blocking auto-install

[Roedy Green]

For some reason, today my browsers are insisting on installing the
defective JRE 1.7.0_21. I want to stick with 1.7.0_17 which works.

I have autoupdate turned off.

Why would it suddenly kick in today?

There is no new version after 1.7.0_21

 

[Joerg Meier]

For some reason, today my browsers are insisting on installing the
defective JRE 1.7.0_21. I want to stick with 1.7.0_17 which works.

I have autoupdate turned off.

Why would it suddenly kick in today?

I recommend asking your browser manufacturer.

Liebe Gruesse,
Joerg

 

[Roedy Green]

So? Didn't you say you have 7u17 installed?

I was eliminating the possibility a release of 1.7.0_23 would make it
suddenly start complaining about 1.7.0_17, now two behind.
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[Silvio]

For some reason, today my browsers are insisting on installing the
defective JRE 1.7.0_21. I want to stick with 1.7.0_17 which works.

I have autoupdate turned off.

Why would it suddenly kick in today?

There is no new version after 1.7.0_21

What's defective about it? Issues you posted earlier where about changed
security policies, if I remember correctly. Unless you (and your users)
are willing to stay at 1.7.0_17 forever I suggest you either live with
the changes or adapt your software.

And stop using applets for anything non-legacy.