is turned off through deployment.properties file, Java may ignore this property for first launch.

 

To ensure that expiration check is disabled, use the following Java Web Start command:

 

javaws -userConfig deployment.expiration.check.enabled false

 

If this property is changed in the deployment.properties file, open the Java Control Panel before starting an application to ensure that the native cache is synchronized with the file. For more information, see Deployment Configuration File and Properties.

 

[Sam_Brown]

After all these years and they still won't do an MSI...

[free780]

They do you have to copy the msi and a few other files from appdata/locallow/sun/deployment/jre etc

[computer_expert]

After all these years and they still won't do an MSI...

 

They do....you just need to dive into the temp directory after launching the EXE installer and grab the 2 files in the sun\jre_$version directory. There should be an MSI and cab file (i think) that you need to copy.

[free780]

Ditching the expiration disable is a bit stupid. The only way to centrally control it is to block the domain it contacts. Unless to add the command line parameters to the deployment.properties .

[Arthur]

Ditching the expiration disable is a bit stupid.

Oracle haven't ditched the expiration check completely. It's just ignored the first time Java is run. Still annoying though!

 

The only way to centrally control it is to block the domain it contacts.

Do you block the entire domain (javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com) or just the first URL below?

 

https://javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com/update/baseline.version
https://javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com/update/blacklist
https://javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com/update/blacklisted.certs

[psydii]

Edit: ignore this post. Edited June 1, 2014 by psydii

[free780]

@Arthur

 

javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com

 

The whole domain. We did it before oracle documented deployment.properties way of doing it.