java applet help for xp

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adam

I have windows XP and can't find the virtual machine java
consol that is supposed to be a component of this
operating system. I have searched the microsoft website
with no result. How can I find and download this
application?
 
Greetings --

Whatever led you to believe that Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine
is "supposed to be a component" of WinXP? It's never been an integral
component of any other Microsoft OS.

As the result of a lawsuit by Sun Microsystems, and the ensuing
settlement, Microsoft is no longer allowed to provide its own Java
Virtual Machine to Windows users. You can get almost the same
functionality by downloading Sun's version of Java from
http://java.sun.com/getjava/index.html. If you want the broader
capabilities of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine, it is still
available from a lot of 3rd-party web sites, some of which are listed
here: http://www.java-virtual-machine.net/download.html.

If you do choose the Microsoft JVM, be sure to visit Windows
Update to apply a needed security patch.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-011.asp


Bruce Chambers

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