Bob McDonald wrote
JRE 1.7 32 bit edition works if (and only if) JRE 1.6 is installed first and is pointed to in the options. (you can even uninstall JRE 1.6 afterward...) Neither of the 64 bit versions work. (or show up as Java versions in the options list under LO)
Actually, that is completely wrong and in reality is one of the reasons so many folks have problems with the transition from JRE 1.6 to JRE 1.7--they do not clear out the old and incorrect configurations. Here are extracts of the javasettings_Windows_x86.xml configuration file with the JRE in use by Libre Office. It is found per-user at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\3\user\config For JRE 1.6u34: <jreLocations xsi:nil="true"/> <javaInfo xsi:nil="false" vendorUpdate="2004-01-30" autoSelect="false"> <vendor>Oracle Corporation</vendor> <location>file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Java/jre6</location> <version>1.6.0_34</version> <features>0</features> <requirements>0</requirements> and of JRE 1.7u6 <jreLocations xsi:nil="true"/> <javaInfo xsi:nil="false" vendorUpdate="2004-01-30" autoSelect="false"> <vendor>Oracle Corporation</vendor> <location>file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Java/jre7</location> <version>1.7.0_06</version> <features>0</features> <requirements>0</requirements> This .XML configuration file is NOT updated when you upgrade your JRE! It must be deleted and allowed to rebuild--using your system environment PATH, or you will end up with non-functional LO Java functions. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Libreoffice-and-Java-tp4003369p4004059.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted