"Cammac468" <Cammac468@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48C0B0BA-5B54-422F-B702-4B111A6C18A1@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me why UAC prevents java applets like chat windows in IE7
> to
> not work? By not work, I mean when the webpage loads, there is a small box
> with a red "x" in it. I have installed the newest version of Sun java's
> software that supposedly they say is compatible with Vista. I uninstalled
> it
> and reinstalled it twice with no error messages, but still these will not
> work. This behavior has just started several days ago. To me, I shouldn't
> have to compromise security to get java applets to work- that doesn't make
> sense. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Oh- I am running
> Windows Vista Home Premium.
>


The Red X just indicated that java or other type of web elements are not
loading.

Java is normally required so go here:

http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

And make sure you download it and install it.



--
Ian