IE doesn't run Java apps any more

I noticed problems running Java apps in my browser a while back. For example, this calculator doesn't work for me.

It used to just show a grey box.

Then I followed the instructions elsewhere on this site for removing the Microsoft VM.

Now that calculator just says "Not support Java." No grey box even.

I downloaded the latest Sun Java when I started having these problems. But the version checker on Sun's site still said I had an old version of Java running. Now (after uninstalling the Microsoft VM) the version checker on Sun's site can't detect a Java Runtime Environment at all.

When this problem initially occurred I did play with the settings in the Java Control Panel and Internet Options/Advanced a bit. I don't know if I made any changes that were a problem. The only thing that seems relevant is that "Use JRE 1.5.0_04 for <applet> (requires restart)" is checked in Internet Options/Advanced.

I've got XP SP2 with auto update on. IE 6. And I've installed the latest version of Sun Java.

 

I've been having problems with JAVA lately too... I've been getting white pages with html code only on it.... hmmm

 

Just a passing thought, but my own Java was acting up (actually not working) until I remembered that I had tweaked security settings in IE. I went back and hit the default button for those security settings and the Java functioned flawlessly.

 

Thanks for the suggestion James, but restoring the defaults didn't help.

 

Greg - based on this issue and the other IE/OE one you mentioned, it really sounds like some stuff needs fixing.

Simple to do, harmless, and very possibly helpful will be the clean-up routine from post #8 in This thread.

 

I tried those things Newt. Java apps still don't run.

Additional info, though I don't know if it's relevant:
There's a Sun Java Console menu item under the IE tools menu. When I choose it I get a dialog box saying Sun Java isn't the default Java for the browser and that I should go to Internet Options/Advanced to set it. But I've already mentioned the only relevant setting I'm aware of there.

 

gregfoley--I would uninstall SunJava (all entries for "J2SE RunTime ") from Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs. (Presume that was the way you uninstalled MS Java Virtual Machine. If not post back.) Then download a fresh copy and reinstall
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
Reboot.
Now go back to the IE Tools|Internet Options|Advanced window and see if the box "Use JRE..." is unchecked. If so, check it and reboot.
Test for presence of Java on your PC.
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml
If that indicates all is well, can you now reach those sites?
If not, go into IE Tools|Internet Options|Security tab|Custom Settings|
Under Scripting, set "Active Scripting" and "Scripting of Java applets" at Enable|OK|Apply|OK.
Any success at those sites?

 

Thanks, that worked! I guess I should have thought of that myself: uninstalling and reinstalling is a pretty basic troubleshooting measure.

Actually, when uninstalling Microsoft's VM I used the instructions here.

 

gregfoley--Thanks for posting back. That really is good news.