Welcome to the Microsoft® SDK for Java, version 3.2. The SDK for Java contains the award-winning Microsoft® virtual machine (Microsoft VM) as well as packages, tools, samples, and documentation. All previous versions of the Microsoft SDK for Java are replaced by this version. Also, Microsoft Application Foundation Classes (AFC) are not included in this version of the SDK for Java. See the What's New section for details and for information about the new features and enhancements in this SDK release.

These release notes include the following topics:

Installation
Redistributable Files
Known Issues
What's New
Deprecated Classes
End User License Agreement
Java Internationalization Support
DirectX, Version 3
DirectAnimation
JDBC-ODBC Bridge
Technical Support

Note on product names used in this release:

• When "Microsoft SDK for Java" is used, it refers to version 3.2 unless otherwise specified.
  
  
• When "Internet Explorer" is used, it refers to version 4.0 or later unless otherwise specified.
  
  
• When "Microsoft virtual machine" or "Microsoft VM" is used, it refers to the build of the VM that is shipped with the Microsoft SDK for Java version 3.2.
  
  
• When "Microsoft Visual J++ Compiler," "Java Language Compiler," or "jvc" is used, it refers to the build of the jvc that is shipped with the Microsoft SDK for Java version 3.2.
  
  
• When "Microsoft Windows NT" is used, it refers to Windows NT 4.0 or earlier. The version beyond Windows NT 4.0 is called "Windows 2000."