No Applets work in Chrome or FF with java 1.7.0.40

Question

I have done some testing and no applets seem to work in Chrome or Firefox under java 1.7.0.40. Funnily enough, those applets do work in IE (all versions).

When I uninstall 1.7.0.40 and revert back to java 1.6.0.30 the applets work again in all browsers.

I have been using the following link to test if the applets are working

https://java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp

NOTE: If you have an old version of java, ignore the prompt to download the latest version and click the link below to test anyway.

EDIT: Currently using Windows 7 and latest version of each browser.

EDIT 2: I would add a screenshot but I'm not allowed due to being a noob. The error I get is ClassNotFoundException [When clicking on the test link above.]

Answer 1

From java downloads page :

If you use 32-bit and 64-bit browsers interchangeably, you will need to install both 32-bit and 64-bit Java in order to have the Java plug-in for both browsers.

I'd suspect this is going on. Could you try to install both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, if you have mixed browsers.

There's more information in here: http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_win64bit.xml

Answer 2

The network and SOE is managed by a third party. After the latest round of updates from them applets are working again in all browsers with the latest version of java.