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Java VM Selector for IE v0.91

News (2001-11-04)

Java 2 Runtime Environment v 1.3.1_01a now supports the HTML APPLET tag for launching applets on Internt Explorer. Please use it.

What is this?

This software invokes Java Plug-in instead of Microsoft VM.

Requirement

Requires Java Plug-in.

Requires Windows 95/NT 4.0 (or later) and Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later).

I confirmed the following environment.

And I got the report it works on the following environment.

Download

Java VM Selector for IE v0.91

To install

  1. Make sure you have an administrative priveleges.
  2. Click vmselect.inf with the right button, then select "Install".

To uninstall

  1. Make sure you have an administrative priveleges.
  2. Select "Java VM Selector for IE (Remove)" from "Add/Remove Applications" Control-Panel applet.

How to use

Once installed, Web pages using APPLET element would invoke Java Plug-in.

If you want to use Microsoft VM temporarily, you can toggle it by using "Internet Options" - "Advanced" - "Browse" - "Use Java Plug-in".

Security considerations

If you use this software to avoid Microsoft VM's security bugs, remember the following considerations.

Limitations

If Java Plug-in is not installed, On demand install try to install Microsoft VM! Cancel it.

Re-install this software after applying Operating System's service packs, IE updates, or Microsoft VM updates.

<OBJECT classid="java:Hello"> will use Microsoft VM even if you select Java Plug-ins. IE appears to use an undocumented method to load Java applets using OBJECT element.

Internet Options about Microsoft VM will be ignored except "Disable Java". Use Java Plug-in Control Panel to configure.

"View" - "Java Console" will display Microsoft VM's Java Console. To display Java Console, use Java Plug-in Control Panel.

Copyrights

Java VM Selector for IE is free software. Copyright (C) Masatoshi Kimura (VYV03354@nifty.ne.jp). All rights reserved.

You can freely redistribute, use, or modify without permissions.

This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis. WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

Updates

Nov 19, 2000
Do not load Microsoft VM unless Java Plug-in is installed.
Nov 18, 2000
First public release.