Vista Bug: The Sun Version of Java Causes IE7 to Lock-Up

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Created: Jul 10, 2006     Updated: Aug 17, 2006

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In builds upto and before 5384 (beta 2), installing the official java installation from Sun will cause IE to lock-up. It will also use 100% of the CPU clock cycles. Uninstalling Java's sun will return IE7 to normal. Updated to include fix.

In trying to use my favorite RSS aggregator, BlogBridge, I needed to install Sun's Java. In two seperate installations, this has caused IE7 to seize up and use 100% of the CPU clock cycles. Firefox is not affected.

Removing the java references in IE's internet options does not help. Uninstalling it completely through the add/remove section of the Programs section of the control panel will get your system back to normal.

Other people have reported this as well:

http://www.timheuer.com/blog/archive/2006/07/02/vista_java_and_ie.aspx
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=524878&SiteID=17