Applets in demo don't work

Question

I'm having trouble getting started with JDK applets:
- Applets in the demo directory don't run locally in IE6 (gray box). Hovering the mouse over the box says [class] not found.
- They all run fine in IE6 off the sun applet demo directory (same applets!).
- They don't run when I put them on my own server.
Yes, the .class files are in the same directory as the examplex.html file. Since Java applets are running fine off some servers, the MSJVM is working fine. Heck, even the same applets run off the Sun server.
This seems like it should be a FAQ, as others have encountered the same problem.
I did NOT install the Sun Java plug-in, so that I can test using Microsoft's built-in JVM.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Dave

Answer 1

Let me quote: "Applets can run in AppletViewer or in
web browers when the JavaTM Plug-in product is
installed."
MSVM is Java 1.1 and will not run newer applets.Sorry, I don't think you read my complete post. The applets work fine at the SUN site, but don't work locally on my machine. I'm using the SAME configuration browser and everything else to look at both.
The error was Sun's, not mine (or Microsoft's although everyone likes to blame them). They missed the (apparently required) tag:
codebase="."
in the applet tag to make it work.
Cheers,
Dave