Clients won't load on Mac - Apple blocks Java on Mac

[Wournos]

Both clients worked yesterday. Double-click program to launch Vanilla/Ender's. Today, none of them work. I have deleted both clients twice and re-downloaded them. They both launch on the PC but not on the Mac. I've even removed the entire Salem folder from my user directory in case there was something wrong with it. Nothing works.
WTF is the problem?

I can't run more than one client on the PC so I really need it to work on Mac.

Edit: I should say the double click animation works, but the clients just won't load.
Edit 2: I have cleared the Java cache. No difference.
Edit 3: Renamed thread for better accuracy

Read post 6 & 8.

[nexustrimean]

Seems to work on my MacBook Pro with enders. ill try the default a little later, what version of java are you running?

[Andrew78910]

I'm having the same exact problem and I'm running Java version 1.6.0_33.

[Wournos]

Seems to work on my MacBook Pro with enders. ill try the default a little later, what version of java are you running?

After checking the Terminal it says Java 1.6.0_37.
I run Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.8.

[Wournos]

I asked someone who knows Macs inside and out about Java client issues and all he said ( ) was that "something odd has been happening the past 2 days" and continued to tell me some of his (human) clients have contacted him because their computer refused to accept his application. After reinstalling it, it works again.

My problem persists.
I don't want to try and delete/reinstall Java just yet as I suffered major consequences last time (a year ago).

Edit 1 below:

The system messages says the following:

2013-01-31 08.32.40 [0x0-0x1c01c].com.apple.JavaWebStart Java Web Start splash screen process exiting .....
2013-01-31 08.32.40 [0x0-0x1c01c].com.apple.JavaWebStart Bad installation. No JRE found in configuration file: No such file or directory

So I assume something out of my control has happened regarding Java web-start.

[Wournos]

This is most likely the problem:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/01/apple_blocks_java_mac/

In short, Apple has blocked Java 6 and above completely due to severe security holes in the code.

Oracle 'fesses up: Java security flaws more than storm in teacup
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/30/oracle_java_security_analysis/

'Silent but deadly' Java security update breaks legacy apps
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/31/java_security_update/

[Andrew78910]

GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[liren]

I had the same problem and ran this command:

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :JavaWebComponentVersionMinimum" /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/XProtect.meta.plist

from this website: http://www.racoonlab.com/?p=430

and it's working now.

[Wournos]

I had the same problem and ran this command:

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :JavaWebComponentVersionMinimum" /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/XProtect.meta.plist

from this website: http://www.racoonlab.com/?p=430

and it's working now.

Ah! My saviour!! And I even got the desktop shortcut back!
Let's just hope Oracle fixes their faulty code once and for all so that we don't have to experience this in the future.

[Ass_Kraken]

Let's just hope Oracle fixes their faulty code once and for all so that we don't have to experience this in the future.

Java without gaping security holes and ram whoring? But then it just wouldn't be java anymore!