If you've recently suddenly found that when you go into a game, you just see the Java logo and a spinner, and nothing else happens even after several minutes, you're not alone. We've had at least three reports of this.
Frankly, Java on end-user computers is thoroughly messed up (seriously, Sun and Oracle: how hard could it be?!) and the sooner Pocket-Monkey doesn't use it, the better. But until then:
If you're running into this issue, these steps to clear your Java cache. That will probably take care of it. If so, great; if not:
(Or if you don't want the latest, you can download and install the latest version of Java 6 from here, but I don't recommend it. Running outdated web-facing software is a security issue.)
After a full Java uninstall and reinstall? That just should not happen. Beware that the first time after a full reinstall, it may take a full minute on a slower connection to grab our applet.
Are you sure you didn't have some version of Java still installed? (One of the many ways Java on end-users machines is messed up is that it's easy to end up, unintentionally, with more than one version installed at the same time. Remove everything that claims to be a "JVM" or "Java runtime" or "JDK" or "Java development kit" from Add/Remove Programs [WinXP] or "Uninstall a program" [Win7] before re-installing. A reboot after uninstall and before reinstall wouldn't be a bad thing either.)
If that doesn't do it, I'm afraid I don't know what to tell you to try next. It would mean that for whatever reason on your system, Java isn't downloading and running our applet. It does on other systems, so it sounds system-specific. -- T.J. Crowder First Primate Pocket-Monkey.com
"Stupid Oracle" Yeah. As I said, it just shouldn't be that much hassle. How often do you have to muck about with your Flash plug-in? My guess? Not often at all. But Sun/Oracle just can't seem to figure out how to have software running reliably on people's machines. Go figure.
Glad you got it working!
-- T.J. :-)
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