help java enabling visitors

[mrgood]

ok,  I'm sick of sending my friends my new web game and it not loading.  Everything is Java1.1 coded.

How do I make this painless on the user?  Right now I have instructions on enabling IE settings and linking http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Is there a better way for IE users?

~TJ

[swpalmer]

Use WebStart and promote Java with a Get Java link.  There is a fancy Active X thingy that can download Java automatically for you.. I think you find it at http://java.com .

[nonnus29]

Are you targeting 1.1 when you compile with 1.4?

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[mrgood]

ya,  this has really been a problem for me.  I'm so use to the developement end that I dont know how to explain this with the casual visitor.

OK I got the promotion logo,  I dont know much about webstart.  can someone give me a quick summary of what I need to do to add this

(I was sorta running on the impression that if you could compile it with something previous to 1.2 that it should work, damn gates)

[swpalmer]

Click WIKI on the top of this page.  There is a section on WebStart in there.