J2SE 1.50 06 Update Help Needed
I am struggling with Java installation on an XP SP2 machine. First off, I am not a developer or programmer nor do I write code beyond basic windows/dos/tagz functionality.
I registered here only after exhaustive and unfruitful web search and following 'normal' troubleshooting guidelines a Google search would produce.
So at the risk of having violated forum policy by posting here, I apologize. Here is the problem:
First noticed excessive error logging by Java applet while in Firefox 1.5. Cryptic messages didn't reveal much (to me), but I went through cleaning and reinstallation of latest Java software.
Problem has escalated to a point where any console related inquiry, whether through IE , Mozilla or Windows control pannel will either black-out monitor or freeze screen with very noticable degradation of video signal. This makes troubleshooting difficult! Running Dualview; 2nd panel shuts down immedeatly. While freeze may sometimes unlock after a few long minutes, secondary panel will not restart w/o rebooting.
Attempted 'clean' boot, lowered resolution ,changed hard ware accelaration and disabled write combining in multiple combinations without improoving results. Also signed in with different user profile.
XP patches are current (according to MS Update anyway) , install is fairly recent. BIOS to ASUS P5WD2 Premium is up-to-date (P830D processor, 2 GB RAM) All other hardware in my machine runs flawless. No RAID, overclocking or hazzardous Reg tweaks.
I am suspecting inter-relation between Java program and graphics system is causing trouble. Nvidea 6600 GT runs Viewsonic 20 at 1600x1200 and a Dell 18 at 1200x1084. I tried single modes and switched from DVI to VGA on both. Still no beans.
XP runs rather lean (by windows standards) Heaviest load after explorer and browser is generally software based KVM (Kazoom) . I disabled program during troubleshooting.
Error is repeatable in both Firefox and IE. Following links to 'test' Java installation generally results in same issue; either a black screen or freeze with degraded video signal.
I may have 'class path' issue. For one, it's not listed in sys prop variables! I do show PATH and PATHext. Local directories are not default (C:Temp; C:Data etc) but 'program' and 'application' directories are unchanged. No other managed installs complain (Adobe CS, Office 2003 Pro). Windoze Error log doesn't report Java problems of course.
In Java directory, I find PATCH.ERR file:
ENTRY: lib\charsets.jar
warning wpt0015: Old File does not exist
ENTRY: bin\eula.dll
warning wpt0015: Old File does not exist
ENTRY: lib\ext\localedata.jar
warning wpt0015: Old File does not exist
Any tips or protocols you can suggest would be helpful
I appreaciate the time you spent reading my post.
Cheers
Frank
