Re: Q: Possible to auto-fallback back to MS JVM from Sun JVM ?

From: Mr. X (x9012590125_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/23/03 

Date: 22 Dec 2003 20:43:43 -0800

Yeah, I thought of that.

But then you also have those stupid sites that use all the MS bells &
whistles, and will only work with IE.

I guess when the MS JVM will completely be extinct, then webmaster
will be forced to update their sites. Like it happened with Y2K:
there's nothing like the adrenaline of the 11th hour. ;)

PS:
I'm a big Opera fan myself. Truly the faster browser I've ever seen!
(so it's not just a slogan: it's true)

M.

tom.cowdery@bigfoot.com (Tom) wrote in message news:<f00f4c38.0312201759.7fbdadd1@posting.google.com>...
> I take kind of a "low-tech" approach. I use Mozilla w/ the Sun
> plug-in as the default for most sites, and IE with no plug-in for
> those sites that absolutely, positively must have the MS JVM. Like
> you, I have a couple of sites that are still stuck on the MS JVM, so I
> just know that I only access them through IE. I use Mozilla for
> everything else (and love it).
>
> x9012590125@hotmail.com (Mr. X) wrote in message news:<c144806f.0312201248.715ed728@posting.google.com>...
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Ok, so it's no secret, MS can no longer distribute its Java VM with
> > its OS'.
> >
> > Naturally, that didn't stop me from installing an old one so
> > WindowsUpdate would see it and upgrade it to the last (MS) build:
> > 5.00.3810
> >
> > I also installed the latest SUN Java VM (1.4.2_03)
> >
> > *** Flash ***
> >
> > Woaaaah!! Just saw their "Law & Order" game
> > (http://java.com/en/index.jsp)
> > Gotta try that!
> >
> > *** End Flash ***
> >
> >
> > So what I want in fact, is to use SUN's VM as default, but to
> > automatically switch back to MS' VM for those sites that still use it
> > (for example, my bank still uses it, so I can't issue payments if Sun
> > is default -- annoying).
> >
> > Of course, this can be done manually in "Set Program Access and
> > Defaults" in the Windows control panel, but you have to select one or
> > the other.
> >
> > Same with Sun's Java Plug-in control panel (Advanced tab).
> >
> >
> > So... is there a way to perform an auto-fall-back to MS JVM when an
> > applet cannot load/initialise with the Sun JVM ?
> >
> > Or create a list of site which must use MS instead of Sun?
> >
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> >
> > M.T.