Where do you get the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine?

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Icebiker

Hi,

I got my copy of XP Pro in August and it doesn't seem to have the Microsoft
JVM. I've been using Sun's, but I'm having trouble with some applets, and
I'd like to try Microsoft's.

I've poked around microsoft.com, but all I can find are notices about
Microsoft's settlement with Sun.

Is there any place I can pull down a copy of the Microsoft JVM?

/Icebiker
 
Download & install MS Virtual Machine Build 3805.
Then visit the Windows Update website to obtain the
security updated version (Build 3810).
http://www.virtualmachine.tk/

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hi,
|
| I got my copy of XP Pro in August and it doesn't seem to have the Microsoft
| JVM. I've been using Sun's, but I'm having trouble with some applets, and
| I'd like to try Microsoft's.
|
| I've poked around microsoft.com, but all I can find are notices about
| Microsoft's settlement with Sun.
|
| Is there any place I can pull down a copy of the Microsoft JVM?
|
| /Icebiker
 
Greetings --

As the result of a lawsuit by Sun Microsystems, and the ensuing
settlement, Microsoft is no longer allowed to provide its own Java
Virtual Machine to Windows users. You can get almost the same
functionality by downloading Sun's version of Java from
http://java.sun.com/getjava/index.html. If you want the broader
capabilities of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine, it is still
available from a lot of 3rd-party web sites, some of which are listed
here: http://www.java-virtual-machine.net/download.html.

If you do choose the Microsoft JVM, be sure to visit Windows
Update to apply a needed security patch.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-011.asp


Bruce Chambers

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