FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Java version: 1.6.0_13


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Opera Version
9.64
Build
10487
Platform
Win32
System
Windows NT 6.0
Java
Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.6

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Java deployment kit ( http://java.com/js/deployJava.js ) deployJava.versionCheck() feature failes to detect installed JRE when a client is using the Opera browser.
This may be related to bug id: 6697999, which is supposed to be fixed in
6u10(b28) State 10-Fix Delivered, bug


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
browse a webpage which includes this script
<SCRIPT src="http://java.com/js/deployJava.js"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">if (! deployJava.versionCheck("1.5.0+") ) deployJava.installLatestJRE();</SCRIPT>
using latest Opera browser,


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
user will not be redirected to install JRE
ACTUAL -
the user will be redirected to install JRE even if it is installed with Opera

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
<SCRIPT src="http://java.com/js/deployJava.js"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">if (! deployJava.versionCheck("1.5.0+") ) deployJava.installLatestJRE();</SCRIPT>
---------- END SOURCE ----------