10.7: Enabling Java Aug 18, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: I-Like-MAC If Java won't run under Lion for you, a solution to this 'problem' may be as simple as enabling a Java VM. By default, Java is disabled (and probably not even installed) in 10.7. Try the following: Go to Applications » Utilities and open the Java Preferences.app. Make sure the checkbox at the top is 'checked' in order to enabl