[Solved] Selected jre is defective

snide23 · Post by **snide23** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:16 am

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.

Post by **PGAGA** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:37 am

Friday, April 01, 2011

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

Phil

snide23 · Post by **snide23** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:21 am

thanks for the reply, but that is not it.

Post by **thomasjk** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:25 am

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

snide23 · Post by **snide23** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:04 pm

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

Boka · Post by **Boka** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:02 am

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 · Post by **bw1oo** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:45 pm

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 · Post by **depkelaw** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:02 pm

I am having this intermittent problem too.

jdtrent · Post by **jdtrent** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:38 pm

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 · Post by **Pegasus** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:19 am

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!!

Post by **thomasjk** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:26 am

Please don't multi-post. You received an answer here http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... 07#p239607

mitchejmm · Post by **mitchejmm** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:49 pm

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!

Post by **Hagar Delest** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:16 pm

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

[Solved] Selected jre is defective

[Solved] Selected jre is defective

Re: selected jre is defective

Re: selected jre is defective

Re: selected jre is defective

Re: Selected jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective

jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective

Re: [Solved] Selected jre is defective