MS virtual machine

[joe]

when promted to download java virtual machine, i'm
directed to this MS page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/getosver/javaxp.asp

then i have no way of getting the updated MS virtual
machine. how do i get it or find out what version i have?

thanks,joe

 

[Robbie]

I downloaded from the Java site.

 

[Plato]

then i have no way of getting the updated MS virtual
machine. how do i get it or find out what version i have?

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop5.htm#5

 

[Alex Nichol]

when promted to download java virtual machine, i'm
directed to this MS page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/getosver/javaxp.asp

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