Java Deployment

Note: This Java Plug-in guide describes features released prior to the Java SE 6 update 10 release. See Java Rich Internet Applications Development and Deployment document for information on the next generation Java Plug-in released in Java SE 6 update 10.

For new features and enhancement in Java Deployment for Java SE 6, see Deployment Enhancements in Java SE 6.

Java™ Deployment is a broad-ranging topic, including the following:

Installation of the Java Platform on a computer
Setting options in the Java Control Panel
Writing applications and applets in the Java Programming language
Authoring web pages that invoke applets or download and launch applications
Making Java-related files available on web servers
Updating the Java Platform on a computer

Some of these topics, such as setting options in the Java Control Panel and updating the Java Platform on a computer, are covered in the Java Deployment Guide mentioned below; others, such as Installation of the Java Platform and writing applications and applets, are covered elsewhere. For a more detailed description of the topics listed above, see the Overview in the Java Deployment Guide.

Java Deployment Guide

The Java Deployment Guide provides an overview of Java Deployment; describes the Java Control Panel, the Java Update mechanism, and applet compatibility issues related to the Microsoft versus Sun VM.

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