Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

I have written a java applet for birthday reminder. The applet gets system date and reads a file containg the birthday dates. If match occurs, it displays the name of the person celebrating the birthday on the applet. The code works fine with applet viewer tool. But doesn't run in internet Explorer. Also i need to know how to convert this applet into .exe file?
The code is as follows:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;


public class Birthday extends Applet
{
int d,m,y;
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
int dat = cal.get(Calendar.DATE);
String dat1=""+dat+" -";
int month = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
String month1=""+month+" -";
int year=cal.get(Calendar.YEAR);
String year1=""+year+"";
String msg="";

public void init()
{
try
{
Scanner s=new Scanner(new File("remind.txt"));
while(s.hasNextLine())
{
String line=s.nextLine();
Scanner xline=new Scanner(line);
//System.out.println(line +"\n");
d=xline.nextInt();
if(d==dat)
{
m=xline.nextInt();
if (m==month)
{
msg="Hey ! Good news ! Today is "+xline.next()+" Birthday";
repaint();
//System.out.println("Hey ! Good news ! Today is "+xline.next()+" Birthday");
}
}
}
}
catch(FileNotFoundException e)
{
System.out.println("Error : "+e.getMessage());
}

}

public void paint(Graphics g)
{
Font f=new Font("Arial",Font.BOLD,20);
g.setFont(f);
g.setColor(Color.white);
setBackground(Color.red);
showStatus("Birthday reminder");

g.drawString(msg,100,200);

}
}

remind.txt(first column-date, second column-month, third column-name)
4 12 Tom
3 2 Shini
8 3 Saji
6 7 SOS
13 4 SHS
6 9 SS