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But since Java already had been installed and 2014.5 opens fine with java installed, I suppose it makes little to no difference whether an unused Dolet plugin is present.Ĭurrently it is Friday, Decem4:44 PM (GMT -6) If you have no use for MusicXML, then you might try removing that.ĭolet plugin removed. You've got the Dolet 6 plug-in in your plug-in folder. This file has been downloaded 191 time(s). Post Edited (Writer of Music) : 3:59:02 PM (GMT-6) If MusicXML is the only part that requests java, why will Finale 2014.5 not launch and work properly except for MusicXML, which I btw have no use for? Why did Finale 2014.5 run normally until it today all of a sudden started crashing and demanding java? So I went ahead and installed java and now 2014.5 will launch normally again. But the app will invariably crash (see attached crash report if it means anything) within seconds from launch and give the 'you need to install' dialog. Once the download is complete, click on the downloads icon on the dock to open the download folder. This will begin downloading the Java installer. Click on the Download button on the Mac support page. I re-installed 2014.5, because I also thought it no longer needed java. How to resolve Java SE 6 runtime message on Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite & 10.11 El Capitan Click on the More Info button.

When I did a clean install (blank disc, new installation of OS) in an attempt to fix some annoyances with 2014.5, it asked me to install Java 6, so I did. It won't install or run on the next version of OS X.)įinale 2014.5, 2012 MacMini 2012 MacBook Pro (10.11.1)Įdirol FA-66 Roland A-49, HP Laserjet 5200 DTN (El Capitan is the last version of OS X to support Java 6. So, if you don't have Java 6 installed, Finale 2014.5 should still launch and run, but if you want to use MusicXML, then you need Java 6. (MusicXML is the only bit that needs it.) How does that affect 2014.5?Īs I understand it, Finale 2014.5 does not NEED Java 6, but MusicXML won't work if it's not installed. But I removed nothing but the application and the application support folders. I removed 2014 since I will not be using it anymore. Up until today, Finale launched normally, not complaining, not crashing or anything.Īs of now, Finale 2014.5 will crash within a few seconds of launch and state: 'To open 'Finale 2014.5' you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime'.ĭoes it really? Why didn't it ask before? Could it be that 2014.5 is dependant on 2014? When 2014.5 was released, I installed the update. MakeMusic Forum > Public Forums > Finale - Macintosh - FORUM HAS MOVED! > 2014.5 still needs Java SE 6 runtime?

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