Microsoft SDK for Java

Automatically Updating the Microsoft VM

If it is important that users who navigate to your Web page have the latest version of the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM), you can automatically update their computer using the <OBJECT> tag. Placing the following <OBJECT> tag on your Web page causes Microsoft® Internet Explorer to download and install the most recent version of the Microsoft VM:

<OBJECT 
CLASSID="clsid:08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608500" 
WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 
CODEBASE="http://www.microsoft.com/java/download/msjavx86.exe#Version=5,0,xxxx,0">
</OBJECT>

Replace xxxx in the <OBJECT> tag with the current version number. To find this information, see Determining the VM Version Number.

The Microsoft VM should not be in use when the update occurs. Users who have been running Java applets in the current session of Microsoft® Internet Explorer must exit Internet Explorer, and then navigate directly to the page that contains the <OBJECT> tag. If Internet Explorer 4.0x is being used with Active Desktop enabled, and a Java applet has been run since the last time the computer was started, it may need to be restarted to unload the Microsoft VM.

This <OBJECT> tag installs the retail (non-debug) version of the classes on the local computer. On a Java development computer, maintain the debug version of the classes to allow debugging system classes. These classes are included and installed with the Microsoft SDK for Java.

If an automatic update is not necessary, the SDK for Java contains a redistributable, self-extracting executable that performs a complete installation of the retail Microsoft virtual machine.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 Virtual Machine

If you need the latest virtual machine from the Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.02 release, use the following <OBJECT> tag instead of the one shown previously:

<OBJECT
CLASSID="clsid:08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608500"
CODEBASE="http://www.microsoft.com/java/ie30java.cab#Version=1,0,0,1520">
</OBJECT>

If an automatic update is not necessary, the Microsoft SDK for Java 1.5.1 contains a redistributable, self-extracting executable that performs a complete installation of the 1520 build of the retail Microsoft VM.

Note   All versions of the Microsoft SDK for Java mentioned in this section are available from http://www.microsoft.com/java/ This link takes you to a site on microsoft.com.

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