java download

[aslam]

im running windows xp and while surfing my computer tels
me i dont have the java virtual machine.do i want to
download.i click yes,the download begins but stops
automatically and it then disappears.i still dont have
java.i tried downloading it from java.com, but there
seems to be a problem.how can i gat the latest java
software? plz help
ta

 

[Alex Nichol]

im running windows xp and while surfing my computer tels
me i dont have the java virtual machine.do i want to
download.i click yes,the download begins but stops
automatically and it then disappears.

MS produced a Java that extends the language as defined by Sun, so that
it would 'work better' with Windows. This was not included in windows
XP, but was available as a separate download, and included in XP SP1

(There appear to be sites that have taken advantage of this, and will
not work with the Sun one).

Sun sued MSoft, and the ruling in the case prohibits MS from making
'their' engine available as a download - so it is left out of the
revised SP1a

You can still get a 3805 or 3809 build from some sites that are *not*
MSoft sites - and MSoft is not going to object.
eg 3805 from Http://www.bigblackglasses.com/staff/downloads/msjavx86.exe

Once you have such an older version you can get the 816093 'critical
security update' which is effectively a complete build, 3810