Re: How do you get a JVM to work with WinXP SP1 + IE6.0 SP1?

From: Andrew Thompson (SeeMySites_at_www.invalid)
Date: 03/17/04

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    On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:33:12 +0000, Phil Holland wrote:
    > In article, Robert writes
    >>Phil Holland wrote:
    >>> In message, Andrew Thompson writes
    >>>>On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 20:03:51 +0000, Phil Holland wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>Environment:
    >>>>> Windows XP Pro SP1
    >>>>
    >>>>Have you rebooted since selecting the Sun JVM?
    >>>>
    >>> Yes, and I've also tried adding/subtracting the JDK folder in the Path
    >>> variable, but nothing has solved the problem yet.
    ..
    >>Go into the control panel. There is a Java applet and one of its options
    >>is to set the JVM for IE.
    >
    > I've already selected both IE and Netscape in the Java Plug-in applet in
    > the Control Panel. However, I now have a suspicion that my recent
    > install of Visual Studio 6.0,

    That reads to me like..
    "I was trying to fix a rattle in my car the
    other day, and shoved a wrench into the flywheel.
    It did not fix the problem - and now my arm hurts"

    >..which installed a copy of MS JVM,

    Aaargh! I thought MS was prevented from supplying
    that abomination by court order. I wonder if the
    determination was "MS will stop supplying the MS
    'JVM' with the *IE* OS component"

    >..may be
    > the cause of my problems.

    I'd give it odds of 400:1

    > I'm still no closer to solving it though.

    Uninstall any software by MS that has the
    word 'Java' in it and you will probably
    get it to work.. 

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