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One of the core concepts of Java was that it was OS and platform independent. Sun strenuously resisted Microsoft's efforts to redefine the standard out from underneath them. Not well enough though. This advice on a NatSemi site*: _____________ WebSIM requires the Microsoft Virtual Machine to run on the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. If you are running the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser with the Sun Java Virtual Machine, you can run WebSIM by temporarily disabling the Sun JVM which allows the Microsoft VM to run: 1. Go to the Tools menu and check Internet Options... 2. Check the Advanced tab. 3. Scroll down and look for Java (Sun). Uncheck the box next to this to temporarily disable the Sun JVM. You can go back later and turn it on if desired. ____________ Yeah Right! RM * http://webench.national.com/cgi-bin/init_webench.cgi?Device=LM2576&Flavor=ADJ&WebsimFile=websim_656398_1.gz&DesignID=1&DesignName=Design#1 fwiw

--- Russell McMahon <spam_OUTapptechTakeThisOuTparadise.net.nz> wrote: > One of the core concepts of Java was that it was OS and platform > independent. > Sun strenuously resisted Microsoft's efforts to redefine the standard > > out from underneath them. > Not well enough though. This advice on a NatSemi site*: > > <quote deleted> > > Yeah Right! I've repeatedly scolded web site designers for this. Either they don't believe that it's not Java and it's not secure (that is in its best possible state) or they don't care. Most engineers on BIG customers won't use it (Intel for example runs linux). I suppose this is a symptom of people being incredulously lazy. It worked fine under firefox a few weeks before I guess they added a 'feature' that require MS's stuff. This goes along with those pages that have JSP extensions that will only allow you to view one page from the web site at a time (ARGH!) At least Yahoo works! ===== Stephen R. Phillips was here Please be advised what was said may be absolutely wrong, and hereby this disclaimer follows. I reserve the right to be wrong and admit it in front of the entire world. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

{Quote hidden}> One of the core concepts of Java was that it was OS and platform > independent. > Sun strenuously resisted Microsoft's efforts to redefine the standard out > from underneath them. > Not well enough though. This advice on a NatSemi site*: > > > _____________ > > WebSIM requires the Microsoft Virtual Machine to run on the Microsoft > Internet Explorer browser. > If you are running the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser with the Sun > Java Virtual Machine, you can run WebSIM by temporarily disabling the Sun > JVM which allows the Microsoft VM to run: > > 1. Go to the Tools menu and check Internet Options... > 2. Check the Advanced tab. > 3. Scroll down and look for Java (Sun). Uncheck the box next to this to > temporarily disable the Sun JVM. > You can go back later and turn it on if desired. > ____________ > > Yeah Right! > > > > RM In contrast to this, my wife took an online employment test which crashed horribly. We found out that we had to have the Sun VM installed for it to work. What a world! Bob Ammerman RAm Systems