Java and Javascript won't work

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Dennis Harper

I recently upgraded to Windows XP. After the upgrade, I noticed that all
Java enabled web sites don't work. They report that "Java is not enabled",
or similar messages.

I have double checked my Internet Security Settings, and it is set to
medium, which should allow Javascripts to execute. I also tried setting
security to LOW, even then the Java sites did not work.

I have installed SP1 for IE6. Still no luck.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
-Dennis-
 
Hi Dennis - 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/personal/support/index.html#java

There is good information concerning all aspects of the Java situation here:
http://www.javatester.org/installing.html

Be aware, however, that after Sept. 30, 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, and
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/ ,and more recently here:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle....RBAELCFEY?type=technologyNews&storyID=3572282
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



For the MS Java VM, you may need to install v.3809 prior to upgrading
to v. 3810 if you didn't previous have MS Java v. 3805 or 3809
installed.

If your OS is Win2000 SP2, SP3 but NOT SP4 then you can download and
install the MS Java VM v. 3809 from here:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._510A502BA8F9B6F19230BB2BCCE87D5474AC9DCD.exe
or here:
http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com...icrosoft.Q810030_W2K_SP4_5849/Q810030_W2K.exe

For Win2000 SP4, you'll need to re-install v.3805, from here:
http://www.nhyrvana.com/files/pop.cgi?file=win2kmsjavx86.zip It will
download as Pop.zip. Just unzip it and then execute the resultant
msjavx86. This is the only version that I know of that will re-install
under SP4.

For all other OS's:

Download and install the MS Java VM v. 3809 from one of the links here:
http://www.nhyrvana.com/files/pop.cgi?file=3809.exe (it will be named
pop.exe), or here:
http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com...XP/com_microsoft.javavm_3809_5853/msjavwu.exe,
or here:
http://secinfo.huji.ac.il/patches/Win-xp/msjavwu.exe


Then upgrade to v. 3810:

For all OS's except Win2k, obtain v. 3810 here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1050022631

For all versions of Win2k - SP2, SP3 or SP4 - obtain v. 3810 here:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...-9b18-423356321682/Q816093_W2K_SP4_X86_EN.exe

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

A note from Mitch Gallant:

"One note about the JVM Selector utility:
If/when you install a new version of Sun J2SE, you need to manually
select to have Sun JVM as default JVM for IE (in install), or after
install
via the JavaPlugin control panel. This generates the necessary win32
registry
entries, which must be present for the utility to know about JavaPlugin.
After that, the utility should work properly."



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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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Jim --

I have an issue related to Dennis'.

I have build 3810 of MS JVM on my machine -- in terms of Java apps,
everything is lovely - I can play Yahoo! Dominoes forever and a day. What
I'm having problems with is links with JavaScript.

For example, on the Symantec site I was thinking of upgrading to Norton
Systemworks 2004, browsing at the following URL:
http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat...0023&xid=27674&DSP=&CUR=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=0

So I try to click on the More info link on the far right. The properties of
that link are as follow:

javascript:MM_openBrWindow('http://www.symantec.com/sabu/sysworks/pro/featur
es.html','prodact','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=700,height=400')

When I click on it, nothing happens aside from the "start navigation" click
sound -- nothing. No new window pops up, nada.

Sun Java is no better. I originally had their version installed on my Win XP
Home machine, but I did the whole end-run and now have MS JVM installed and
I get the same error -- or better said, same lack of anything happening.
I've scoured the Windows support knowledge base, these newsgroups, and
Googled till the cows come home, but all I run into are others with the same
issue. Not an overwhelming number, but a decent lot of equally frustrated
folks.

Any insight would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks.
 
Nevermind, Jim-- just solved the issue. Norton Internet Security Pop-Up Ad
blocker was the culprit. Guess it can't distinguish between a pop-up window
you want and one that you don't. Who knew the people at Symantec weren't
psychic.
 
Hi Exto - Well, you people will install that Symantec errr, stuff. :)

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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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Jim,

Thanks for the great, and very complete advice.

I installed the Sun J2SE Runtime stuff and everything is working great!

Are you affiliated with MS, or just an angel helping out poor guys like me?

Thanks again,
-Dennis-
 
YW, Exto - Glad it was of help.

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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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