Click on the 'About' button to determine the version and update of Java you currently have.

Once the Java Control Panel appears, click on the 'General' tab.

Click on the Java icon (go back to Step 1 if you'd like to see a screen shot showing the Java icon).In order to do change the settings, click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of your screen.If a 'Verify Java Version' window appears, close it.ħ) Change several Java settings on the Java Control Panel.Follow Apple's instructions to install Java: Double-click on the 'golden box' icon.Do not start to install Java 8 yet- just obtain the download:Ħ) Continue to use Firefox as your browser. Then dow nload Java 8 by clicking on the link below. Here are the instructions.ĥ) Using Firefox, log into MyWellesley. Close the Java windows that are open ('About Java', 'Java Control Panel' and 'Java').Ģ) If you have Java 8, Update 121, you don't need to do anything else and can stop here.ģ) If you have something other than Java 8, Update 121, use these instructions to uninstall it and install Java 8, Update 121.Ĥ) Use the correct version of Firefox as your browser (Firefox 52 ESR).('Version 7 Update 71' means that you have Java 7, Update 71.) Once the Java Control Panel appears, click on the 'General' tab, then on the 'About' button to determine the version and update of Java you currently have.Wait several seconds for the Java Control Panel to appear.Click on the Java icon (in the bottom row of icons below):.Click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of your screen.If you don't see a Java icon in your 'System Preferences' panel (use instructions below), go to step 2. Note: Not all Macs have Java installed on them.

*ġ) F ind out which version of Java you have.

* Please note that we do not support versions of Java beyond Java 8, Update 121.

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