bottom line: try netscape. rdl
MS dropped java from VM due to Sun lawsuit. see below. you used to be able to download it from MS, now you can't apparently. why don't you try downloading java from sun website?
see if this clears things up.. from support.microsoft.com, searched mskb for 'java', following is clipped from Q813926:
SUMMARY
This article describes the differences between Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 1a (SP1a). Windows XP updates are distributed in service packs. On September 9, 2002, Microsoft released Windows XP SP1. On February 3, 2003, Microsoft released SP1 again as SP1a.
MORE INFORMATION
If you are not running Windows XP SP1, install SP1a to make sure that you have the latest security and reliability updates for Windows XP.
To determine if you are running Windows XP SP1, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. If "Service Pack 1" appears under System, you are already running Windows XP SP1. There is no benefit to installing SP1a if you are already running Windows XP SP1. Microsoft does not recommend that you install SP1a if you are already running SP1.
Windows XP SP1a is the same as Windows XP SP1 except that the Microsoft virtual machine (VM) is removed in SP1a.
Technical Changes
Windows XP SP1a does not include or install the Microsoft VM, which provides support for running Java programs.
Note If you are running Windows XP or Windows XP SP1 with the Microsoft VM, you can continue to update the Microsoft VM by using Windows Update. If you are running Windows XP without the Microsoft VM, you do not have to install updates to the Microsoft VM. Therefore, these updates are not offered to you when you visit Windows Update. Microsoft is no longer able to provide a download of the Microsoft VM for computers that do not already have the Microsoft VM installed. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/java
