user20949: I am unable to resolve this. I have updated Java but it appears to require a previous version. Thank you. 

user21396: if you are using OS X, you can just double click
/Applications/MultiBit.app/Contents/Resources/Java/multibit-exe.jar
works on OS X 10.10.1, Java 7 Update 71.
guess they need some minor adjust for less strict JVM/JRE version check...

20949: <p>I am unable to resolve this. I have updated Java but it appears to require a previous version. Thank you. </p>
 21396: <p>if you are using OS X, you can just double click</p>

<p>/Applications/MultiBit.app/Contents/Resources/Java/multibit-exe.jar</p>

<p>works on OS X 10.10.1, Java 7 Update 71.</p>

<p>guess they need some minor adjust for less strict JVM/JRE version check...</p>
