I am a Dumb 'Puter Idiot! Now help me please :D

[philster]

Okay, I've been trying to figure out why I can't enter the Cascade chatroom.

I think it is because I do not have Java. I had it at one point (on my old computer) but I switched to Windows XP two winters ago. Since I had no trouble entering a chatroom at Hero Realm last spring I thought little about it but it appears that I must have lost Java at some point. Also I can't enter the Hero Realm chatroom either, now (though that's one updated version later as well).

I went to www.java.com and tried to download java, and a message popped up and it says that I cannot install: "Cannot Proceed with current Internet proxy settings" Check Installation Notes.

Ok cool. I have no idea what proxy settings even are, but as long as there was something around here to help me out, I should be ok RIGHT? So I looked for the Installation Notes. Found em (after 10 minutes of searching around the website), and sure enough it had instructions if I had that error message.

This article applies to:
Platform(s):
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Windows 2003
JRE version(s):
1.4.2_xx



SYMPTOMS

During Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installation, a security warning message box appears with the following message:

The installer cannot proceed with the current Internet Connection proxy settings. Please check the Installation Notes for more Information.


CAUSE

There are two possible reasons why you are experiencing this error:

Currently, the online installation program does not support authenticated proxy. If you are behind an authenticated proxy server, you will get this error message.


You will get this error if you require a proxy server and the proxy server information has not been specified in your Internet Options.



SOLUTION

There are two solutions. You can use Windows Offline installation or you can specify the proxy server information in your Internet Options.

Windows Offline installation:

The Offline installation program contains all the files you need. Please go to the JRE manual download page and click on Windows Offline Installation to download the file.

When prompted, please choose "Save" in the download dialog box, and save the download package in a convenient place (e.g. save on the desktop). Do NOT choose "Open". Double click on the downloaded installation file to start the installation process.

Specify proxy server information:


1. From the Start button, click Settings > Control Panel
2. In the Control Panel, double click on the Internet Options Control Panel
3. Click the LAN Settings button
4. Under the "Proxy server" section, check the "Use a proxy server for your LAN" box
5. Enter the name of your proxy server in the Address field and the port number in the Port field.
6. If you use different proxy servers for different protocols, click the Advanced button and enter the information in the appropriate fields. Please refer to the example below.
7. Click on OK to accept the change as shown in the example above.

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Ok, so I went and did all that. Had some trouble finding LAN settings, but got it. Then I realized that I didn't know what the hell to enter as the name of my proxy server and the port number. Heck, I don't even know what a proxy server really is (is it like the computers I use at my college?)

[Elliot Kane]

Sorry Phil, but this one is WAY out of my league...

[hector]

Did you tried the manual download?

[philster]

No. *Tries*

[hector]

It's the second file, about 15MB, from the dload page. The first file is pretty much the same app you can't dload.

[philster]

Well, it started downloading at least. I did the "Offline" one because the "Online" one, I got the same message as above.

Taking forever to finish though.

Which makes me think it may just be because I don't have high speed internet, but then again Josh is able to get into the Cascade chatroom too and I know he's on dial-up. So it must be something else, huh.

[philster]

Yes, Hector, as I found out

[hector]

philster said:

Which makes me think it may just be because I don't have high speed internet, but then again Josh is able to get into the Cascade chatroom too and I know he's on dial-up. So it must be something else, huh.

For entering the cascade chatroom? It was the lack of Java. The HR chatroom used to be HTMEL-based so you didn't had any trouble accesing it.

With it you should be able to enter now.

[philster]

Yeah, hopefully this will go through, install properly, and I'll finally be able to crash your parties in there

[philster]

Halfway complete downloading it

[philster]

And the result is...

an error!

Oh well, live to fight another day...

[hector]

what error?

[philster]

A square box came up and said error, can't connect

[hector]

halfway through dloading?

[philster]

No after it was done

[Shan]

Phil, do you connect to the internet through another computer? (The computer you connect through would be your proxy server. Most people just direct connect).

Also what are your internet connection settings?

Shan

[philster]

No, just my computer at home.

My internet connection settings, um, are set to AOL, I think? OnlineDialer...?

[hector]

Are you using the AOL browser to dload it? If so, try Explorer.

[Venom65437]

Look at the bright side Phil, my puter is about one more error from being dropped in the parking lot and bludgeoned with a sledge hammer!

[philster]

Thanks, Josh, you always cheer me up ;D

Hector... AOL and Firefox are the only browsers that I use...