Need to uninstall Oracle Java 1.7 and restore Apple Java 1.6

[Guest bowjest]

I recently installed Oracle Java 1.7 to test a newer version of some software I use for work (we'll call it app A).

 

I wasn't impressed and am now finding that it causes a major conflict with another tool I need for my job (we'll call it app B). Basically, since 1.7 is now the system default, it is what is invoked when I try to launch app B, but app B won't work with 1.7, so it freaks out and I can't use it.

 

I've initially gotten around this by creating a launch script that contains the following:

 

export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.6`; java -jar /Applications/App_B.app/Contents/Resources/Java/Start.jar

 

Great. Works. The problem is, I have a number of AppleScript and Keyboard Maestro shortcuts that I use to more efficiently manage how I work with app B and every time one of them references "activate App B" the system, of course, tries to launch a new instance using Java 1.7.

 

I'd really like to uninstall 1.7 and get 1.6 back working, but am not sure if the "solutions" I've found on Google are what I need. For instance:

 

http://service.parachat.com/knowledg...on-my-Mac.html

 

http://www.java.com/en/download/help...stall_java.xml

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559?viewlocale=en_US

 

Can anyone here confirm what I need to do to get rid of 1.7 and go back to using my 1.6 installation?

 

Am running Mavericks 10.9.2

 

Thanks,

 

Bowjest

 

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