Java Problems

Microsoft at one time made available its own Java support for Internet Explorer, and it was known as the Java Virtual Machine. However, Sun Microsystems, the original developers of Java, commenced a legal battle with Microsoft over this, and eventually Microsoft stopped supporting the Java Virtual Machine, as described in this "Customer Fact Sheet on Removal of Java from Windows" article on the internet:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/news/jre.asp

You might still be able to find places where you can download the JVM, although Microsoft is aggressively working to remove JVM support from everywhere on the internet. Consult this page for some possible download sites:

http://java-virtual-machine.net/download.html
Java Virtual Machine Download Links

Or you can do a search on the internet for the file msjavx86.exe, which is the Microsoft Virtual Machine installation file.

Or, if you are reading this page at a time when the Microsoft JVM cannot be found anywhere on the internet, then try Sun's java, available at:

http://java.sun.com/getjava/