Java Applets on Yahoo chat

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Sun's version of Java is somewhat "generic," designed to work on a
wide variety of platforms and operating systems. Microsoft modified
it's version of Java (included under a license from Sun) to add
features and optimize it's functionality with Windows and Internet
Explorer. Many web sites accordingly configured their Java applets to
function best with Microsoft's version of Java, rather than Sun's more
pedestrian - if more universally accepted - version.

Bruce Chambers

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[David Leon]

Sun Java may not be the default Virtual Machine. Go into the Control Panel,
click on Add or Remove Programs, Set Program Access and Defaults. Expand the
Custom list and change your 'default virtual machine for Java' to whatever
machine you want to use.

If that doesn't work, try fiddling around with Java in the Control Panel.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Can't say. Have you asked Yahoo about this? Perhaps they need to
update their servers.

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
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[David Leon]

Yahoo! have responded to this but it seems that the Sun Java plug-in should
work:

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/games/games-09.html

I can only suggest removing the Microsoft VM and re-installing the Sun Java
plug-in. You can get details on removing the Microsoft VM here:

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/howto-21.html

Please be cautious when modifying the Windows registry.

 

[Norm]

VC, I use Microsoft VM available at http://www.virtualmachine.tk/ works
great.

 

[VC]

I have a legit Win XP Pro installation, all updates done. I have Sun Java's
latest 2 platform. Most sites with JavaScript work well. cannot load applets
on any Yahoo chat servers, it says to download a more recent version of
Microsoft Java VM.

Any ideas as to why this problem is occurring?

 

[VC]

Tried it all, still no joy.

Sun Java may not be the default Virtual Machine. Go into the Control Panel,
click on Add or Remove Programs, Set Program Access and Defaults. Expand the
Custom list and change your 'default virtual machine for Java' to whatever
machine you want to use.

If that doesn't work, try fiddling around with Java in the Control Panel.

 

[VC]

Does this mean, in other words, there is no fix in my situation?

-Vince