no problem, i dont mind taking the time.
the cmd prompt is basically the dos shell of old days, we old unix/dos style hacks cant get away from it
to open a cmd prompt on an NT style OS ( N4/2k or XP ) do this
go to the start menu, to the "Run" item, select it
a window will appear asking you to type in a command , next to where it says "Open"
type
CMD "enter"
case doesnt matter its just for clarity, "enter" means press the enter or return key.
it should open up a new window typically a black box with white writing and it'll prompt you as "C:>" or C:\Documents and Settings>" or something similar, that doesn't matter for this test
now type at the flash cursor, click on the black window first.
java -version "enter"
it should say something a bit like
Quote:
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-b28)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-b28, mixed mode)
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If should be similar to that, if not one of two things wil lhave happened, it'll either say
Quote:
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CMD: Unknown command "java"
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or some other error that will be an indication of whats going on.
if not and it does say something very similar to what i posted, the numbers are usually different, then we've figured out that java nd javascript are probably not whats wrong. and we go to the next step .
typing
exit "enter"
will close the cmd window or just press the X