Hi Ger - 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
There is good information concerning all aspects of the Java situation here:
http://www.javatester.org/installing.html
Be aware, however, that after Dec 31, 2007, MS will apparently no longer be distributing Java or providing any support for Java including security fixes. See here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/ 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
For the MS Java VM, you may need to install v.3805 or v.3809 prior to upgrading to v. 3810 if you didn't previously have MS Java v. 3805 or 3809 installed.
If your OS is Win2000 SP2, SP3 but NOT SP4 then you can download and install MS Java VM v. 3809 from here:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._510A502BA8F9B6F19230BB2BCCE87D5474AC9DCD.exe
or here:
http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com...icrosoft.Q810030_W2K_SP4_5849/Q810030_W2K.exe
For Win2000 SP4, you'll need to re-install v.3805, from here (these are also reported to work for XP):
http://www.download.support.safetec.net/msjavx86/msjavx86.exe
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/msjavx86.exe
http://www.sijet.com/msjavx86.exe
For all other OS's:
Download and install the MS Java VM v. 3809 from one of the links here:
http://ftp.idilis.ro/windows/sp/jvm98/msjavwu.exe, or here:
http://secinfo.huji.ac.il/patches/Win-xp/msjavwu.exe or v. 3805 from here:
http://www.sijet.com/msjavx86.exe (or you can try the SP4 3805's listed just above)
Then upgrade to v. 3810:
For all OS's except Win2kSP4 obtain v. 3810 here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1050022631 ,or here:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m...l/MSJavWU_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe
For Win2k - SP2, SP3 - you can also obtain v. 3810 from Microsoft here:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...-9b18-423356321682/Q816093_W2K_SP4_X86_EN.exe
For Win2kSP4, to get 3810 from Microsoft you now have to get Q816093 from Windows Update Catalog - use the entry for Windows 2000 SP4 (this seems to be the only Win2k option that has it) and then find 816093 in the list. You can find directions for using the Windows Update Catalog functions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;323166. (I am informed by Torgeir Bakken, MVP, that if you rename the downloaded file from here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1050022631 to msjavwu.exe it will then also work for SP4. The following four additional ftp sources MAY also work, either directly or using Saybo's procedure, below: ftp.procergs.com.br/pub/procergs/ASP/JavaXP/Microsoft
ftp.eesnet.ru/windows/internet/MSIE/msjavwu.exe
ftp.boulder.ibm.com/software/xde/2003.06.12.01/install/DISK1/SETUP/SETUP/patches/msjavwu.exe
ftp.hs-niederrhein.de/pub/security/systems/winxp/fixes/security-bulletins/usa/msjavwu.exe )
The following procedure has also been reported to work for Win2kSP4 by Saybo at
"I always try to install the 3805 package 1st. Most of the time that
does not work, so I then have them download the 3810 package, open it
in WinZip and extract msjava.dll and vmhelper.dll to the system32
folder. Then run the 3810 install. This has had a 100% success rate
for the last couple of months."
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 Mitch 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://www.jensign.com/JavaScience/SelectIEJVM/index.html
A note from Mitch Gallant:
"One note about the JVM Selector utility: If/when you install a new version of Sun J2SE, you need to manually select to have Sun JVM as default JVM for IE (in install), or after install via the JavaPlugin control panel. This generates the necessary win32 registry entries, which must be present for the utility to know about JavaPlugin. After that, the utility should work properly."
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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
Hi Phil,
How do I tell if and what I have? If I have neither, which is the best one to install?
Ger
Do you have the microsoft vitual java machine or suns java installed? If not you need to install either one for java to work.
MS version:
http://www.virtualmachine.tk/
Sun's version:
www.sun.com
I have the following instructions for enabling JavaScript:
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Internet Explorer 5 and 6:
Click on the "Tools" menu item, then "Internet Options".
Select the "Security" tab.
Click on the "Internet" icon in the Web content zone box.
Click on the "Custom Level" button. A "Security Settings" window will open:
Scroll down the list until you find "Microsoft VM". Under "Java Permissions", make sure that "High security" is selected.
In the "Reset customs settings" box, click on the arrow to open the drop down list and select "Medium".
Click "OK". The "Security Settings" window will close.
Back in the "Security" tab, click on "Apply" and on "OK".
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When I "Scroll down the list ....." , I do not find any "Microsoft VM" nor "Java Permissions"
My Desktop System:
Compaq Presario 4420CA Desktop
Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0.2600
Outlook Express 6.0.2600
ISP: earthlink.net (2-way satellite internet)
MS Office 2000 Small Business
Looking forward to some help---
Gerald
