Name: asR10013 Date: 08/31/2001


JDK : JRE 1.4.0 build 78
Platform[s] : Windows 98/IE5.5, Windows 98/Netscape 4.76
JCK test owner : http://javaweb.eng/jck/usr/owners.jto

Java plugin failed to start under IE5.0, Netscape 4.76 with message
"The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\hotspot\jvm.dll>".

It seems that Java Plugin expects JRE's location which differs from the real path where
JRE is installed:

When JRE1.4.0 build 78 installed in the default location (c:\program files\Java\j2re1.4.0-beta3)

1. Coping/renaming \bin\client\jvm.dll to the \bin\hotspot\jvm.dll does *not* solve the problem.

2. Here is export of registry key [HKLM\Software\JavSoft\]:
----- registry export begin -----
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Plug-in]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Plug-in\1.4.0]
"JavaHome"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4.0-beta3"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Web Start]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Web Start\1.0.1]
"Home"="C:\\Program Files\\Java Web Start"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit]
"CurrentVersion"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment]
"CurrentVersion"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.4]
"JavaHome"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4.0-beta3"
"MicroVersion"="0"
"RuntimeLib"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4.0-beta3\\bin\\client\\jvm.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.4.0 beta3]
"JavaHome"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4.0-beta3"
"MicroVersion"="0"
"RuntimeLib"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\j2re1.4.0-beta3\\bin\\client\\jvm.dll"
----- registry export end -----

3. Coping content of C:\program files\Java\j2re1.4.0-beta3 into C:\Program files\JavaSoft\jre\1.4solves the problem.


How to reproduce:
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1. Install JRE 1.4.0 build 78 on the Windows 98 in the default location
2. Open test.html (see below) in the Intenet Explorer 5

You will see error message

Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4 Fatal Error
The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\hotspot\jvm.dll>

----- test.html -----
html>
<OBJECT classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93"
WIDTH = 600 HEIGHT = 400 codebase="http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/jinstall-13-win32.cab#Version=1,3,0,0">
<PARAM NAME = CODE VALUE = "any.applet.class.name" >

<PARAM NAME="type" VALUE="application/x-java-applet;version=1.3">
<COMMENT>
<EMBED type="application/x-java-applet;version=1.3" CODE = "any.applet.class.name" scriptable=false pluginspage="http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/plugin-install.html">
<NOEMBED>
</COMMENT>

</NOEMBED></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
</html>
----- test.html end -----

Test output:
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The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\hotspot\jvm.dll>

Specific Machine Info:
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Hostname: linux-17
OS: Windows 98

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