However, it's also possible that the Java Virtual Machine may be corrupt -- this happened to me once. I never did get it working again until I reinstalled Windows, although I'm pretty sure just installing the latest version of Java should do the trick.

In any case, check the Internet Options (if you're using Internet Explorer) -- it's in the "Tools" menu in the browser. Click on the "Advanced" tab (I think it's "Advanced" -- I'm using a German OS) and scroll down to Java (Sun). There should be a check in the box labelled "Use Java {some version number} for <applet>" or similar. If not, put a check mark in that box and restart your computer and try again.

I still cannot get the games to work for me. Any other suggestions?

thanks

The applets have been compiled in jdk 1.3.1, if that helps.

What might provide additional information is the Java console. In IE it is usually available as a menu selection under Help. If you find it, what does it'say when you try loading a certain page.

Also, which pages (I mean shtml files) have you tried that failed?

Thank you