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spud1980
10th April 2003, 01:32
Hi guys,

Just a question on java runtime program or whatever they are called. I'm not too sure.

Here's the breakdown, microsoft used to provide this javaruntime thingy which was automatically downloaded the first time you visited a webpage which required it. It seems that microsoft does not offer that anymore and thus when I visit some websites which require such files (after I have formated my hdd) I couldn't use certain functions and some parts of the webpage doesn't load up properly.

It's rather irritating so I decided to solve the problem by using this Sun Java Runtime files or whatever you call it. Most of the webpage load up properly at least but there's always parts of the webpage that still doesn't load up properly, and sometimes where picture files are suppose to appear eg. icons on bulletin board little stuff like that I have to manually right click and select show picture. But the major problem is whole sub "windows" will not show up, instead I get a IE error in that little window saying some error which I cannot fully see cuz it's a small frame within the whole website. It's quite frustrating. Can anyone help?

Lastly I visited CNN.com and was view the War On Iraq section, there was this special section where you could view the various weapons and units used in the war in 3D but required a third party plug-in. I can't install the plug in and keep getting an error saying that my active X is disable or something I tried lowering the security settings but still to no avail. Why is IE6 so problematic? Can someone help me with this too?

Cheers.

OvERaCiD23
10th April 2003, 06:41
Don't use preset security levels in IE. Do a custom and enable all the items you want enabled (Signed ActiveX, unsigned ActiveX, etc etc). There are also plenty of alternatives to IE as well out there.

JimiK
10th April 2003, 13:48
Well, maybe that's not what you want to do, but the best solution would be to switch to another browser. Mozilla t.ex. (www.mozilla.org). Java is running perfect for me. It's more comfortable and it's safer. You have to pay for this safety by not having any ActiveX. I think it's not useful anyways. With Mozilla, every time you need a plugin that is not installed it pops up a message and you can simply click OK to download that plugin.
Best regards,
JimiK

PowerMacG4
13th April 2003, 01:38
The plain Mozilla is trash in my opinion. Phoenix (mozilla.org/projects/phoenix) is vastly superior if you use Windows.

JimiK
13th April 2003, 17:13
I'd say it's a bit harsh to say that the standard mozilla is trash. After all, phoenix is mozilla. But I agree with you that phoenix is a nice and fast browser. After all, mozilla will be continued as phoenix (while it will no longer be phoenix because they have trouble with this
name) :-) I'm not using mozilla mail and would like to use phoenix. My problem is that I don't have a permanent internet connection. So I'm browsing mostly offline. Phoenix has a history cache, but you cannot "go" offline. Maybe I'm wrong with this. Could you tell me of some benefits other than speed that phoenix provides?
Best regards,
JimiK

int 21h
13th April 2003, 19:46
http://www.mozilla.org/roadmap/phoenix-advantages.html