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This article applies to:
  • Platform(s): Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008 Server, Windows ME, Windows 98, JDS
  • Browser(s): Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape
  • Java version(s): 1.4.2_xx, 1.5.0, 6.0

If your applet is not displaying properly, please check these additional configurations.
  1. Enable Java through your Web browser
  2. Enable Java through the "Java Plug-in Control Panel"
  3. Clearing your Web Browser Cache
If you are unable to perform any of the steps above due to an error, please reinstall Java.
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