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FULL PRODUCT VERSION : C:\>java -version java version "1.6.0-beta" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-beta-b59g) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-beta-b59g, mixed mode, sharing) ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION : Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION : Browsers: Firefox 1.5.01 Internet Explorer 6.0.2800 A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM : A error occurred when I had entered my internet banking site (which uses an applet). The error was a message poping up the browser: "Java(TM) Plugin Fatal Error" "The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\server\jvm.dll>" and an "OK" button. Then, I closed the browser, restarted the system, openned the browser again. So, I tryed to show the Java Console, to see more detailed data. And the error happened again when I have clicked (in the Firefox or IE browser's, doesn't matter) in "Tools", "Java Console". I started my navigator (for instance, Firefox) STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM : I upgraded my system from Java 1.4.2 to Java 1.6.0-beta The error then started to occurs when I access a page that loads an applet (my internet banking site) The error could be reproduced by just clicking (in Firefox, IE browsers) in "Tools", "Java Console" See: forum: http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=536219 See also the bug #5013503 There is A LOT of people out there with this problem. When upgrading, the Java installer is not doing it well. EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR : EXPECTED - It's is a blocker bug. It SHOULD NOT happen. ACTUAL - The error was a message poping up the browser: "Java(TM) Plugin Fatal Error" "The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\server\jvm.dll>" and an "OK" button. ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR : Java(TM) Plugin Fatal Error The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <\bin\server\jvm.dll> REPRODUCIBILITY : This bug can be reproduced always. CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND : The workaround is described in the forum: forum: http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=536219 For the lazy: Remove C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Sun\Java directory and it worked.