Java wont start

I can't seem to get java ot work with opera on my machine...japanese  
windows with xp

I uninstalled and reinstalled java, and java works fine in Explorer. I  
keep adding it ot my preferences in opera, and it tells me it needs ot  
install java...before it would do nothing, but when I restarted it would  
be unchecked again.

any clues?

thanks in advance


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opera.99.kyoto@spamgourmet.com wrote:
> I can't seem to get java ot work with opera on my machine...japanese
> windows with xp
>
> I uninstalled and reinstalled java, and java works fine in Explorer. I
> keep adding it ot my preferences in opera, and it tells me it needs ot
> install java...before it would do nothing, but when I restarted it would
> be unchecked again.
>
> any clues?

Try this:

In Opera, goto Tools> Advanced> Plug-ins to view opera:plugins.  Do you
see 
any Java plugins listed?  If so, they should be removed, then restart Opera. 
Opera doesn't need these legacy Java plug-ins to work anymore.

If you goto Help> About Opera, do you see a Java version listed?  Mine 
reads: "Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.5"

From a command prompt window, what do you get when you type "java
-version" 
(sans quotes)?  Hopefully, you see something similar (but not necessarily 
exact) to:

   java version "1.5.0_09"
   Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_09-b03)
   Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_09-b03, mixed mode)

If not, then you should goto www.java.com or java.sun.com and 
download/reinstall the latest version.

Also, when visiting a page that requires Java, such as 
http://darkfish.com/checkers/index.html, press [F12] and ensure "Enable 
Java" is checked ON.

Finally, if you have ever modified site preferences for a domain, 
right-click on the page in question, select "Edit site
preferences...", goto 
the "Content" tab, and ensure "Enable Java" is checked ON.

Hope something here helps.