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Windows XP Users:

If you are using Internet Explorer 6.x in Windows XP, chances are you cannot see the applets. According to this ITworld.com article:

"I frequently receive the question: 'Is it true that Microsoft is leaving Java support out of Windows XP?' The answer is yes, XP includes no built-in Java support. Although this may prove somewhat of a pain initially, it really doesn't mean that you can't properly access Internet sites that use Java -- Internet Explorer will prompt you to download a JVM (Java Virtual Machine).

"The JVM download is 5 MB and took almost no time using a cable connection. However, the time is significant for those using a modem to connect to the Internet. Also, Sun is working on plans to make a JVM download available from their site. The Sun JVM is expected to run with any program in Windows XP, including Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. So, users probably have little to worry about."

"Interestingly enough, the whole scenario appears to have resulted from a Sun lawsuit filed in 1997 claiming that Microsoft violated its Java licensing contract. In a portion of this lawsuit's settlement, Sun agreed to let Microsoft use their JVM (already four years old at that time) for seven years. Microsoft could not use any new versions of the JVM. In April of this year, Microsoft apparently decided to stop using the old JVM and to not include the software in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6."

You may go to Sun's page for installation of the plug-in at: http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/Display?BundleId=8577&Referer=http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

Notes

¹ Movie would not play; time step progressed, but plot did not refresh.