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I have the 32 and 64 JRE's installed. Am I right in assuming that the 64 bit
version didn't work with websites because the applets were written in 32bit?
Having said that, does this mean that both versions will have to be
installed in the future when/if 64 bit applets are written as there will be
two versions in web content?

Thanks

Sun has not released a 64-bit version of Java for Win x64 that includes
browser support. This is stated in 2 or 3 place on the Java Web site
that there is no browser support in the AMD64 version of Java Runtime
Edition, as well as the Java Development Kit.


Steven Wakeman wrote:
> I have the 32 and 64 JRE's installed. Am I right in assuming that the 64 bit
> version didn't work with websites because the applets were written in 32bit?
> Having said that, does this mean that both versions will have to be
> installed in the future when/if 64 bit applets are written as there will be
> two versions in web content?
>
> Thanks
>
>

If the 64-bit JRE worked in the 64-bit IE, then it would all Java
applications in 64-bit mode. Java applets/applications are not compiled to
native machine code, instead the depend on the JRE to "translate" it while
you run your java applet/program. And on a sidenote, the Microsoft .NET
Framework actually uses a similar approach.

Oh, and if/when the 64-Bit JRE worked in IE, you'd need to be using the
64-bit Internet Explorer to use it.

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"Rick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Sun has not released a 64-bit version of Java for Win x64 that includes
> browser support. This is stated in 2 or 3 place on the Java Web site that
> there is no browser support in the AMD64 version of Java Runtime Edition,
> as well as the Java Development Kit.
>
>
> Steven Wakeman wrote:
>> I have the 32 and 64 JRE's installed. Am I right in assuming that the 64
>> bit version didn't work with websites because the applets were written in
>> 32bit? Having said that, does this mean that both versions will have to
>> be installed in the future when/if 64 bit applets are written as there
>> will be two versions in web content?
>>
>> Thanks

Thanks for the replies guys

Steve
"Ryan Hoffman [Extended64.com]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> If the 64-bit JRE worked in the 64-bit IE, then it would all Java
> applications in 64-bit mode. Java applets/applications are not compiled
> to native machine code, instead the depend on the JRE to "translate" it
> while you run your java applet/program. And on a sidenote, the Microsoft
> .NET Framework actually uses a similar approach.
>
> Oh, and if/when the 64-Bit JRE worked in IE, you'd need to be using the
> 64-bit Internet Explorer to use it.
>
> --
> Ryan Hoffman
> Extended64.com - http://www.extended64.com
>
> Windows x64 Support Forums: http://www.extended64.com/Forums/
> Extended64.com's Windows x64 Blogs: http://www.extended64.com/Blogs/
> "Rick" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Sun has not released a 64-bit version of Java for Win x64 that includes
>> browser support. This is stated in 2 or 3 place on the Java Web site
>> that there is no browser support in the AMD64 version of Java Runtime
>> Edition, as well as the Java Development Kit.
>>
>>
>> Steven Wakeman wrote:
>>> I have the 32 and 64 JRE's installed. Am I right in assuming that the 64
>>> bit version didn't work with websites because the applets were written
>>> in 32bit? Having said that, does this mean that both versions will have
>>> to be installed in the future when/if 64 bit applets are written as
>>> there will be two versions in web content?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>
>