"Java" disappeared from Windows XP Control Panel?
984012Jan 10 2013 — edited Jan 10 2013Hi,
I'm not sure why, but on a couple of Windows XP machines, I've seen the "Java" entry in the Windows Control Panel "disappear". Over the past several months I've been running recent versions of Java... Version 7 Update 7, Update 9, and now Update 10.
After lots of research, not finding very much about the topic, I've finally found that if I do Start->Run->javaws -viewer , it will actually start up the Java Control Panel. So, it's "there" on the system, and at least I've found a way to access it. But why would it disappear from the Windows Control Panel, and how can I get it back?
Several websites suggested Start->Run->jpicpl32.cpl, but I get a "no such thing" message... even on machines where Java does show in the Windows Control Panel.
I don't know if this is relevant, but I also noticed that while attempting to "force" it back to the Windows Control Panel, I enabled the "Place Java icon in the System Tray" option, and I don't get a Java icon down in the SysTray either.
Thanks in advance for any help.
-dave