| If you're working
on a slow system and notice a significant speed degradation while visiting
Java enabled web pages, you can disable Java support to find out if you
could gain some speed. Speed degradation occur on slow systems because
some Java enabled pages take longer to load, specially, during your first
visit. Also certain graphics and math intensive Java applets take a bigger
slice of the CPU time, leaving less processing time for your other applications
while the applet is in action.
TIP:
If you're adding Java applets to your pages, it's a good idea to view your
pages with Java disabled, so you can get an idea what users with non-Java-enabled
browsers would see.
WARNING:
Although temporarily disabling Java applets could gain some speed under
certain conditions, please note that you may also loose some of the web
page functionality. Some web pages have backup functions that would fill-in
for Java, but most don't.
Navigator 3.x
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Go to "Options | Network Preferences..."
from the main menu
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Change to the "Languages" tab
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To enable: make sure "Enable Java" check
box is checked
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To disable: make sure "Enable Java"
check box is unchecked
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Restart the browser
Communicator 4.x
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Go to "Edit | Preferences..." from the
main menu
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Select "Advanced" panel
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To enable: make sure "Enable Java" check
box is checked.
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To disable: make sure "Enable Java"
check box is unchecked.
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Restart the browser
Explorer 3.x
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Go to "View | Options..." from the main
menu
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Change to the "Security" tab
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To enable: make sure "Enable Java programs"
check box is checked
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To disable: make sure "Enable Java programs"
check box is unchecked
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Restart the browser
Explorer 4.x
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Go to "View | Internet Options..." from
the main menu
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Change to the "Security" tab
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Select "Custom" and click on the "Settings..."
button
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To enable: make sure "Disable Java"
is selected under "Java."
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To disable: make sure a setting other
than "Disable Java" is selected under "Java." If you're not sure which
setting to choose, select "High safety"
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Restart the browser
Explorer 5.x
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Go to "Tools | Internet Options..."
from the main menu
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Change to the "Security" tab
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Click "Custom Level..." button
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To enable: make sure "Disable Java"
is selected under "Java."
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To disable: make sure a setting other
than "Disable Java" is selected under "Java." If you're not sure which
setting to choose, select "High safety"
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Restart the browser
Simply reloading the page, rather than
restarting the browser, maybe sufficient under most conditions and browser
versions.
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