 Many of the Surfnetkids games and other online animations require Java, a programming language built into many browsers (but not WebTV.)
Step 1) Check your browser version number by clicking on "Help" / "About". If you have a browser version 4 or earlier, you'd better upgrade. After all, it's free. Internet Explorer can be downloaded here; Netscape is available here; and click here for Mozilla Firefox. Step 2 for Netscape) Click "Edit" / "Preferences" / "Advanced." If you see a small check box next to "Enable Java" you are in the right box. Now click on the two boxes labeled "Enable Java" and "Enable Javascript." You're done! Step 2 for Firefox) Click "Tools" / "Options" / "Web Features." Check the boxes next to "Enable Java" and "Enable Javascript." You're done! Step 2 for Internet Explorer) Click "Tools"/ "Internet Options" / "Advanced" and then scroll down to Java VM and check box labeled "Java JIT compiler enabled." Step 3 for Internet Explorer) If you do not see a Java checkbox as above (because of recent decision not to bundle Java with Internet Exlorer), you need to download the Java Runtime Environment directly from Sun Microsystems. To test your new Java capabilities, here are a few games to try: Clickomania and Fill It. |
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