Re: XP: Should I uninstall or upgrade Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM)? | Windows | Tech-Recipes

Dash — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 01:39:28 -0000

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<ul id="quote">Well, I need both version of VM. Sun's for javascript enabled sites
and Microsoft's for some sites (like : www.money.net) that run Micosoft's java applets. </ul>

The JVM has nothing to do with JavaScript. Java applets and JavaScript are completely unrelated. Most websites use JavaScript to some degree and this simply requires an appropriate engine in the browser; just about all modern browsers can handle JavaScript, although they differ slightly in how much they adhere to the DOM and W3C standards.

Java applets, on the other hand, require a JVM to run. As already stated, most applets will work with either JVM, although I have personally found the Sun JVM to be more reliable.

Dash

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