BOAC
I had similar probelms. I switched to Sun Java for the following reasons. Works perfectly (Can't recall where i got the original information from)
Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine (the software on PCs that actually runs Java applets) is
- Buggy,
- Proprietary, and
- Not long for this world.
By way of comparison, Sun's version of Java is
- Newer,
- Safer (because it has a MUCH better sandbox), and
- Official (because, after all, Sun invented Java.)
Microsoft will stop supporting their JVM version on September 30th, 2004. And, because of Microsoft's recent court settlement with Sun, there will be no replacement.
Solution is to go to
http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp
and get Sun's official Java software. The process couldn't be
simpler: Just click on the "Get It Now" button and Sun automatically downloads and installs the official Java software your computer. And Sun's free Java software is available for the PC, Mac, Linux, and (obviously) Sun Solaris.