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INFO: Availability of Current Build of Microsoft VM

Article ID: 163637

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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SUMMARY

The current version (or build number) of the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) is 3810. You can update previous versions of the Microsoft VM to Build 3810 if you install the 816093 critical update. For additional information about how to obtain and install the 816093 critical update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816093 MS03-011: Flaw in the Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise

For more information about the Microsoft virtual machine, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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MORE INFORMATION

To determine if the Microsoft VM is installed, or to determine the version that you are running, locate the Msjava.dll file in the %Windir%\System folder or the %Windir%\System32 folder. Typically, you can use the Microsoft VM Command Line Interpreter (Jview.exe) to determine the version of the Microsoft VM that you are running. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open text box, type the command for your operating system, and then click OK:
    • command.com (Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition)

      -or-
    • cmd (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003)
  3. At the command prompt, type jview, and then press ENTER.

    If the Microsoft VM Command Line Interpreter (Jview.exe) is not installed, you receive one of the following error messages:
    • Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition
      Bad command or file name
    • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
      'jview' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
To determine the version of the Microsoft VM in this case, open the %Windir%\System folder or the %Windir%\System32 folder in Windows Explorer, locate the Msjava.dll file, right-click the file name, and then click Properties. On the Version tab, note the version File version.

NotesNote Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) does not install or update the Microsoft VM, and the Microsoft VM is no longer a protected operating system component in Windows 2000 SP4. For additional information and the Microsoft VM and Windows 2000 SP4, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

820101 Frequently Asked Questions About the Microsoft VM and Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to install updates to the Microsoft VM without user input or notification (silently) and without restarting the computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

304930 How to Install Microsoft Virtual Machine Updates Silently Without Restarting Your Computer

For additional information about shipping vehicles for the Microsoft VM and Microsoft VM updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

169803 INFO: Historical List of Shipping Vehicles for Microsoft VM

For additional information about the JDK compatibility for specific operating systems for each version of Internet Explorer and for each version of the Microsoft VM, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

214828 INFO: JDK Compatibility for Microsoft VM

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299672 Microsoft Virtual Machine Updates Are Available Only from Windows Update

For support information about Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/java

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