Hi Kim - The simplest way to fix the Java "Install on Demand" or similar
message problem is the following:
If your OS is Win2000 SP2, SP3 but NOT SP4 then:
First try and download/install the revised version of 816093 from
Windows Update. If it's not shown as a necessary Critical Update and
you can't locate it in the Catalog functions for Win2k for your
particular SP to download and install, you'll need to go to a two step
process:
Download and install the MS Java VM v. 3805 from here:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._510A502BA8F9B6F19230BB2BCCE87D5474AC9DCD.exe
Then update to v. 3810 of the MS Java VM from here:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...-9b18-423356321682/Q816093_W2K_SP4_X86_EN.exe
If you're Win2000, SP4, then go to Windows Update, and see if the
revised version of 816093 is shown as a critical update for you. If so,
install it. If not, then locate it using the Catalog function for
Critical Updates for Win2kSP4 and download and install it. This will
install a v.3810 version of msjavwu.exe.
For all other OS's:
Download and install the MS Java VM v. 3805 from here:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/msjavx86.exe
Then update to v. 3810 of the MS Java VM from here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1050022631 (Note that
this download is also supposed to be for Win2000, but DON"T use it for
that OS - use the link above.)
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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