Are Java Plug-in and Java Webstart available for 64-bit operating systems?

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This article applies to:

Platform(s):
Sun Java Desktop System, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Vista
Browser(s):
Internet Explorer 6.x, Internet Explorer 7.x, Mozilla 1.4+, Firefox
JRE version(s):
6.0

This help page is intended for the users having 64 bits operating systems.

SOLUTION

Currently Java Plug-in, Java Web Start, and Java Control Panel are not available for 64-bit systems. However you can still download 32-bit version of JRE, in order to use Java Plug-in and Java Webstart on 64-bit systems.

Follow the instructions from URL below to download and install 32 bit JRE.
Windows Manual Download and Installation instructions

For more details about system configuration refer to the following URL :
Supported System Configuration

Note: Make sure to have 32-bit version of browser installed on your 64-bit machine as the Java plug-in works only with 32 bit version of browser.

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