Actually - I was just about to weigh in with this problem myself! I have the
latest version of Java installed (11) and I have been unable to get past the
splash screen that comes up - it always says "Splash: recv failed" and then
the Java window hangs and fails to load. It is only when I try to enter a
chat program called vereconference - someone also told me to uncheck the
Java box in Tools in Internet Options - but like you - I found it wasn't
there.

I have not been able to get it to work with this program - although all
other java applets work. I've also tried to uninstall Sun/Java - but my
question is - is the Microsoft VM hidden somewhere? Is it not listed in the
Advanced Section of the Internet Options tab?

Pam

"jules" <i@freesurf.fr.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hi Robert,
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news:%23v9hAirUJHA.6060@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> BTW if you don't get it working with those hints,
>> what I would do is uninstall the old MSJava stuff
>> and try to see if the Sun stuff will reinstall properly
>> normally.
>>
> Finally with your bright help,
> i managed to get it work !
>
> i uninstall the microsoft VM
> following a Sun procedure found here(sorry in french must exist also in
> other languages
> owe to your regional settings on java.com)
>
> http://www.java.com/fr/download/help/uninstall_msvm.xml
>
> i uninstalled , also, before the rebooting the jre update10
> i deleted the windows java folder/the java files described above
> deleted the registry keys
>
> And then i went to java.com and i had been able
> to do an online installation and then the online sun's java
> version checking worked !
> Probably , from my xp to vista upgrade,
> the previous installations of both java/Microsoft VM
> let some bad settings/files.
> But i has been nearly two years ago(!) and never i had encountered
> any worries java related but since one month.
> I dont understand why my problem occured.
> perhaps last java version(update10) or some vista KB updates
> modified java "behavior".
>
> Two notices:
> One:
> java options in IE7/8 /advanced are still not there(so must be vista
> "rule",
> under xp were there)
>
> Two:
> in the java cpl/advanced tab the "java by default for internet
> browsers":
> Microsoft Internet explorer is grayed out and ticked
>
> i hope it will work now !
>
> Anyway many thanks again Robert, your patient advices brought me to the
> solution !
> (crossing fingers)
> Best regards
>