Couple of things to note: If the website is properly designed, it doesn’t matter whether you are using 32-bit or 64-bit Java with a 64-bit browser. Since plug-in was dropped, it calls the program, so it’s running parallel to the browser, not linked like a chain. Which flavour of Java you need depends on how the applet each website uses was written. <shrugs> If done properly it should be able to run on either.
Onto the nitty gritty of Firefox change over: * Firefox 32-bit won’t automatically be replaced by Firefox 64-bit, so you’ll need to set up an uninstall for the 32-bit. * If the 32-bit was the default browser, when it uninstalls Windows won’t choose another default. This will result in some odd error messages, like clicking a link in Outlook will trigger “Your company’s security policy prevents the completion of this action”. Opening Firefox 64-bit and setting it as the default browser resolves this in Windows 7, as does running a script to set it as the default (either as part of the install or after the install). Windows 10 you’ll need to go into the Default Apps. I haven’t found a script to automate this for Windows 10. * Any shortcuts set up by the user (for instance if they’ve pinned it the task bar) to the 32-bit version won’t be automatically uninstalled or redirected. The easiest solution is to manually delete them and recreate the shortcut / re-pin to task bar for the 64-bit version. * Some users needed to clear their cookies / browsing history to display some web-pages (for instance the IIP site). * This may be unique to us, but the 64-bit doesn’t mind the intranet pages, but doesn’t like getting the proxy settings from the local machine to access the internet. Setting it to auto-detect the proxy settings instead seems to resolve this issue. Can’t think of anything else right now. Regards Will Will Spratt IT Science Support Specialist Tel: 01904 46 2631 From: Enterprise [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kris Lou Sent: 09 February 2018 19:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] [From: EXTERNAL] Re: Anyone migrate to 64-bit? It is my understanding that Java NPAPI plugins are only supported on 52-ESR 32-bit. Important: The Windows 64-bit version of Firefox 52 ESR only supports the Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight plugins. If you also need support for Java or other installed plugins, choose the Windows (32-bit) download. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/npapi-plugins Because of this, I'm holding out on 64-bit ESR until FF60. Kris Lou [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Delise, John <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Do your users use Java based Web sites? If so, did you have to load a 64-bit version of Java on your workstations to accommodate them? Thank you, John Delise Windows Deployment Engineer [Image32] VW Credit, Inc. IT Operations 1401 Franklin Boulevard Libertyville, IL 60048 United States of America Phone +1(847) 371-4136<tel:(847)%20371-4136> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [VW-Credit-Inc.-Logo] From: Enterprise [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Jim Weill Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 11:54 AM To: Jason Jackson <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [From: EXTERNAL] Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Anyone migrate to 64-bit? We deploy via batch scripts, and I migrated all our Windows clients to 64-bit around 52.4 or so. So far nobody has complained that I am aware of. jim On 2/8/2018 10:56 AM, Jason Jackson wrote: For those of you who migrated your organization to 64-bit Firefox, did you encounter any problems with this? I’d be using CCK2 for deployment, but I’d also like to hear if there were compatibility issues with any sites or web applications. ------------------------------------------ Jason Jackson Computer Systems Technician North Vancouver School District _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with a subject of "unsubscribe" _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with a subject of "unsubscribe"
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