Renaissance Quest is designed to run on any machine which can 
browse the Internet, and which has JAVA (TM) installed. This includes the vast
majority of computers in use today. There are no special Video Card or
memory requirements. If you are having trouble, chances are your installation
of JAVA is not enabled correctly. Here are some hints to help you fix it.

Remember that recent versions of Opera, Mozilla, and Netscape come with JAVA
already installed. You probably don't need to install anything for these 
browsers. Just make sure JAVA is enabled using the instructions below.

SOLUTIONS 

  Internet Explorer 4.x and Up

    Click "Tools" --> "Internet Options" 
    Select the Advanced Tab, and scroll down to "Java (Sun)" 
    Check the box next to the "Use Java 2" version 
    Next, select the Security Tab, and select the "Custom Level" button 
    Scroll down to "Scripting of Java applets" 
    Make sure the "Enable" radio button is checked. 
    Click OK to save your preference. 

  Netscape 7.x

    From the menu bar, choose Edit --> Preferences 
    Select the Advanced category 
    Check the box labeled "Enable Java" 
    Click OK to save your preference. 

  Firefox 0.8 and Up 

    Start Mozilla Firefox browser or restart it if it is already running. 
    Select Tools > Options. 
    Dialog box: Options 
    Click Web Features > Select Enable Java 

  Mozilla 1.x

    From the menu bar, choose Edit --> Preferences 
    Select the Advanced category 
    Check the box labeled "Enable Java" 
    Click OK to save your preference. 

  Netscape 4.x

    From the menu bar, choose Edit --> Preferences 
    Select the Advanced category 
    Select "Certificates" 
    Check the box labeled "Enable Java" 
    Check the box labeled "Enable Java Plug-in" 
    Click OK to save your preference. 

  Opera 4.x and Up

    Opera for Windows does not use the Sun JAVA, but an embedded version already 
    inside the Opera Web browser. Therefore no download or enable is needed.

  AOL 3.x and Up

    AOL runs a saved copy of each applet from a cache folder on the computer, 
    so the applet now running in the browser may not be the most current version. 

    AOL has a bug which causes some applets to redraw the window improperly. 

    Use these suggestions to help resolve AOL issues. 

      - Clear the web cache and delete temporary files. This will force the browser 
        to download and cache the latest version of the applet from its web site.


        Start AOL from the AOL menu bar 
        Select Keyword > Go to Keyword 
        type the keyword preferences 
        Click Go
        Dialog box: AOL Settings: Customize your AOL Experience 
        Select Essentials tab > Internet (Web) Options - Set Web browser options and properties
        Dialog box: Internet Options 
        Select General tab 
        Click Delete files
        Dialog box: Delete Files: Delete all files in the Temporary Internet files 
        Select Delete all offline content 
        Click OK 
        Click OK 

      - Optimize your AOL browser settings.

        Start AOL from the AOL menu bar 
        Select Keyword > Go to Keyword 
        type the keyword preferences 
        Click Go
        Dialog box: AOL Settings: Customize your AOL Experience 
        Select Essentials tab > Internet (Web) Options - Set Web browser options and properties
        Dialog box: Internet Options
        Select Security tab
        Dialog box: Select a web content zone to specify security settings
        Click Internet icon 
        Click Default Level (which sets the browser to Medium)
        Select AOL Browser tab
        Dialog box: Web Graphics: Do you want Web graphics to be compressed? This will 
        display Web pages quicker.
        Click Never compress graphics 
        Click OK 
        Close AOL 
        Restart AOL 

      - If there are still problems after clearing the cache, try using another 
        browser, such as Mozilla, Internet Explorer, or Netscape to view Java 
        applets.

Enable JAVA through Control Panel 

To see whether your browser is configured to use JAVA or not, first open the 
Windows Control Panel. From the Start menu button, select Settings, then Control Panel 
to open the Control Panel. You should see the Java Coffee Cup logo icon 
in the Control Panel. 

Double click the icon to open the "Java Control Panel" 
In the "Java Control Panel", select the Browser Tab 
Make sure the box next to Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Mozilla is checked 
If it is not checked, click the checkbox to enable JAVA for your Web browser 
Click the Apply button. 

If you do not see the coffee cup icon in the Windows Control Panel, 
you do not have the latest version of the JAVA installed on your computer.
We recommend that you click the Button below to visit the Sun Website.

Your browser will be tested, and the latest Java Plug-In will be installed 
if it is needed - safely, easily, and for FREE.