How to run Java Applets

[deltamatrix]

I need to brush up on Java programming skills even though I despite java for Uni.

This'll sound stupid but this issue was never raised in the lectures but...
Unfortunately my computer just won't run applets in IE. I have the Java SDK installed and appletviewer.exe works but IE don't.

How do you do it? Do I need something like Java Console?

[Alynn]

Strange... When you downloaded the SDK and installed it it should have placed the JRE files as well, did it give you the option to install the plugins for IE and all that... If not you may have to go out and get the JRE, which I know asks you if you want to install the java plugins for IE (and whatever else you happen to have)

[Barbarian]

What version of Windows and IE you using?
Anyways, from an Internet Explorer window, click on "Tools" form the top menu bar, then select "Internet Options", then click on the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to find "MicroSoft VM", and check the following two items (if they're not already checked):
"Java colsole enabled" and "JIT compiler for virtual machine enabled". Also under the "Security" tab, for "Internet" zone and "Custom Levels", you may have disabled Java Scripting or something else that is disabling Java form running?
Anyways, once you make those changes, then "OK" everything, and you may need to re-start the computer for the new setting to take place.

You might also want to make sure all of your service packs and critical updates are current.
From IE, click "Tools" then "Windows Update".

If it still don't work, you may try un-installing and/or then reinstalling your Java plugins:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp



Good luck.

[deltamatrix]

OK I reinstalled the SDK and everything seems OK now. I dunno what I did wrong the first time and obviously didn't this time.

Java Applets are fully functional. Thanks