java.lang.ClassNotFoundException thrown
on com.ms.* package when applet runs
Symptoms
When running an applet in a browser using the Sun JRE, a ClassNotFoundException
is thrown by the ClassLoader on the com.ms.* package.
The same applet runs under the Microsoft VM.
Cause
The Microsoft VM provides many proprietary class libraries, including
J/Direct, AFC, and WFC. These package are not available in the Sun JRE,
so a ClassNotFoundException is thrown when the applet runs.
Resolution
The workaround is to migrate the applet source code from using the Microsoft
proprietary class libraries to similar classes in the Java 2 platform.