Re: Java Virtual Machine for Windows XP

From: Bret (passkey@attbi.com)
Date: 07/17/02 

From: passkey@attbi.com (Bret)
Date: 17 Jul 2002 12:15:40 -0700

Now this link is dead as well.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/vm/Install/3805/W9XNT4MeXP/EN-US/msjavx86.exe

Anyone know the story?

I downloaded Java from Sun. It works. What's the difference?

Thank You

"NetEng" <cclark@trailersaver.com> wrote in message news:<uj5n805r4b4p68@corp.supernews.com>...
> You can install the Java 2 Environment from www.sun.com. This will 'update'
> your MS JVM.
>
> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/index.html
>
>
> "msnews" <ef_hutton@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:#pfGE1qKCHA.2452@tkmsftngp11...
> > Yup, you gotta find out how to get a MS download from a cluster of linux
> > servers - isn't microsoft user friendly?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ned Flanders" <nedfla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:e8ecU9cKCHA.1740@tkmsftngp10...
> > > With but a few keystrokes and the help of the wondrous gurus at
> > > www.google.com, I found this link:
> > >
> >
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/vm/Install/3805/W9XNT4MeXP/EN-US/msja
> > > vx86.exe
> > >
> > > Is that what you wanted?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Lawrence W. Gill" <Grond@graffiti.net> wrote in message
> > > news:17d1601c22944$fc5aa8b0$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> > > > I can't see a more suitable topic to put this under, so
> > > > here goes. I recently had my Windows XP / Internet
> > > > Explorer 6 PC jump up and tell me I needed MS Java
> > > > Virtual Machine (JVM) to "properly view" the website of
> > > > one of my credit union online. I had to do a lot of
> > > > digging to actually find it, and downloaded it's file
> > > > named "msjavx86.exe". I installed it and lo and behold
> > > > the website became fuly viewable from what was a stack of
> > > > little blank boxes.
> > > >
> > > > Now I am trying to provide another person with a URL to
> > > > download JVM, but it seems Microsoft (MS) has decided to
> > > > bury the download! The only references I find are
> > > > circular, back to a page that says JVM "is no longer
> > > > available from this page" and sends you packing off to
> > > > the Windows Update site, which ALSO does not provide JVM
> > > > to download. Can anyone tell me where to get it again,
> > > > and can anyone shed some light onto WHY MS suddenly
> > > > seemingly pulled the plug on what is apparently a very
> > > > necessary addition to WindowsXP?? Without that download,
> > > > I wold not have been able to access my credit union
> > > > online at all!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

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