[thelist] Java/J2EE help - java not working on desktop

[Hassan Schroeder]

Tom Dell'Aringa wrote:

> I'm currently (supposed to be) evaluating BEA WebLogic 8.1 Portal 

> What happens is when a Java App launches (or attempts to launch) like the WebLogic installer for
> example or the Workshop, it never actually launches. Java.exe or Javaw.exe will show up in the
> task manager, but the app dies somewhere in the ether. I was able to install WL8.1 platform using
> the console installer, but I can't run the workshop.

> I'm running Win 2003 Server Standard. On my hard drive it looks like I have j2sdkee1.3.1 and
> jdk1.3.1_09. (Note, I'm a java dummy.)

I know zip about BEA but have you checked the requirements for both
these apps? 1.3.1 is a *very* old version of Java. The first thing
I'd recommend is downloading the current 1.4.2 version ...

FWIW!
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