Problem installing Limewire, java won't load
Maybe my computer is not updated enough for limewire?
When I go to open limewire, a box comes up and says I need to
download java 5.0. I have windows 98 first edition, and i tried
downloading java 5.0 but it wont open after downloading to the
desktop. Java 1.4.2 will open but limewire still gives me the "get
java 5.0 message". Below is one of the instructions to configure my
computer for java but i am not sure if this is a good idea as
everything runs pretty well for an old system and I don't want to
muck things up!
I have a friend who has a disk that will convert by windows 98 first
edition to windows second edition, is that a good idea to do? I
believe java 5.0 will run with windows 98 second edition but not
first edition.
Here is the configuration page from Java and I am not sure if they
literally mean "proxy_server" or if "server" should be something
specific to my computer, I use ie as my primary browser and use
mozilla sometimes. Mozilla won't open some of my programs like access
to mls as I am a Realtor. I stopped first party cookies but went back
and just restricted 3rd party cookies as the first party cookie
restriction wouldn't even let me sign on the yahoo groups! I may have
restricted some other area of my computer in an effort to eliminate
the search hijackers that appear sometimes. I know now it is a good
idea to make a note of any changes you make, so you can go back and
undo them if necessary. System is a P-2 350 mghz, 384 ram. The java
configuration pages also refer to "proxy-name"? Should something
specific to my computer go under "name"? How about the port "8080"?
Is that a standard port used on most computers?
Here is the configuration changes suggested by java to get java to
work, I am not sure if it is a good idea to try these changes??
>From the add/remove programs sections, I see I have IE 6.
Configuration
Printable Version
Configuring proxy settings for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
This article applies to:
Browser(s):
Internet Explorer 5.5, Internet Explorer 6.x, Netscape 4.7x, Netscape
6.2x, Netscape 7
JRE version(s):
1.4.2_xx
SYMPTOM(S)
An applet does not load, and the "Java Plug-in Control Panel" shows
the following error:
java.net.UnknownHostException: www.xxxxx.com
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
Or, you see an image that looks like a small white box with a Red X
in it
Or, the browser cannot display the program, and shows the error
message
"Loading Java Applet Failed..."
CAUSE
The JRE could not obtain proxy information from any of the following
browser-platform combinations:
Internet Explorer on Windows
Netscape on Windows
Netscape on Solaris or Linux
SOLUTION
Start the "Java Plug-in Control Panel" by following these
instructions.
Click the Start menu
Select Settings
Select Control Panel
Double click the "Java Plug-in" icon
Click the "Proxies" Tab
Make sure that the "Use Browser Settings" checkbox is checked. If it
is not, then check it and hit the "Apply" button to save your
changes. Doing this will cause the JRE to use the Web browser's proxy
settings for all Internet connections.
Close all browser windows. Restart the browser and try to load the
applet.
If the applet still does not load, and you see the same connection
error, try to configure the "Java Plug-in Control Panel" "Proxies"
Tab using your web browser's proxy settings.
The web browser proxy settings are set as either manual or automatic.
Please choose from the instructions below to configure your proxy
settings for the JRE.
Manual Proxy Configuration
Both Internet Explorer and Netscape support manual proxy
configuration. Here is how you can configure them manually.
Internet Explorer
>From the Internet Explorer menu bar, click Tools
Select Internet Options
Click the Connections Tab
Click the LAN Settings button
Click the Advanced button
If your setting shows "Use the same proxy server for all protocols"
checked, please copy the HTTP proxy address and port number to the
protocols field under the "Proxies" Tab in your "Java Plug-in Control
Panel" utility.
Otherwise, copy each address and port number to its corresponding
entry in the "Java Plug-in Control Panel" utility.
Netscape
>From the Netscape menu bar, click Edit
Select Preferences
Expand the Advanced menu by clicking the triangle sign
Select Proxies
Copy each address and port number to the corresponding entry into
the "Proxies" Tab inside the "Java Plug-in Control Panel" utility.
Automatic Proxy Configuration
If your network administrator provides an automatic proxy
configuration script, your Sun JRE can use the same script to
configure itself automatically. Please follow the instructions below
to get proxy information from the proxy configuration script.
Internet Explorer
>From the Internet Explorer menu bar, click Tools
Select Internet Options
Click the Connections Tab
Click the LAN Settings button
Please input the same script name and path from "Use automatic
configuration script" field into the "Proxies" Tab section of
your "Java Plug-in Control Panel" utility, where you see
the "Automatic Proxy Configuration URL".
Netscape
>From the Netscape menu bar, click Edit
Select Preferences
Expand the Advanced menu by clicking the triangle sign
Select "Proxies"
Please input the same script name from "Automatic Proxy Configuration
URL" field into the "Proxies" Tab section of your "Java Plug-in
Control Panel" utility, where you see the "Automatic Proxy
Configuration URL".
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