Browser Setup Instructions for Java Applets

Browsers

Instructions for setting up various types of browsers for using Java applets is provided for each of the following browsers:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Netscape
  • Opera

Internet Explorer

The following web site provides information regarding support for Java by Internet Explorer:

http://www.parachat.com/helpdesk/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=3

Mozilla Firefox

The following web site provides information regarding support for Java by Firefox:

http://www.parachat.com/helpdesk/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=31

Netscape

The following web site provides information regarding support for Java by Netscape:

http://www.parachat.com/helpdesk/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=86

Opera

The following web sites provide information regarding support for Java by Opera:

http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/375/

http://www.parachat.com/helpdesk/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=35

Related resources

Different types of browsers have different requirements for enabling Java support.

For some, the Java Run Time Environment (JRE) is built in.  For others, you may need to go to

http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

to obtain the free JRE.  After you have installed the JRE, then follow the instructions provided by the linked sites to enable Java.

 

In some cases, you may find that your browser is already set up with Java enabled.  Internet Explorer is likely to indicate that active content is blocked, or in some other way indicate that the applet has not been initiated (look at the status indication in the lower left of the browser window).  If so, you now know what to do:

  1. Download the JRE
  2. Follow the instructions for enabling at the sites indicated to the left