Applet keeps crashing IE

Ok…I’ve noticed that there seems to be a problem with java applets and I.E and Windows XP (which I am running). I didn’t have the latest version of Sun Java installed (in fact, I didn’t have any) and when I ran my application in the web with either an embedded view or applet action bar, the applets never loaded. When I did install the Sun Java, I got a little coffee cup symbol, but the applet never loaded. I also got a pop up asking me if I wanted to accept a Thawte certificate from IBM for the applet. I said “always” and now the page loads, the applet doesn’t load and the IE crashes (just disappears).

I’ve gone through the IE properties and unchecked the “Use Sun Java” property, I’ve reinstalled IE, I’ve deleted all THAWTE certificates and nothing works. Now I can’t go to any Lotus website that runs an applet without IE crashing.

The java error messages that I am getting look something like this:

An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.

Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) occurred at PC=0x6D146B8

Function=[Unknown.]

Library=C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\fontmanager.dll

NOTE: We are unable to locate the function name symbol for the error

  just occurred. Please refer to release documentation for possible

  reason and solutions.

Current Java thread:

at sun.awt.font.NativeFontWrapper.registerFonts(Native Method)

- locked <0x161a5d50> (a java.lang.Class)

at sun.java2d.SunGraphicsEnvironment.addPathFonts(Unknown Source)

at sun.java2d.SunGraphicsEnvironment.registerFonts(Unknown Source)

at sun.java2d.SunGraphicsEnvironment.access$200(Unknown Source)

at sun.java2d.SunGraphicsEnvironment$2.run(Unknown Source)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at sun.java2d.SunGraphicsEnvironment.loadFonts(Unknown Source)

- locked <0x10793ad0> (a sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment)

at sun.java2d.SunGraphicsEnvironment.mapFontName(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.Font.initializeFont(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.Font.<init>(Unknown Source)

at lotus.notes.apps.viewpanel.ViewPanel.init(Unknown Source)

at lotus.notes.apps.viewapplet.ViewApplet.initPanelRects(Unknown Source)

at lotus.notes.apps.viewapplet.ViewApplet.init(Unknown Source)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Dynamic libraries:

0x00400000 - 0x00419000 C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

0x77F50000 - 0x77FF7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntdll.dll

0x77E60000 - 0x77F46000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll

0x77C10000 - 0x77C63000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll

0x77D40000 - 0x77DC6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll

0x77C70000 - 0x77CB0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll

0x77DD0000 - 0x77E5D000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll

0x78000000 - 0x78086000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll

0x63180000 - 0x631E5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll

0x71700000 - 0x71849000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\SHDOCVW.dll

0x71950000 - 0x71A34000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.10.0_x-ww_f7fb5805\comctl32.dll

0x773D0000 - 0x77BC2000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll

0x77340000 - 0x773CB000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll

0x771B0000 - 0x772D1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll

0x5AD70000 - 0x5ADA4000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\uxtheme.dll

0x63000000 - 0x63014000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\SynTPFcs.dll

0x77C00000 - 0x77C07000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll

0x75F80000 - 0x7607C000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\BROWSEUI.dll

0x72430000 - 0x72442000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\browselc.dll

0x75F40000 - 0x75F5F000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\appHelp.dll

0x76FD0000 - 0x77048000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\CLBCATQ.DLL

0x77120000 - 0x771AB000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll

0x77050000 - 0x77115000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\COMRes.dll

0x76200000 - 0x76298000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll

0x762C0000 - 0x76348000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll

0x762A0000 - 0x762AF000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll

0x76F90000 - 0x76FA0000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\Secur32.dll

0x76620000 - 0x7666E000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\cscui.dll

0x76600000 - 0x7661B000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSCDLL.dll

0x76670000 - 0x76757000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\SETUPAPI.dll

0x10000000 - 0x10008000 C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx

0x75E90000 - 0x75F37000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\SXS.DLL

0x1A400000 - 0x1A479000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll

0x76170000 - 0x761F8000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\shdoclc.dll

0x74770000 - 0x747FF000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\mlang.dll

0x71AD0000 - 0x71AD8000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsock32.dll

0x71AB0000 - 0x71AC5000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WS2_32.dll

0x71AA0000 - 0x71AA8000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WS2HELP.dll

0x71A50000 - 0x71A8B000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll

0x71A90000 - 0x71A98000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll

0x61210000 - 0x61219000 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Hardware\Mouse\POINT32.dll

0x76EE0000 - 0x76F17000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\RASAPI32.DLL

0x76E90000 - 0x76EA1000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\rasman.dll

0x71C20000 - 0x71C6E000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETAPI32.dll

0x76EB0000 - 0x76EDB000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\TAPI32.dll

0x76E80000 - 0x76E8D000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\rtutils.dll

0x76B40000 - 0x76B6C000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WINMM.dll

0x02100000 - 0x02301000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\msi.dll

0x61220000 - 0x6122B000 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Hardware\Mouse\MSH_ZWF.dll

0x1C000000 - 0x1C006000 C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\idlemon.dll

0x01CC0000 - 0x01CC7000 C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\idle.dll

0x722B0000 - 0x722B5000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\sensapi.dll

0x75A70000 - 0x75B15000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll

0x76F20000 - 0x76F45000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\DNSAPI.dll

0x76FB0000 - 0x76FB7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll

0x76F60000 - 0x76F8C000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll

0x76FC0000 - 0x76FC5000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\rasadhlp.dll

0x63580000 - 0x63830000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\mshtml.dll

0x746F0000 - 0x74716000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\msimtf.dll

0x74720000 - 0x74764000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSCTF.dll

0x76390000 - 0x763AC000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\IMM32.DLL

0x32520000 - 0x32532000 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\msohev.dll

0x6B700000 - 0x6B790000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\jscript.dll

0x746C0000 - 0x746E7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSLS31.DLL

0x73300000 - 0x73375000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\vbscript.dll

0x034D0000 - 0x03673000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\macromed\flash\Flash.ocx

0x763B0000 - 0x763F5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll

0x72D20000 - 0x72D29000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wdmaud.drv

0x72D10000 - 0x72D18000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\msacm32.drv

0x77BE0000 - 0x77BF4000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSACM32.dll

0x77BD0000 - 0x77BD7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\midimap.dll

0x6D430000 - 0x6D439000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ddrawex.dll

0x73760000 - 0x737A4000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\DDRAW.dll

0x73BC0000 - 0x73BC6000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\DCIMAN32.dll

0x66880000 - 0x6688A000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\imgutil.dll

0x5E310000 - 0x5E31B000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\pngfilt.dll

0x58A20000 - 0x58A6E000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\inetcpl.cpl

0x667D0000 - 0x667ED000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\inetcplc.dll

0x5FF50000 - 0x5FF61000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\msratelc.dll

0x76C30000 - 0x76C5B000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wintrust.dll

0x76C90000 - 0x76CB2000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll

0x754D0000 - 0x75546000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\CRYPTUI.DLL

0x73D50000 - 0x73D60000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\cryptnet.dll

0x76980000 - 0x76987000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\LINKINFO.dll

0x76990000 - 0x769B4000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntshrui.dll

0x76B20000 - 0x76B35000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ATL.DLL

0x6D440000 - 0x6D450000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\npjpi142_01.dll

0x5EDD0000 - 0x5EDEA000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\OLEPRO32.DLL

0x6D310000 - 0x6D327000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jpiexp32.dll

0x6D380000 - 0x6D398000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jpishare.dll

0x08000000 - 0x08136000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\J2RE14~1.2_0\bin\client\jvm.dll

0x01F00000 - 0x01F07000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\J2RE14~1.2_0\bin\hpi.dll

0x01F20000 - 0x01F2E000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\J2RE14~1.2_0\bin\verify.dll

0x01F30000 - 0x01F48000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\J2RE14~1.2_0\bin\java.dll

0x01F50000 - 0x01F5D000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\J2RE14~1.2_0\bin\zip.dll

0x06BD0000 - 0x06CDF000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\awt.dll

0x73000000 - 0x73023000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WINSPOOL.DRV

0x06CE0000 - 0x06D30000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\fontmanager.dll

0x73940000 - 0x73A07000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\D3DIM700.DLL

0x6D2F0000 - 0x6D304000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jpicom32.dll

0x72E00000 - 0x72F15000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\msxml3.dll

0x07D20000 - 0x07D97000 C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ado\msado15.dll

0x74C50000 - 0x74C6F000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSDART.DLL

0x1B5C0000 - 0x1B655000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSWSTR10.DLL

0x07AE0000 - 0x07B45000 C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\oledb32.dll

0x07B50000 - 0x07B60000 C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\OLEDB32R.DLL

0x07B60000 - 0x07B6F000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\net.dll

0x07B70000 - 0x07B76000 C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ado\msader15.dll

0x58620000 - 0x5863F000 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit\DHTMLEd.ocx

0x0D150000 - 0x0D172000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\dcpr.dll

0x5B4A0000 - 0x5B4C7000 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit\triedit.dll

0x6D510000 - 0x6D58D000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DBGHELP.dll

0x76BF0000 - 0x76BFB000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\PSAPI.DLL

Heap at VM Abort:

Heap

def new generation total 576K, used 325K [0x10010000, 0x100b0000, 0x10770000)

eden space 512K, 61% used [0x10010000, 0x1005efc8, 0x10090000)

from space 64K, 15% used [0x10090000, 0x100927b8, 0x100a0000)

to space 64K, 0% used [0x100a0000, 0x100a0000, 0x100b0000)

tenured generation total 1408K, used 882K [0x10770000, 0x108d0000, 0x16010000)

the space 1408K, 62% used [0x10770000, 0x1084cb30, 0x1084cc00, 0x108d0000)

compacting perm gen total 7168K, used 7048K [0x16010000, 0x16710000, 0x1a010000)

the space 7168K, 98% used [0x16010000, 0x166f2290, 0x166f2400, 0x16710000)

Local Time = Sat Nov 01 00:26:00 2003

Elapsed Time = 60

The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM

Java VM: Java HotSpot™ Client VM (1.4.2_01-b06 mixed mode)

Any thoughts would be appreciated. It’s really very irritating.

Edited to add that it actually doesn’t matter what browser I’m using…they all crash with these applets…