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I HAVE A VISTA HOME PREMIUM COMPUTER. I UPGRADED THE JAVA TO 6U13. AFTER THE UPGRADE THE JAVA WOULDN'T WORK. I CALLED HP AND IT WAS DECIDED TO RESTORE THE COMP TO THE ORIGIONAL STATE WHEN BOUGHT AND WAS TOLD TO REDOWNLOAD JAVA, BUT FIRST I DID ALL THE WINDOWS UPDATES FIRST. THEN DOWNLOADED THE JAVA AND STILL DIDN'T WORK. UNINSTALLED AND DOWNLOADED AN EARLIER VERSION STILL DIDN'T WORK. THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR I DISCOVERED THAT THE JAVA ICON WAS NOT IN THE INTERNET OPTIONS ON THE ADVANCED TAB. CALLED HP BACK AGAIN AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE SECURITY WITH ME AND TOLD ME TO REDOWNLOAD IT AGAIN AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO JAVA .COM FOR THE DOWNLOAD. CHECKED THE VIRTUAL MACHINE AND THE MAN DANCED SAID IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. i FOUND THE 6U13 IN THE CONTROL PANEL AND IN THE ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS. I WAS TOLD TO GO TO THE START AND TYPE IN JAVA. THE RESULTS WAS NO ITEMS FOUND. THEN WAS TOLD THAT IT DOWNLOADED TO THE COMP BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE. IT MUST HAVE NOT DOWNLOADED TO C DRIVE. ALSO WHEN THE COMP WAS RECOVERED EVEN THOUGH I HAD THR DISC TO THE PRINTER IT SAID IT WASN'T COMPATABLE HAD TO GO AND DOWNLOAD THE DRIVER OFF THE INTERNET TO GET IT TO WORK. ALSO ONCE THE JAVA WAS LOADED IT SAID IT WASN'T COMPATABLE THATS WHY I WENT TO AN EARLIER VERSION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE INTERNET PROVIDER IS AOL. THANK YOU
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Hi DOT HOBBS,
see if this article helps:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/pogo.xml
"How do I resolve problems running Pogo games?"
Vincenzo Di Russo - Microsoft MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security - Since 2003. ~ My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
Hi Steve,
you're right. Same here (in this machine I've XPSP3) but yes, in Vista I don't see the Java (Sun) line in IE "Advanced" options.
Thank you ;-)
Vincenzo Di Russo - Microsoft MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security - Since 2003. ~ My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
If the Java website itself says that your installation is OK, there might be something else going on. Can you provide a link to a site that you have trouble with?
Hi steve,
When I go to the java site to test to see if the java is working it says it is working fine. The java does not work on the comp when you go to a site to use java and it does not come up on the task bar. Went to the trobleshoot and followed the directions to enable the browser to run java in internet options and thats when I found out the java was not in the advanced tab. i can see the java panel and when you go to it it says the 6u13 java is enabled, but it still doesn't open on any site using java. is there anything that might be stopping it from loading correctly or is there something else wrong and i think its the java. i have been through the java help and tried the things there. I am at a loss at this point. Thank you for responding to my question. i will be waiting for your reply. I am sorry I can go to the java panel and go to the java default. when i click that the internet explorer is checked but is in gray. do you think this has anything to go with my problem.
DOT HOBBS,
What do you see when you visit the test site http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml?
Do you see the normal Java applet in the Windows control panel? And can you enable it using this method http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000021500.xml?
