Java Applet 1.5 plugin support for IE

Hello,

I am trying to get the java applet i've written to autodl a current
version of the java runtime on a machine that doesn't have it
installed. I have discovered how this is done on an HTML page using
OBJECT (and Embed).

I have tried to trigger the autodl to dl the java runtime, 1.5.0.06.
It works by installing the java runtime, but when the install is
complete the applet is not run. The location where the java logo should
be flashing is just blank.
If I click refresh of the page, I am prompted once again to install the
runtime libraries.
If I REBOOT the machine, once I click on the html page, my applet runs
and everything is fine.

So, my question. Does Java require a REBOOT of the machine upon
install?? I thought this wasn't the case. Why does refreshing the
page cause the installer to launch once again?? Is my html code
incorrect? Please look at the "...cab#version1,5,0,06" part. Is that
the correct way to specify this patch version? my code snippet is
shown below.

(I've tried this autolaunch with the 1.4.2 version of java, and
although it actually prompts you to reboot the machine, if you click
no, the applet will run fine.)

Yes, the netscape part is just dealing with 1.4.2, because I haven't
tried seeing if later versions will work.

Thanks!
Thierry



<OBJECT classid="clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0000-ABCDEFFEDCBA"
width="400" height="100" align="baseline"

codebase="http://java.sun.com/update/1.5.0/jinstall-1_5_0_06-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,5,0,06";>
<PARAM name="code" value="myapplet.class">
<PARAM name="archive" value="myappletjar.jar">
<PARAM name="type"
value="application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.5.0_06">
<PARAM name="scriptable" value="true">

<COMMENT>
<EMBED type="application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4"
width="400"
height="100" align="baseline"
code="myapplet.class"
Archive="myappletjar.jar"

pluginspage="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html";>
<NOEMBED>
No Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition v 1.4.2 support for
APPLET!!
</NOEMBED>
</EMBED
</COMMENT>
</OBJECT>

.

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