Microsoft KB Archive/209178

= Distorted Colors Displayed When Playing Audio or Video on a Web Page =

Article ID: 209178

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209178



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to play audio or video on a Web page, distorted colors may be displayed on your screen.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) for Java version 5.00.315x or later is installed on your computer.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, disable the Java Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler by following these steps:


 * 1) Quit Internet Explorer.
 * 2) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 3) Double-click Internet.
 * 4) Click Advanced.
 * 5) Under Java VM, click to clear the "Java JIT compiler enabled" check box.
 * 6) Click OK.
 * 7) Start Internet Explorer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.



MORE INFORMATION
The Windows 98 Year 2000 Update requires the latest version of the VM for Java. For additional information about obtaining the latest version of the Microsoft VM, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163637 INFO: Availability of Current Build of Microsoft VM

Additional query words: corrupt garbage

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