Instructions for Downloading and Installing the Java Plug in

Note: To deinstall and install the java plug in, you will need administrative rights on your PC. You may need to contact your network administrator to have this done (to see if you have administrative rights: click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Click on User Accounts. If you have administrative rights, you will get a box that has a Users tab and an Advanced tab, and the users tab will show a row with "Administrator" under User-Name. If you don't have Administrative rights, it will ask you to sign in as the Administrator)

If your machine already has a Java Plug In other than version 1.4.2_05 installed, you must first deinstall that version. To do this:

Removing current Java Plug In (if not version 1.4.2_05):

1) Go to your control panel (Start, Settings, Control Panel).
2) Double Click on "Add or Remove Programs"
3) Highlight any row that starts with "Java 2 Runtime" or "Java 2 SDK", and click the [Remove} button.

To install the Java Plug In 1.4.2_05:

1)     Double click on the "IV.   Download the Java Plug In 1.4.2_05" hyperlink on the previous page..

        You will next see a "File Download" box:

2)    Under "What would you like to do with this file?"

        Click : "Run"

3)    You will next see a "Security Warning" box with the question, "Do you want to run this software?"

        Click <Run>

5)    You will next see an Install Wizard Shield fire up. Just watch this run.

6)    You will next see a box pop up with "Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_05 License Welcome"

        Click "I accept the terms in the license agreement"

         The click <Next>

7)    You will next see a box pop up with "Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_05 Setup Type"

        Click "Typical"

         The click <Next>

8)    You will next see a box pop up with "Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_05 Progress"

        Just watch while the Java plug in installs.

9)    Finally you will next see a box pop up with "Java 2 Runtime Environment SE v1.4.2_05 Complete"

        Just Click <Finish> and you are done.

Last Updated: April 22, 2009