Java does not work

[Latosha Washington]

I downloaded and installed and enabled the current version from Sun, but my
IE does not want to seem to run Java. I typically get the little red X in a
frame space when browsing a page with Java.

In Tools security settings, I have Java VM permissions set to medium safety.
In Advanced, I have Java Sun and MS VM boxes checked.

Ideas?
Thanks.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
A number of third-party security/privacy/ ad-blocking programs can block
Java as scripts, scripting, active content. Check the settings of any
programs of that type. Look at firewalls, anti-virus, ad-blockers, etc.

You might try unchecking the MS VM box.

Clearing the Java cache may help. Control Panel> Java Plug-in> Cache.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[brooks]

Don,

I'm having the same problem as Latosha. I turned off my firewall and
antivirus and the problem continues. I also turned off MS VM in the
security tab and it didn't help.

I have the latest Java runtime (1.5) installed.

As a workaround, I tried Mozilla Firefox, with the firewall and
antivirus running, and it worked fine. So the firewall and antivirus
are not the problem.

I have popup blocker turned off in IE.

This is definitely some type of IE/Java issue.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,

Brooks

 

[Jon Kennedy]

See this article for possible help:

How to troubleshoot Java problems in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/168806/en-us

Some sites are coded to use MS's Java VM and don't work well with Sun's.
See this site for more info:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/14.html

 

[Latosha Washington]

Thanks Don but that doesn't really help. Funny thing is, SOMETIMES Java
seems to work, but more often than not it won't launch in the browser.

Hi,
A number of third-party security/privacy/ ad-blocking programs can block
Java as scripts, scripting, active content. Check the settings of any
programs of that type. Look at firewalls, anti-virus, ad-blockers, etc.

You might try unchecking the MS VM box.

Clearing the Java cache may help. Control Panel> Java Plug-in> Cache.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I downloaded and installed and enabled the current version from Sun, but my
IE does not want to seem to run Java. I typically get the little red X in a
frame space when browsing a page with Java.

In Tools security settings, I have Java VM permissions set to medium safety.
In Advanced, I have Java Sun and MS VM boxes checked.

Ideas?
Thanks.