FIX: Correct Format for VM Version Number in the Registry

• SDK for Java, version 2.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you download the Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java build 2252 that comes with Internet Explorer 4.0 and also the Microsoft SDK 2.0 for Java, the version number of the Virtual Machine build in the registry is listed as 4.79.2252 instead of 4,79,2252,0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Virtual Machine build 2339 that ships with Internet Explorer 4.01 and the SDK 2.01 for Java. This issue has no known impact on either the running or upgrading of the Virtual Machine.

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. After downloading the Virtual Machine build 2252, run Regedit.exe.

2. Search for the key - 08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608500 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID. Note that the Installed Version Number is listed as "4.79.2252." The version number should read 4,79,2252,0.

REFERENCES

You can download the latest Virtual Machine build 2339 by downloading Internet Explorer 4.01 or the SDK2.01 for Java, which are both available at: http://www.microsoft.com/java/.

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/