Java 6 Update 2 may stop Internet Explorer from starting

Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Reiner.
Categories: English, Computers.

After having installed Java 6 Update 2, my Internet Explorer 6 would refuse to start without any indication whatsoever. I’m running Windows 2000 Server and - as I’m doing Java development - there are numerous older JDKs installed on my PC.

The problem appears to be caused by …\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll (SSVHelper Class plugin) included within Java 6 Update 2 up to and including build version 1.6.0_02-b05.

IE immediatley returns to normal operation by either uninstalling Java 6 Update 2 or disabling the SSVHelper Class plugin.

As I was unable to disable SSVHelper from within IE 6 (I believe it is an IE 7 feature) I reverted to ShellExView, an excellent Shell Extensions Manager that allows arbitrary Shell Extensions to be disabled in case they are causing problems - SSVHelper in my case.

13-jul-07 update:

The bug has been fixed and the downloads at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ have been updated to build version 1.6.0_02-b06 (as shown by java -version). 

To recover your PC from this bug, either re-download and re-install the JRE or disable the SSVHelper Class.

Links:

  1. SSVHelper Java 6u2 crashing Internet Explorer (java.net Forums)
  2. Bug ID: 6578549 Java 6 RE Update 2 package crashes Internet Explorer 7 (Sun Bug Database)
  3. Bug ID: 6559438 SSVHelper Class crashes Java 6u2 b02 (Sun Bug Database)

5 comments.

Reiner

Comment on July 13th, 2007.

Sun now has fixed this rather annoying bug in Java 6 Update 2 (JDK 6u2) that most probably has impacted only some installations, but then to a degree that might have caused rather intense feelings.

Do not despair! Help is on its way. You’ll find an amended download at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ within the next couple of days.

Reiner

Comment on July 13th, 2007.

The bug has been fixed and the downloads at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ have been updated to build version 1.6.0_02-b06 (as shown by java -version).

To recover your PC from this bug, either re-download and re-install the JRE or disable the SSVHelper Class.

Jhboston

Comment on October 20th, 2007.

I am having this problem. I have version 1.6.0_03. Anyone else having this issue. I am constantly having IE7 hang. I have to manually cancel the executable.
Thanks,

Geir Otto Olsen

Comment on November 1st, 2007.

I am using windows server 2003 x64 terminal server and I am having the same kind of problem. When I run as a administrator it works fine, but if I am a normal user, the IE is killed if I do a verfication of java. I have tryed the version above (1.6.0_02-b06). I assume it has something to do with rights. Anyone haveing a clue of what I should do?

Nivedita

Comment on March 26th, 2009.

Hi Reiner,
I am facing one problem while opening applets in IE 6…. The page that should get opened through Applet is not opening properly. It is displying only half page…..like vertically half……its right half portion did not open some time…..but when I double click on it….it opens properly…..
can u tell me the reason for it?
The JRE 1.6.0_02 is being used in my IE6.

Please help me out as I am not able to track the cause of it..
Thanks in advance

Regards

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