Help-IE6 blocking my java applets

cheapgary · October 20th, 2004, 05:26 PM

Hi,
HELP. An automatic update put Internet Explorer 6 on my hard drive/WinXP. This new version of IE6 has a new security feature that blocks EVERYTHING from being downloaded from a website. Including java applets. To turn this off you have to go into control panels/internet options and add EACH url you want to unblock to the 'trusted sites' list and this is supposed to allow viewing of all scripts.

I've been trying for two days now and IE6 is still blocking 2 java applets I have on 2 different pages of my website, both on and off line. I can still view the applets working in Netscape, both on and off line.

I tried uninstalling IE6 but add/remove programs won't let me do it. I can't install an older version of IE because of the presence of the newer version.

Can somebody explain how to beat this problem ?

Thanks.
Gary

DayAfter · October 22nd, 2004, 11:14 AM

Have you added Internet Explorer to the Java pluggin yet? Whenever you install a new browser you have to check the java pluggin settings in the control panel and make sure you check the box next to the new browser.

If that isn't the case then it has something to do with the security setting you have IE on. Check the "Internet Zone" setting and change the security setting for java applets.

cheapgary · October 26th, 2004, 02:46 PM

Hi,
Day After, are you on a Mac? The areas/descriptions you are describing aren't in PC/WindowsXP that I can find. I've looked all over. If you can give me specific location I'll look again.

What I have dome so far is - in the ...

WinXp/Settings/ControlPanels/InternetOptions/Security/Internet/CustomLevel ...

I've 'enabled' every security setting radio button on the list. The directions describe 'enable ' as allowing downloading everything/scripts to the browser without prompting for permission, etc.

Also, I've added my url to the 'Trusted Sites' list in the same security panel which is supposed to allow and not block anything on/from the listed website.

Sometimes, I'm getting 'This browser is not Java enabled' alerts now. I haven't found anything in the MS help files about this.

I'm just learning web design and this has stopped me dead in my tracks. I can't delete or install over IE6. I had to make a mad scramble to order my damaged system install discs so I can reinstall WinXP without the SP2 upgrade and the new security featiues. The discs are supposed to be delivered this week and I'll format and install the old WinXP then which will allow me to use the last version of IE and not IE6.

Regards,
Gary

DayAfter · October 26th, 2004, 03:23 PM

If you don't have an icon in the control panel like in the picture attached to this message then go to

www.java.com

and click on the "Get it Now" button...

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If you do have that icon then follow these directions

1. Double click on the icon
2. Click on the browser tab
3. Check all the browsers you want to enable Java on...

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Just for clarificaton we are talking about Java applets right? You are not refering to SP2's security features that block Active X are you? Active X and Java are two different things...

cheapgary · October 26th, 2004, 05:11 PM

DayAfter,
Thankyou. I didn't have the java plugin.

The problems were with my javascripts and applets that used to work pre-WinWpSp2/IE6 upgrade. I have enebled everything in the Internet Options control panel. I don't know what else to do for ActiveX. Almost everything is working now but there's still a problem.

On my webpage I have a banner that rotatates 2 text messages at a time in the same banner. It worked before the WinWpSp2/IE6 upgrade but now, only the right text is rotating, the left side text is a black square. It still works in Netscape 4.7.

Doesn't matter if it's checked online or from a remote file.

What do you think?

Regards,
Gary

DayAfter · October 27th, 2004, 08:45 AM

I will have to check it out to see. Post the address to your website with the banners on it.

cheapgary · October 27th, 2004, 01:49 PM

DayAfter,
This is the page(s) with the banner at top. It's a gif slideshow of website templates. Alot of the site is still undeveloped and I'm not actually promoting it yet until I put up all the content.

http://www.dirtcheapwebsites.com/Sli...wWebSites.html

On the left side of the banner are the 2 rotating text messages, set to change every 15 seconds. It's still in design and there are only about 5 messages. In IE6 the left side message is a black box. Not good. It was working ok in IE before the SP2/IE6 upgrade and still works in Netscape 4.7.

On the right side of the banner are the slideshow navigation buttons and menu. They work fine and change every 3 seconds.

Thanks.

Regards,
Gary

DayAfter · October 28th, 2004, 10:04 AM

If those are supposed to be rbg colors in the applet definition then the numbers are way out of range.

the range for rbg colors are 0 - 255

where 0,0,0 = black
and 255,255,255 = white

all number combinations between those make up the [red,blue,green] color specturum.

For example I saw one of your definitions to be:
<param name=catbgcolor1 value="999,999,999">

Now if that is supposed to be an RBG color then that would explain why IE is freaking out. IE can't understand that.

cheapgary · October 28th, 2004, 01:27 PM

DayAfter,
Yes, I saw that about the rgb. I should know better. When I first set up the script I was roughing it in and wasn't sure but it was working so I went on to other things with the thought that I would come back to figure it out when I added quotes and color ideas to finish the banner script. In the meantime I had to stop to diagnose to SP2 problems I was having problems with which seemed to be affecting everything.

Appreciate your time on this. I'm working on it today and hopefully this will be the last snag.

Thanks so much again.

Regards,
Gary