05-26-2006, 02:36 AM
EUREKA!! I've found it!!
Java. While searching for "JAVA and Windows XP" I came accross an interesting article. Seems Sun succesfully sued MS and made them stop including their JRE in Windows. Since this is the first time I've had to re-install my OS since I purchased the computer (6/04), I'm guessing the Windows Update site doesn't "carry" the old Java Runtime Environment plug-in (in fact...I now know it doesn't). I downloaded the latest (J2SE, or some such) but that was a disaster...totally screwed up my IE browser window, messed with my graphics settings...BUT, I was able to connect, no problems to all pages (Can I get a HALLELULIAH?!?).
Unfortunately I can't live with what the latest JAVA version messes up just to see these 2 pages. But we have found the culprit! I will now go on a journey to find an older version of "Java for Windows", Circa "BL" (before lawsuit) :roll: .
Thanks for all the help, Tom. Only one more post needs be done to this thread...the finding and installing of an older version which works like BEFORE the OS install...and the results.
Java. While searching for "JAVA and Windows XP" I came accross an interesting article. Seems Sun succesfully sued MS and made them stop including their JRE in Windows. Since this is the first time I've had to re-install my OS since I purchased the computer (6/04), I'm guessing the Windows Update site doesn't "carry" the old Java Runtime Environment plug-in (in fact...I now know it doesn't). I downloaded the latest (J2SE, or some such) but that was a disaster...totally screwed up my IE browser window, messed with my graphics settings...BUT, I was able to connect, no problems to all pages (Can I get a HALLELULIAH?!?).
Unfortunately I can't live with what the latest JAVA version messes up just to see these 2 pages. But we have found the culprit! I will now go on a journey to find an older version of "Java for Windows", Circa "BL" (before lawsuit) :roll: .
Thanks for all the help, Tom. Only one more post needs be done to this thread...the finding and installing of an older version which works like BEFORE the OS install...and the results.