Java not working

[corbetkt]

Recently, I was trying to play a Yahoo game for the first time in awhile, but found it did not work. As such I tried updating my Java to the latest version, but found it did not work when I got to the test image.

I've already looked up a number of similar threads on this and other sites, so I can tell you what I have already done that hasn't worked. First, I have uninstalled all old versions of Java, even using a program called JavaRa that got the harder-to-reach parts. I have installed the offline version of Java as opposed to the online. I have scanned my computer for viruses and Malware, and though I did have some, removing them did not help the problem. I am also not behind any Firewalls that I know of. Also, the same thing happens on every browser I have tried.

Here is the console readout thing I got when I tried to play the test animation after installing:

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Java Plug-in 10.4.0.22
Using JRE version 1.7.0_04-b22 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Users\corbettk
----------------------------------------------------
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
o:   trigger logging
q:   hide console
r:   reload policy configuration
s:   dump system and deployment properties
t:   dump thread list
v:   dump thread stack
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------
security: property package.access value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.
security: property package.access new value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws
security: property package.access value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws
security: property package.access new value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy
security: property package.access value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy
security: property package.access new value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy,com.sun.jnlp
security: property package.definition value null
security: property package.definition new value com.sun.javaws
security: property package.definition value com.sun.javaws
security: property package.definition new value com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy
security: property package.definition value com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy
security: property package.definition new value com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy,com.sun.jnlp
security: property package.access value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy,com.sun.jnlp
security: property package.access new value sun.,com.sun.xml.internal.ws.,com.sun.xml.internal.bind.,com.sun.imageio.,com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.utils.,com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.utils.,com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy,com.sun.jnlp,org.mozilla.jss
security: property package.definition value com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy,com.sun.jnlp
security: property package.definition new value com.sun.javaws,com.sun.deploy,com.sun.jnlp,org.mozilla.jss
basic: Added progress listener: sun.plugin.util.ProgressMonitorAdapter@c09652
basic: Plugin2ClassLoader.addURL parent called for http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar, version: null]
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar, version: null]
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar, version: null]
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
java.net.SocketException: Bad address: connect
   at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.conne ct0(Native Method)
   at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socke tConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConn ect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connec tToAddress(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connec t(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getJa rFileWithoutCache(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.downl oadJarFileWithoutCache(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.ret rieve(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.ret rieve(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.get JarFile(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarFileFactory .get(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnecti on.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarUR LConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarUR LConnection.getJarFileInternal(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarUR LConnection.getJarFile(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.getJarFile(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.access$1000(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.ensureOpen(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath.getLoader(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath.getLoader(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath.getResource(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader$2.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.f indClassHelper(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass0(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass0(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initA ppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar, version: null]
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar, version: null]
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar, version: null]
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/TestVM2-test.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
java.net.SocketException: Bad address: connect
   at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.conne ct0(Native Method)
   at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socke tConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConn ect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connec tToAddress(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connec t(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnec tion.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getJa rFileWithoutCache(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.downl oadJarFileWithoutCache(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.ret rieve(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.ret rieve(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.get JarFile(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarFileFactory .get(Unknown Source)
   at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnecti on.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarUR LConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarUR LConnection.getJarFileInternal(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarUR LConnection.getJarFile(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.getJarFile(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.access$1000(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.ensureOpen(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$JarLoader.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath.getLoader(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath.getLoader(Unknown Source)
   at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassP ath.getResource(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader$2.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivil eged(Native Method)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.f indClassHelper(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass0(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initA ppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/, version: null]
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/testJava2_1/TestVMApplet.class, version: null]
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/testJava2_1/TestVMApplet.class with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Cache entry not found [url: http://www.java.com/applet/testJava2_1/TestVMApplet/class.class, version: null]
network: Connecting http://www.java.com/applet/testJava2_1/TestVMApplet/class.class with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testJava2_1.TestVMApplet.class
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass0(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initA ppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
basic: load: class testJava2_1/TestVMApplet.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testJava2_1.TestVMApplet.class
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.f indClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass0(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.l oadCode(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initA ppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Ignored exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testJava2_1.TestVMApplet.class
basic: Dialog type is not candidate for embedding

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Any help that can be offered would be appreciated.

[Geek-9pm]

Welcome!
Computer Hope is the number one location for free computer help.
The forum will help everyone with all computer questions.

Thank you for providing detailed information. That is important.
Two more details are needed.
1. What is the name of the yahoo game. And have you had trouble with any other Yahoo game.
2. Do you have another computer that plays that same game perfectly well?

I did not see those two essential items in your post.
Having that information helps the forum members to analyze you problem

[BC_Programmer]

network: Connecting http://www.java.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
java.net.SocketException: Bad address: connect

Looks like it's having trouble connecting to Java.com. If I had to guess I'd say a installed software firewall was blocking it.

[corbetkt]

Welcome!
Computer Hope is the number one location for free computer help.
The forum will help everyone with all computer questions.

Thank you for providing detailed information. That is important.
Two more details are needed.
1. What is the name of the yahoo game. And have you had trouble with any other Yahoo game.
2. Do you have another computer that plays that same game perfectly well?

I did not see those two essential items in your post.
Having that information helps the forum members to analyze you problem

It was Literati. Here is the console information from the error I'm getting.

Java Plug-in 10.4.0.22
Using JRE version 1.7.0_04-b22 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Users\corbettk
----------------------------------------------------
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
o:   trigger logging
q:   hide console
r:   reload policy configuration
s:   dump system and deployment properties
t:   dump thread list
v:   dump thread stack
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------
basic: Starting applet teardown
basic: Finished applet teardown
basic: Removed progress listener: sun.plugin.util.ProgressMonitorAdapter@18b0fd
plugin2manager.parentwindowDispose
basic: Added progress listener: sun.plugin.util.ProgressMonitorAdapter@1fc719b
basic: Plugin2ClassLoader.addURL parent called for http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/tt5.jar
cache: Resource http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/tt5.jar has expired.
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/tt5.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/tt5.jar with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
basic: Applet loaded.
basic: Applet resized and added to parent container
basic: PERF: AppletExecutionRunnable - applet.init() BEGIN ; jvmLaunch dt 679509 us, pluginInit dt 95943491 us, TotalTime: 96623000 us
basic: Applet initialized
basic: Starting applet
basic: completed perf rollup
basic: Applet made visible
basic: Applet started
basic: Told clients applet is started
cache: Resource http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/t/us-t5.ldict has expired.
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/t/us-t5.ldict with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com/yog/y/t/us-t5.ldict with proxy=DIRECT
network: Connecting http://yog30.games.ac4.yahoo.com:80/ with proxy=DIRECT

If it's a firewall, it's one I don't know about. I certainly can't find any in my program list.

[BC_Programmer]

The built-in Windows firewall doesn't show up as a program in the programs list.

[corbetkt]

My Windows firewall is not running.

[Geek-9pm]

Is this relevant?

IE8 installed now java not working

If Java was not installed correctly go to the Control Panel and uninstall java.  Read this Microsoft Knowledge Base article about the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility:
 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

[corbetkt]

When I started having the problem, I went and loaded the latest Windows Update and it seems now I have IE9 --- and I'm pretty sure that before, I hadn't touched or updated IE in years. But I will try using this cleanup utility thing and report back.

[corbetkt]

When I started having the problem, I went and loaded the latest Windows Update and it seems now I have IE9 --- and I'm pretty sure that before, I hadn't touched or updated IE in years. But I will try using this cleanup utility thing and report back.

Yeah, no luck.

[corbetkt]

So, is it just hopeless? I've looked on as many forums as I could, and every thread about similar problems seems to end without any resolution.