Java APIs

I'm having a Java problem. First some basic info:

* Windows XP Pro, Service pack 1
* Java VM 1.4.2_03
* IE 6.028
* Opera 7.23
* Mozilla 1.6

The applet at http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.jsp (and many others) fail to load with the error "Java applet Notinited" or "Loading Java Applet Failed".

I've tried with IE and Mozilla set as my default browser and not as default. Made no difference. Only Opera works. :( I should alos mention that I have a "direct" connection to the internet, no proxies needed and the Java console is set to use Browser Settings.

I think that covres all the essential information.

Help!


Oh, one more thing. Here's the outpt of the VM log when I run the test above:

Java(TM) Plug-in: Version 1.4.2_03
Using JRE version 1.4.2 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\Michael

Proxy Configuration: No proxy





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c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
p: reload proxy configuration
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------
java.lang.NullPointerException

at sun.plugin.cache.Cache.updateTable(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.cache.FileCache.getMatchingFile(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.cache.CachedFileLoader$2.run(Unknown Source)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at sun.plugin.cache.CachedFileLoader.getCacheFile(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.cache.CachedFileLoader.load(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.cache.FileCache.get(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.net.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connectWithCache(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.net.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.net.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.net.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getHeaderField(Unknown Source)

at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)