August 2003
Beginner
416 pages
12h 47m
English
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Run Java Applets Without Crashes or Problems
To get the most out of surfing the Web, you need the most updated version of Java. That can be harder to do than you think, but this hack will show you how.
Running a Java applet when you visit a web site should be a no-brainer; click on a link and the application should run. Unfortunately, XP users have found out that isn’t always the case. You may visit Java sites only to find that you can’t play games, log into interactive stock and weather sites, or do any of the other things Java can be used for.
Unfortunately, there’s no single fix for all Java woes. There are many potential causes, ranging from display errors, to running an old version of Java, and more. Here, though, are the primary ways you can fix Java on your machine.
Make Sure You Have a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Installed
In order to run Java applets, you need a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) installed on your system. Microsoft and Sun have, in the past, had competing JVMs. Applets written for one JVM may or may not work with the other JVM.
To make things more confusing, Microsoft and Sun have been locked in a bitter legal battle about Java which rivals the Jarndyce and Jarndyce court case at the center of Dickens novel Bleak House. To fully explain the Microsoft/Sun fight would take about as many pages as Dickens’ 1,000-plus-page novel. The upshot is this, however: because of a court ruling, Microsoft will no longer distribute or support its JVM (which it calls Microsoft VM) ...
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