Where is JRE?

thafner · Post by **thafner** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:27 pm

Hi Folks,

I'm new to Open Office. Installed 4.1.1 just recently.

Having fun with spreadsheets. Making some macros. Ran into difficulty in the Tools|Customize dialog box where it says "OpenOffice requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task. Please install a JRE and restart OpenOffice."

So I downloaded jre-7-windows-x64.exe from Oracle's site and ran it. Java reported to me that it was installed properly. Closed everything, restarted PC, restarted OO. Same error in Tools|Customize.

Searched around, turns out you have to actually tell OO that you have JRE installed. (Seems funny and not very friendly, but whatever.) So I go to Tools|Options, select OpenOffice, select Java, and then hit the "Add..." button. Most natural paths to provide are

c:\program files\java
c:\program files\java\jre7
c:\program files\java\jre7\bin
c:\program files\java\jre7\lib

None of these work. Neither do a whole host of subfolders. Can't find JRE elsewhere. So where the **** is my JRE?

I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.

Thanks,
--Tom.

edit this topic's initial post · Post by **Villeroy** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:51 pm

Troubleshooting OpenOffice and Java
c:\program files (x86)\java\jre7

thafner · Post by **thafner** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:08 pm

My PC is 64 bit. My Java install file is 64 bit. Not surprisingly, there is no java folder in c:\program files (x86).

edit this topic's initial post · Post by **Villeroy** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:22 pm

You did not follow the link.
OpenOffice is 32 bit and any Java component of OpenOffice needs to be run by a 32 bit Java engine.

thafner · Post by **thafner** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:21 pm

Alright, this whole thing is absurd. Should not be this hard!

Following the link you guys provided (viewtopic.php?f=74&t=69896), I downloaded "jre-7u67-windows-x64.exe" and ran it. The link then says "you need to find the download button for version 7 of the JRE". The closest thing I could find comes about a third of the way down under Java SE 7u67, where there's a JRE download button. But this leads to a page where I can download the same file (jre-7u67-windows-x64.exe) I already have and ran.

So now I run Open Office, hit Tools, Options, and attempt to add Java. But I still get "The folder you selected does not contain a Java runtime environment. Please select a different folder."

Just to be clear, in Control Panel, Programs, Programs and Features, I have installed "Java 7 Update 67 (64-bit)" by Oracle. Does this NOT include my JRE? And if it does include it, then where is my JRE?!

Thanks,
--Tom.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:46 pm

thafner wrote:... I downloaded "jre-7u67-windows-x64.exe"...

You should have also downloaded and installed "jre-7u67-windows-i586.exe". That's the 32-bit version which is required by AOO.

thafner wrote:Just to be clear, in Control Panel, Programs, Programs and Features, I have installed "Java 7 Update 67 (64-bit)" by Oracle. Does this NOT include my JRE? And if it does include it, then where is my JRE?!

You haven't installed the 32-bit JRE. The control panel should show "Java 7 Update 67" and "Java 7 Update 67 (64-bit)" which are the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions. AOO will find the 32-bit version after you're installed it.

pontwasser · Post by **pontwasser** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:34 pm

Hi

I am sorry, but I have failed to install a JRE. I have tried following the advice given and think I have installed both 32 bit and 64 bit JRE in my programs folder. But each time it tells me there is no JRE in any folder I have pointed it to. This has been 3 hours of frustration. No doubt I am failing to follow the advice. However, Jav website now seems to be offering 7U71-Windows-i586. Presumably I do not have to open the folders (They contain .bin and .lib)
Thanks in desperation.

Post by **RoryOF** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:47 pm

Have you rebooted your computer since the install(s)?

pontwasser · Post by **pontwasser** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:44 pm

Yes, I have rebooted. No joy. Still tells me no JRE found. But thanks for the suggestion and your support.

Post by **RoryOF** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:51 pm

I think - not certain about it, as I don't use Windows any more - that there should be an applet in the Control Panel that tells about Java. Does it show up? If so, what does it say?

pontwasser · Post by **pontwasser** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 5:51 pm

Java applet icon does appear in Control Panel. But, when clicked upon says "application not found" But I have downloaded and installed several JRE and they are all showing in either Program Files or Program Files (x86) ?
Again, I thank you for your interest and help.

Post by **RoryOF** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:21 pm

If the Control Panel Applet is not showing them then something is wrong. If you go to
http://www.java.com
and click on the
"Do I have Java" link.

What does it tell you?

Greengiant224 · Post by **Greengiant224** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:42 pm

Here is the link to the english offline Java installer: (currently v1.8_25) Java v 1.7 is no longer updated.
https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

jre-8u25-windows-i586.exe is the 32bit version needed by AOO/LO

jre-8u25-windows-x64.exe is the 64bit version

On a 64bit OS you can install both the i586 and the x64 version alongside one another
without any detriment.

Hope this helps.

Greengiant224

Post by **RoryOF** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:44 pm

@Greengiant224: he says he has Java installed and can see Java directories, but his computer doesn't seem to know about them.

Greengiant224 · Post by **Greengiant224** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:50 pm

Sorry, didn't see that.

Looks like a corrupted install file! ! !
Perhaps an uninstall all versions, reboot then re-install might fix the problem.
Never had this trouble with Java myself, always been straightforward.

Greengiant224

Post by **RoryOF** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:56 pm

I'm coming towards that, but I'd like to see what the Java site thinks is installed on his computer.

vaiven · Post by **vaiven** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:10 am

I came here google how to fix the Java JRE problem, I manage to solve it with this guide on how to solve java 8 is missing on ubuntu 16.04

edit this topic's initial post · Post by **Villeroy** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:04 pm

vaiven wrote:I came here google how to fix the Java JRE problem, I manage to solve it with this guide on how to solve java 8 is missing on ubuntu 16.04

The JRE which is already installed on every Ubuntu system works just fine with all versions of OpenOffice and LibreOffice. My Open JDK reports version 1.8.0_111 which is the same version number as the Oracle stuff.

I would not add any software repository from an obscure "webupd8team".

vaiven · Post by **vaiven** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:28 pm

Villeroy wrote:
vaiven wrote:I came here google how to fix the Java JRE problem, I manage to solve it with this guide on how to solve java 8 is missing on ubuntu 16.04
The JRE which is already installed on every Ubuntu system works just fine with all versions of OpenOffice and LibreOffice. My Open JDK reports version 1.8.0_111 which is the same version number as the Oracle stuff.

I would not add any software repository from an obscure "webupd8team".

I'm sorry but if you say that webupd8team is obscure, that's totally ignorance.
Webupd8 is quite a trusted site. They provide proper well made stable packages.

Good luck

Post by **RoryOF** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:42 pm

We can only answer from our own experience and knowledge.

edit this topic's initial post · Post by **Villeroy** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:50 pm

Anyway. The regular Ubuntu jre works just fine with the office suite. I don't know the other package source so it would be a bad idea to use it just because somebody else tells me that it solves some problem with LibreOffice I have never heard of.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:42 am

This thread is about a problem on Windows 7. I don't think the Ubuntu solution would work on Windows 7.

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