[Solved] Selected jre is defective

[snide23]

I have recently installed OpenOffice 3.3. I am getting the following popup whenever I attempt to open a table, form, etc in Base: "OpenOffice.org requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task. The selected JRE is defective. Please select another version or install a new JRE and select it under Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org - Java."
I am running Java 6 Update 24 on Windows XP.

[PGAGA]

Friday, April 01, 2011

I suspect you need to open the Java section under options and select the update 24 specifically.

Phil

[snide23]

thanks for the reply, but that is not it.

[thomasjk]

Uninstall the JRE and download and install a fresh copy of the JRE.

[snide23]

Didn't need to reinstall. A reboot solved my problem, which is something I thought I had already done. Thanks for the replies.

[Boka]

I have the same problem, and re-booting does not help. I have tried uninstalling Java, and then re-installing it, and the problem appears to be solved, but only temporarily. The problem recurs, and I have to uninstall Java and re-install. I am using OpenOffice 3.3 on Windows XP.

[bw1oo]

I am having the same defective JRE error.
I already had JRE 7 installed .
I reloaded OO and the JRE 6 was installed and listed under the option-> java .

[depkelaw]

I am having this intermittent problem too.

[jdtrent]

I have a similar problem. When I try to create a new database file, I received the "No JRE Installed" message. I can rename my profile folder or reinstall OO and it works, but recurs the next time I create a db file. ??

[Pegasus]

I am having the same problem...I have Open Office 3.5 and an updated version of Java 7.5.....it's saying it's saying the same thing...JRE defective.Please help..I took Java out and reinstalled it..and I have also restarted my PC. Still it doesn't work!!

[thomasjk]

Please don't multi-post. You received an answer here viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54746&p=239607#p239607

[mitchejmm]

I'm experiencing the same thing.

I just installed OpenOffice, tryed to open a connection to MySQL, was told there was no JRE, installed Java 1.7.0_15, which OpenOffice 'sees', yet now am receiving the message, "selected JRE is defective".

Not so sure it's the JRE that's defective!

[Hagar Delest]

What architecture for JRE 32bit? Have you tried the links provided in the other topic?