Which executable is used to run Java applets ?

When a webpage attempts to run an applet, which executable on my
computer gets launched?  Is it "java.exe"?

My reason for this question is that my browser (Mozilla 1.4)
apparently doesn't offer the option to refuse to run Java applets.

So I searched for every occurrence of "java.exe" on my hard-drive
and renamed all of them to something else.
I even re-booted the computer afterwards and then cleared
the browser's cache.

When I went back to a website that runs applets, it took a while
but finally did run the applet, as evidenced by that
familiar coffee-cup icon in the system tray.

So could it be that "java.exe" is not the executable called to run
Java applets?  If not, which one would it be?



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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:58:27 -0700 (PDT), wylbur37
<wylbur37nospam@yahoo.com> wrote:

>When a webpage attempts to run an applet, which executable on my
>computer gets launched?  Is it "java.exe"?
>
>My reason for this question is that my browser (Mozilla 1.4)
>apparently doesn't offer the option to refuse to run Java applets.
>
>So I searched for every occurrence of "java.exe" on my hard-drive
>and renamed all of them to something else.
>I even re-booted the computer afterwards and then cleared
>the browser's cache.
>
>When I went back to a website that runs applets, it took a while
>but finally did run the applet, as evidenced by that
>familiar coffee-cup icon in the system tray.
>
>So could it be that "java.exe" is not the executable called to run
>Java applets?  If not, which one would it be?

Well, for Firefox its:

http://b.whyville.net/smmk/top/javaDetect

or this might be of interest:
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/malic..._FAQ.html#steps
http://help.sasknet.com/browser/browserfaq.java.moz.php
http://support.real-time.com/browsers/mozilla.html

All provided by the mighty power of google

HTH

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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:58:27 -0700 (PDT), wylbur37
<wylbur37nospam@yahoo.com> wrote:

>When a webpage attempts to run an applet, which executable on my
>computer gets launched?  Is it "java.exe"?
>
>My reason for this question is that my browser (Mozilla 1.4)
>apparently doesn't offer the option to refuse to run Java applets.

On 1.7.7 it's in the Advanced settings. Just click on "Advanced," not
on any of the subheadings. IIRC it was the same in 1.4, but I no
longer have 1.4 installed so I can't check.

Also you can look in Windows Control Panel > Java plug-in > Browser
tab.

>So I searched for every occurrence of "java.exe" on my hard-drive
>and renamed all of them to something else.
>I even re-booted the computer afterwards and then cleared
>the browser's cache.
>
>When I went back to a website that runs applets, it took a while
>but finally did run the applet, as evidenced by that
>familiar coffee-cup icon in the system tray.
>
>So could it be that "java.exe" is not the executable called to run
>Java applets?  If not, which one would it be?

On 04/26/05 06:58, wylbur37 wrote:
> When a webpage attempts to run an applet, which executable on my
> computer gets launched?  Is it "java.exe"?
>
> My reason for this question is that my browser (Mozilla 1.4)
> apparently doesn't offer the option to refuse to run Java applets.
>
> So I searched for every occurrence of "java.exe" on my hard-drive
> and renamed all of them to something else.
> I even re-booted the computer afterwards and then cleared
> the browser's cache.
>
> When I went back to a website that runs applets, it took a while
> but finally did run the applet, as evidenced by that
> familiar coffee-cup icon in the system tray.
>
> So could it be that "java.exe" is not the executable called to run
> Java applets?  If not, which one would it be?

Why must you cross-post to sixty different newsgroups?! Though all of
the ones you posted to do apply, you didn't need to post to all of them.
Just one of the groups would have been fine..

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Oh, also, Java and JavaScript are not the same thing. :-)