Microsoft KB Archive/198224

= FP2000: Gray Box, Error Message: Exception: Java.Lang.ArraystoreException Using Hover Button =

Article ID: 198224

Article Last Modified on 1/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198224



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, when you view a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document that contains Hover buttons, you see a gray rectangle on the page, and the following message appears on the Web browser's status bar:

Exception: Java.Lang.ArraystoreException



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when the Java Virtual Machine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 displays Java controls at a color depth of 32-bits per pixel.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Reduce Color Depth to Less Than 32 Bits Per Pixel

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Display.
 * 3) Click the Settings tab.
 * 4) In the Color Palette list, select a value other than 32-bit color.

Method 2: Use a Graphic Instead of a Hover Button

 * 1) In FrontPage Explorer, double-click the Hover button.
 * 2) In the Hover Button Properties dialog box, click Custom.
 * 3) In the Custom Properties dialog box, click Browse.
 * 4) Select the graphic file you want to use in place of the Hover button, and then click OK.
 * 5) Click Browse.
 * 6) Select the graphic file you want to use for the On Hover event, and then click OK.
 * 7) Click OK again.

Method 3: Upgrade to the Latest Version of Internet Explorer
Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

Method 4: Upgrade to the latest Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) for Java
Check the installed version of the Msjava.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:  Quit all Windows applications. Do one of the following:Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 2000:

 On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders. In the Search for files or folders named box, type msjava.dll . Change the Look in box to your local hard disk (or to an alternate user location if you are running Word from a network server). Click Search Now.</li></ol>

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Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> On the Windows task bar, click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.</li> In the Named box, type msjava.dll .</li> Change the Look in box to your local hard disk (or to an alternate user location if you are running Word from a network server).</li> Click Find Now.</li></ol>

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Microsoft Windows XP

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> On the Windows task bar, click Start and then click Search.</li> Click All files and folders in the What do you want to search for list.</li> In the All or part of the file name box, type msjava.dll .</li> Change the Look in box to your local hard disk (or to an alternate user location if you are running Word from a network server).</li> Click Search.</li></ol> </li> Right-click the found file (msjava.dll) and then click Properties on the menu that appears.</li> On the Version tab, find the file version. If the version is lower than the version available for download from the following Web site

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java

then download and install the latest version.</li></ol>

NOTE: Downloading Microsoft Internet Explorer may not install the Java Virtual Machine. To install the Java Virtual Machine, use the Custom installation option when installing Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. &This problem was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01.

Additional query words: fp2k Java Hover Buttons Button no display Exception Error front page fp2000

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