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Setting the default Java Runtime for a Java enabled browser

Netscape Version 6 or 7 or equivalent level of Mozilla
Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows platform

See the help below that corresponds to your browser.

Netscape Version 6 or 7 or equivalent level of Mozilla

The Java plug-in that you have installed may or may not have a setting to configure the Java Runtime for Netscape. If not, then the default setting is probably correct. Follow these steps to check the setting:

  1. Start the Java Plug-in Control Panel. For help see Launching the Java Plug-in Control Panel.
  2. Click the Browser tab.
  3. Find the statement that says, Java Plug-in will be used as the default Java Runtime in the following browser(s):
  4. Under this statement, the checkbox for Netscape 6 or Netscape 7 should be checked.
  5. If you change the setting of the checkbox then click Apply to apply the change.

Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows platform

You may have to change a setting in both the following tools:

See the directions below for each tool.

The Java plug-in

The Java plug-in that you have installed may or may not have a setting to configure the Java Runtime for Microsoft Internet Explorer. If not, then the default setting is probably correct. Follow these steps to check the setting:

  1. Start the Java Plug-in Control Panel. For help see Launching the Java Plug-in Control Panel.
  2. Click the Browser tab.
  3. Find the statement that says, Java Plug-in will be used as the default Java Runtime in the following browser(s):
  4. Under this statement, the checkbox for Microsoft Internet Explorer should not be checked.
  5. If you change the setting of the checkbox then click Apply to apply the change.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

The version of Internet Explorer that you are using may or may not have a setting to configure which Java Runtime is used when an HTML file launches an applet with the HTML <applet> command. If not, then the default setting is probably correct. Follow these steps to check the setting: