How to configure Chrome's Java plugin so it uses an existing JDK in the machine

From: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5962048/how-to-configure-chromes-java-plugin-so-it-uses-an-existing-jdk-in-the-machine

When installing JDK in my machines (Windows 7), I do the following. install latest 1.7 JDK with the Oracle installer (just the JDK, no JRE) copy the install folder, to the place I really want, remove samples, etc. uninstall Java set %JAVA_HOME%, add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to %Path% Then I synchronise that folder in all my machines so I keep it updated (with unlimited cryptography stuff,jssecacerts, java.policy, endorsed libraries, etc). BUT this has one big caveat, when Chrome needs to use load a page that uses Java, it thinks Java is not installed and wants to install it. I don't want to install it as it would mess with my 'hand-installed' JDK. So is there a way to configure Chrome so it uses the JDK in my disk? I have both JDK 32-bit and JDK 64-bit, so that is not a problem (I guess I would need to use the 32-bit one with Chrome). I found a question in the Chrome project, How do I have the Chrome Java plugin reference an existing JDK without reinstalling Java?, but no replies so far... UPDATE: for Ubuntu, see Kalyan's answer java  plugins  google-chrome  jdk  jre share | improve this question edited  Dec 6 '12 at 17:24 asked  May 11 '11 at 9:30 Persimmonium 4,165 5 15 32

Using Win7, Java 1.7.0_21, none of these answers works. Chrome refuses to use my latest JDK/JRE. –  kevinarpe  Apr 23 at 2:40

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Apparently, Chrome addresses a key in Windows registry when it looks for a Java Environment. Since the plugin installs the JRE, this key is set to a JRE path and therefore needs to be edited if you want Chrome to work with the JDK. Run the plugin installer anyways. Start -> Run (Winkey+R) and then type in regedit to edit the registry. FindHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin. Export it as a reg file to say, your desktop (right-click and select Export). Uninstall the JRE (Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs). This should delete the key above, explaining the need to export it in the first place. Open the reg file exported to your desktop with a text editor (such as Notepad++). Edit "Path" so that it matches the corresponding dll inside your JDK installation: REGEDIT 4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin] "Description"="Oracle® Next Generation Java™ Plug-In" "GeckoVersion"="1.9" "Path"="C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_29\jre\bin\new_plugin\npjp2.dll" "ProductName"="Oracle® Java™ Plug-In" "Vendor"="Oracle Corp." "Version"="160_29" Save file. Double click modified reg file to add keys to your registry. The REGEDIT 4 prefix at the top of the file might only be required for Windows 7 64-bit. share | improve this answer edited  Feb 25 at 18:44 Dave Jarvis 10.4k 7 50 122 answered  Nov 22 '11 at 16:04 Bruno Lange 176 1 4

3   To me it was sufficient to go toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin,ver‌​sion=10.3.1 and edit the path REG_SZ to new path. Then refreshed the chrome, remarkably not needed to restart chrome. –  Ciantic  Mar 23 '12 at 8:23   Works for me too, just changed path at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin,ver‌‌​​sion=x.x.x as Ciantic –  Ricardo Rivaldo  Feb 12 at 22:13

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I use Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and have both the 32-bit and 64-bit Java 7u9 jre's installed. Chrome refused to work until I deleted the following registry key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/MozillaPlugins/@java.com/DTPlugin,version=10.9.2 Then I refreshed Chrome and the Applet loaded with a Warning that the plugin was out of date. I seleted "Run this time" and everything worked as expected. There are two bugs related to this: 7118859 & 7133818 share | improve this answer edited  Oct 30 '12 at 16:46 Alexis Pigeon 3,217 6 13 27 answered  Oct 30 '12 at 16:26 Revoman 51 1 2

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On Ubuntu, You can follow these steps to resolve the issue: Create a directory named plugins inside $HOME/.mozilla, if it doesn't exist already Create a symlink to libnpjp2.so inside this directory using this command: ln -s $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so $MOZILLA_HOME/plugins -or- ln -s $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so $MOZILLA_HOME/plugins depending on whether you're using a 32 or 64 bit JVM installation. Moreover, $JAVA_HOME is the location of your JVM installation. More detailed instructions can be found here. share | improve this answer edited  Jan 28 at 6:04 Anwar 117 6 answered  Jul 16 '12 at 16:45 Kalyan Akella 71 1 5

up vote 1 down vote	I looked around for a solution to this for a while. It appears that the JDK doesn't have the Mozilla plugins (which is what Chrome uses) in it's installation. It is only in the JRE installation. There are a couple of DLLs that make up the plugin and they all start with np* share | improve this answer answered  Oct 22 '11 at 3:08 yincrash 1,636 10 15

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On Windows 7 64-bit, I added the registry entry using the following script: @echo off reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" /v "Description" /t REG_SZ /d "Oracle Next Generation Java Plug-In" reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" /v "GeckoVersion" /t REG_SZ /d "1.9" reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" /v "Path" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Oracle\jdev11123\jdk160_24\jre\bin\new_plugin\npjp2.dll" reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" /v "ProductName" /t REG_SZ /d "Oracle Java Plug-In" reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" /v "Vendor" /t REG_SZ /d "Oracle Corp." reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@java.com/JavaPlugin" /v "Version" /t REG_SZ /d "10.3.1" Note that you will have to change the Path.