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Java applets and the accursed object tag
Recently, I encountered a problem with a Java applet not being able to load up (init, start, whatever). Upon closer inspection it turned out that the web page author had hardcoded a clsid for the specific JRE version 1.4.2_05 onto the object tag. After asking around, I was advised to install the 1.4.2_05 JRE (you know, *shrug* "it worked for me")...