Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 121621
Jre
Last modified: 2013-01-14 15:22:23 UTC
I am getting an error message when I open a new writer document or a database. The message is titled: JRE is defective. the error message: "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". Following these directions, I did not find "Options" under "Tools". I went to "Preferences" and found "Java". There I found that there were no JRE's listed. I have not changed anything. I simply went in to use the application as I normally would and this error message came up. Please advise!
Please read the Release Notes: http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4.1.html#AOO3.4.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 and 3.4.1 support Java 7, which is the recommended configuration; but (especially on 64-bit Windows) you might receive warnings about the Java version being defective. In that case, download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package. You have to install http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/C/5BC5DBB3-652D-4DCE-B14A-475AB85EEF6E/vcredist_x86.exe *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 119525 ***
(In reply to comment #0) > Following these directions, I did not find "Options" under "Tools". I went > to > "Preferences" and found "Java". There I found that there were no JRE's > listed. That message is about the menu "Tools" in OpenOffice. Open this menu from any document's menu bar, and there is a "Options..." menu item (it's the last one on the menu). There is no "Preferences" menu in OpenOffice. Are you sure you found it on OpenOffice, or in your system? > I have not changed anything. I simply went in to use the application as I > normally would and this error message came up. > > Please advise! Make sure you have a Java 32 bits installed (I assume you already have one, if not go to http://www.java.com and make sure you download a 32 bits version even if your Windows 7 is 64 bits), and follow the advice in comment 1