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Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 11:39 AM
I tried to get on a chat site and it says I need a java compatible web browser. Can somebody help me out here. I tried downloading some java program but it didn't seem to help. Thanks
Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 12:02 PM
Does anybody know what i should do?
IronDaddy
12-17-2003, 12:14 PM
What kinda Operating System and browser do you currently have?
Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 12:20 PM
I have no idea what that even means. How do i tell?
Mik
12-17-2003, 12:22 PM
Windows '98, Windows XP etc.....
Do you use Netscape, Explorer?
IronDaddy
12-17-2003, 12:22 PM
Do you have something like windows 2000 and Internet Explorer 6? If you click the help menu on your browser and click "about" it should at least tell you what kind of browser you have.
Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 12:27 PM
oh do you mean windows xp....that's what i have..
IronDaddy
12-17-2003, 12:29 PM
Then you should have internet explorer6 for a browser.
IronDaddy
12-17-2003, 12:31 PM
Try this...
On year browser click the "Tools" menu. Select "windows update." From there it'll take you to MS' site where you can "Scan for Updates." Accept the updates (if you have dial up this'll take forever.) If you are missing the JVM this should fix it. Otherwise you've probably got a setting wrong under Internet Options.
Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 12:36 PM
Crap sorry about this...i don't even have tools on my browser..I know i've seen it before but it's not here.
millertime
12-17-2003, 12:36 PM
Try this...
On year browser click the "Tools" menu. Select "windows update." From there it'll take you to MS' site where you can "Scan for Updates." Accept the updates (if you have dial up this'll take forever.) If you are missing the JVM this should fix it. Otherwise you've probably got a setting wrong under Internet Options.

If the above doesn't work you can download J2SE 1.4.2 from java.sun.com
IronDaddy
12-17-2003, 12:44 PM
Crap sorry about this...i don't even have tools on my browser..I know i've seen it before but it's not here.

I don't remember how to get that back. Try alt+V to bring up the view menu and select some of the toolbars and stuff.
Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 12:46 PM
thanks for the help.. I'm downloading that now...but a little while ago i downloaded a different java from that site. And once it was done i tried to open it and it just went into a black screen like dos prompt and went haywire.
aidano
12-17-2003, 02:03 PM
Install the one from http://www.java.com
Darcy Tucker
12-17-2003, 02:42 PM
Install the one from http://www.java.com
Thank you i tried all these weird websites that confused me..but this one worked.