In order to connect and upload/send files successfully to the FDA via the FDA ESG Web Interface, you must obtain and install Sun’s JRE 1.5.0_15 plug-in files for the browser. JRE security policy files must also be updated.
These two components can be retrieved from the following Java Sun site:
Click on the link under Required Files to download the ZIP file containing local_policy.jar and US_export_policy.jar. These files will replace the existing files located in C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_15\lib\security.
Backup your old local_policy.jar and US_export_policy.jar files before replacing them. You can either rename them (for example, local_policy_old.jar) or put them in a different directory (for example, C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_15\lib\security\archive).
Once you have backed up your old files, open the ZIP file that you downloaded. Extract the new files into C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_15\lib\security. Make sure that you extract the new files directly into C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_15\lib\security and not into a subdirectory.
Turning Off Automatic Updates for Java
The installed JRE will periodically prompt users to download the latest updates. Versions of JRE other than 1.5.0_15 will not work with WebTrader. The most recent versions of the JRE (JRE 1.4.2_09 and JRE 1.5) will not work with the FDA ESG web interface and must NOT be downloaded and installed. Automatic checking for updates can be disabled on the Windows operating system as follows:
Select "Control Panel" from the "Start" menu.
Double-click on the "Java" icon in the "Control Panel" window to launch the JRE control panel.
Click on the "Update" tab. There will be a checkbox labeled "Check for Updates Automatically". Make sure the checkbox is not checked and then "Apply" the change.
With the box unchecked, a warning box will popup: Click the Never Check button to make sure that the Java Runtime Environment will not automatically be updated. If the JRE is automatically updated, WebTrader will stop working.
Updating to JRE 1.5.0_15
WebTraders who are currently running JRE 1.4.2_07 or 1.4.2_08 must update the JRE to 1.5.0_15. To update to JRE 1.5.0_15 we recommend uninstalling the older/current version of JRE and a clean install of JRE 1.5.0_15. Follow the below steps to uninstall the current JRE version. Once the current JRE version is uninstalled follow the 3 above steps Install Client-side JRE 1.5.0_15, Install the Unlimited Strength Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) files and Turning Off Automatic Updates for JAVA in that order.
Use Add or Remove Programs to uninstall the currently installed JRE version.
Select Add or Remove Programs from control panel. Depending on the configuration of windows, it will look similar to one of the following screenshots.
From the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click on the Remove button beside the Java 2 Runtime Environment entry. There might be more than one. Make sure every version is removed. If asked to reboot after one or more of the removal programs finishes, do so, then continue using the Add or Remove Programs box to remove every version of the Java 2 Runtime Environment:
Manually delete files
The JRE uninstall program does not delete all files that are part of the Java Runtime Environment because some were created automatically when Java runs programs. These are safe to delete, and will also help ensure compatibility with the FDA ESG WebTrader software.
To delete all the previous version files, using Explorer, in the C:\Program Files\ directory highlight the Java folder and press the delete key. Click on the Yes button to confirm deletion.
Again, using Explorer, delete the Java folder in C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\Application Data\Sun\ directory. Highlight the Java folder and press the delete key. Click on the Yes button to confirm deletion.
