Ian read and understood it perfectly. He also gave a good possibility to fixing the issue that the OP is experiencing.
The Op has perfectly stated his\her issue and you do not need any or is there any error message with that issue of the red X.

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"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message news:%233o2Byc1HHA.5532@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Ian Betts wrote:
>>
>>
>> "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.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Example of Microsoft Fanboy's reading ability.
>
> OP says "I uninstalled it and reinstalled it twice with no error
> messages, but still these will not work".
>
> Tech wizard fanboy replies "And make sure you download it and install it."