JVM on Windows XP
843811Aug 4 2001 — edited Jan 21 2007Hi,
As a Java programmer I was curious to know which JVM Internet Explorer was trying to download upon accessing a page containing an applet. I have just set up a trail version of the new Windows XP with IE 6.0. I dont have any useful network apps installed yet so I cannot say if this an MS JVM or Sun.
Regardless, my point is when a JVM was shipped with windows most users did not know it was there. Now they get a pop up message saying they need to install a Java Virtual Machine in order to view certain contents of the page.
This is a good time to educate people about Java and ensure they get the best JVMs.
I did a seach on google and download.com for "Java Virtual Machine"
The first link on google was to
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/
Not the best link for new commers. It should at least link to the download of the JVM
download.com's top link was for Microsoft Java Virtual Machine 5.00.3802.
Again not the best thing for JVMs and Java.
Sun should address this. Lack of a JVM on Windows XP is free advertisment for Java. It tells the user Java Exists!
Make use of it.
Peter