Java and Java Virtual Machine

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I am having a problem with some websites and I just can't
seem to get it figured out. I can go to some sites and a
message pops up that says that I need to download the
latest version of Java Virtual Machine. When I try to it
won't let me because it says I don't have the latest
version. Has anybody else had this and what can I do to
fix it?

I also have a problem with some other sites that say I
need to have a Java enabled browser. I've looked and
looked and as far as I can tell it is enabled. Can
someone help me on this one also. I'm running XP with
Explorer 6.0
 
Hi cdb - The simplest way to fix the "Install on Demand" problem is to
follow the directions/choices here:
http://n6hb.org/s-a/JAVA-ts.htm#ie_jvm Just be sure that you read it
all carefully.

You can test whether Java is working on your machine at the following
sites:

http://www.pocoso.de/pocoso052.html
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/javatest.html
http://www.fitwise.com/testjava.asp (both 1.0 and 1.1 and what's
installed)
http://coglab.wadsworth.com/support/browsercheck.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/webct/browser_detect.html

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

and check whether you have the MS VM installed and which version here:
http://www.visualware.com/support/javasupport.html

Be aware, however, that after Jan 2, 2004, MS will apparently no longer
be distributing Java or providing any support for Java including
security fixes. (It's unclear as to how 6/26/03 court decision will
affect this) See here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/news/jre.asp so you
might want to start thinking about the future.

You can get the Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using
the dropdown)

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java
plug-in here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

Both Java VM's can co-exist on your machine quite nicely. Just select
which one you want to use in Tools|Internet Options|Advanced and restart
all IE browsers. Here, courtesy of Michel Gallant, MVP Security, is a
tiny utility which allows you to toggle and view status of your current
Java VM vendor associated with IE:
http://pages.istar.ca/~neutron/SelectIEJVM


--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
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