O/T Chat Room Java help

[Yorkie]

I have tried to get into our chat room and then tonight I have tried to get into a Yahoo chat room

The applet is not loading for some reason. I have been into tools, internet options etc and security settings and Java is enabled ok.

I haven't changed any settings from when I got into our chat room previously but all of a sudden it isn't loading.

Has anyone any suggestions (preferabley sensible ones )

 

[Beach Hut]

I need help as well with the chat room - come on someone

 

[marvin]

Have you tried rebooting, sometimes problems can occur in the set up that are fixed by switching off and switching on again.

 

[Yorkie]

That's a typical IT solution

I will try it because I have only just downloaded Yahoo Messenger but I have had problems with our chat room for a couple of weeks now

 

[clapham_gull]

IT professional here - A lot of these problems are solved by making sure you've got the latest version of Internet Explorer

 

[Yorkie]

I've got IE 5.5

 

[Beach Hut]

Just done the latest still no good

 

[marvin]

or using a non IE browser!

Latest version is 6.0 or something.

I am not an IT professional...

 

[Yorkie]

I have just tried to get into our chat room

It starts loading and then stops


Exception: java.lang ClassNotfoundException: Client.class



That's what it says. Here and in Yahoo as well

 

[marvin]

sounds like a download and replace Java to me.

 

[clapham_gull]

um... "5.5" should be okay Make sure security settings are set to default (you may have already done this...!)

You'd be better off loading version 6, have you got a fast internet connection to do the update from Windows Update?

 

[Yorkie]

Got my husband to check and we do have 6. Have just downloaded the newest Java and rebooted and it is still the same

 

[clapham_gull]

Which version of windows ?

 

[Yorkie]

XP Pro

 

[Beach Hut]

XP Pro

Is yours working yet ?

 

[Easy 10]

I had probs getting in a few weeks back Yorkie.
CrabtreeBHA pointed me to

http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp

I downloaded Java from there, and hey presto, it was fixed. Hope that helps - if not, Crabbers will probably know the problem. He's very techie.

 

[Yorkie]

I had probs getting in a few weeks back Yorkie.
CrabtreeBHA pointed me to

http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp

I downloaded Java from there, and hey presto, it was fixed. Hope that helps - if not, Crabbers will probably know the problem. He's very techie.

That's what I have been doing and no, Beachy, it still isn't working

All I have now is a nice little logo that looks like a blue cup with red steam coming out of it but the chat still isn't working

 

[Beach Hut]

Still no good - just done that download.

Crabtree doesn't do IT support in peoples houses ?

 

[clapham_gull]

Not much help but seems to be a persistent XP problem...

I've read after doing a search that its the lastest version if the Microsoft virtual machine you need rather the the Sun version...

 

[Yorkie]

Ah now that seems to ring a bell

In the error message there seemed to be a lot of mentioning of the Sun version