Yes, welcome to the recent result of Microsoft's battle with Sun Microsystems over the inclusion of Java with Windows. So many websites use Java that you really ought to download it anyway, whether or not it's to use in our chats. <BR> <BR>Free Java download (the install is painless): <BR> <BR><A HREF="http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp" TARGET="_blank">http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp</A>