Re: java virtual machine

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From: Ralph (Ralph_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:35:02 -0800

for Jim Byrd

        When I test whether Java is working at WWWw.pocoso.de...,
WWW.fitwise.com..., and
http//coglab.wadsworth.com.... I receive the following message:

Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4 Fatal Error
Java Plug-in 1.3.1_01 cannot be located because values in the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Plug-in\1.3.1_01 is not found or
is no longer valid.

        A test to see 'if the JVR is working on your computer' fails at the web site
www.javatester.org/enabled.html.

        But when I run the test at www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm I receive the
following:

           Java Script version 1.5
           Java Script enabled passed
           cookies enabled passed
           supported browser passed
           CSS enabled passed

        I am running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP service pack 2. I
did
install software which included Java 2 SDK Standard Edition v1.3.1_04. (
During the
installation of that software, I accepted 'Jave Plug-in will be the default
Java runtime for Microsoft Internet Explorer').

        I also have Norton Security and GhostSurf installed. But I have
never had a
problem accessing software on my computer - as far as Active X issues are
concerned. I
just get a warning message asking if I want to allow Active X material. I
say yes and
the material appears. Although I have changed settings on my GhostSurf, I
still receive
the Java Plug-in 1.4 Fatal Error when accessing the web sites listed at the
top. My
Ad-aware software is reporting no problems.

        For all of my installed software, the help function works fine. But there
are two
softwares for which the search function (within the help function) don't
work. When
trying to access the search function in these two cases I receive the same
Java(TM) Plug-in
1.4 Fatal Error message.

        I have checked the following settings to ensure that Java is configured.

        1. Enable the Sun Java Virtual Machine
             Start>Control Panel>Java Plug-in 1.3.1_04 ( and I can see the coffee
cup icon )
                 and under the Basic tab it reads with check-marks
                     Enable Java Plug-in, Show Java Console and Recycle
Classloader
                 and under the Advanced tab, it reads with a check-mark
                     Enable Just-In-Time Compiler
                 and under the Browser tab it reads with a check-mark
                     Microsoft Internet Explorer

        2. Browser Settings

             a) Enable Java in your browser

                 Tools>Internet options
                 Select the Security tab.
                 Click the Custom Level button.
                 Scroll down to Java Permissions and choose either Low,
Medium or High safety
                 Click OK. The Internet Options screen appears.
                 Click OK.

                 
             b) Tools>Internet options
                 Select the Advanced tab.
                 under the Java (Sun), the box is checked for 'Use Java 2 v
1.3.1_04...'
                 and under the Microsoft VM I have checked the boxes:
                    Java Console enabled , and
                    JIT compiler for virtual machine enabled
 
             c) Enable Javascript

                 Internet Explorer Select Tools then choose Internet Options.
                 The Internet Options screen appears.
                 Select the Security tab.
                 Click the Custom Level button. The Security Settings screen
appears.
                 Scroll down to Scripting, and enable Active Scripting and
Scripting of Java Applets.
                 Click OK. The Internet Options screen appears.
                 Click OK

            

   After doing these checks, I'm not sure why I am still getting the
'Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4 Fatal Error'
when i) I visit the web sites listed at the very top, and
     ii) when trying to access the search function in two of my software.

   When I run the Dos command jview I receive: JavaVersion 5.00.3810

   The following is from my registry:

        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>JavaSoft>Java Plug-in>1.3.1_04

        (default) REG_SZ (value not set)
        Java Home REG_SZ C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_04
        UseJava2IExplorer REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

    I noticed that in the above JavaSoft folder there are two other folders.
They
are 'Java Development Kit' and 'Java Runtime Environment'. In each of
these are
two sub folders called 1.3 and 1.3.1_04. The Java Plug-in
folder only has the 1.3.1_04 sub folder.

"Jim Byrd" wrote:

> Hi Meego - 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
>
> and check whether you have the MS VM installed and which version here:
> http://www.visualware.com/personal/support/index.html#java
>
> 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.3809 prior to upgrading
> to v. 3810 if you didn't previous have MS Java v. 3805 or 3809
> installed.
>
> If your OS is Win2000 SP2, SP3 but NOT SP4 then you can download and
> install the MS Java VM v. 3809 from here:
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/CabPool/Q810030_W2K_510A502BA8F9B6F19230BB2BCCE87D5474AC9DCD.exe
> or here:
> http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com/MSJavaVM/Software/en/com_microsoft.windows2000/x86win2k/com_microsoft.Q810030_W2K_SP4_5849/Q810030_W2K.exe
>
> For Win2000 SP4, you'll need to re-install v.3805, from here:
> http://www.download.support.safetec.net/msjavx86/msjavx86.exe
> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/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://www.biologylab.awlonline.com/MSJavaVM/Software/en/com_microsoft.WindowsXP/x86WinXP/com_microsoft.javavm_3809_5853/msjavwu.exe,
> or here: http://secinfo.huji.ac.il/patches/Win-xp/msjavwu.exe
>
>
> 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/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/MSJavWU_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe
>
> For Win2k - SP2, SP3 - you can also obtain v. 3810 from Microsoft here:
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/7/7/577b7277-227d-4163-9b18-423356321682/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.)
>
> 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 Michel 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."
>
>
> --
> Please respond in the same thread.
> Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
>
>
>
> In news:8560E5DA-885F-416F-8873-BB1C2491E129@microsoft.com,
> meego <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > I need to download and install java virtual machine
>
>

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