Help me to make this

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hi for all, i need a help to put an image and make a JFrame for ChatLogin similar to yahoo messenger chat login frame, my problem is i don't know how to arrange the instruction and how to make the image named "Face.jpg" in the upper position like keep smiling in yahoo messenger and the other labels and text Field down of this image.so plz any one help me to make this done becuse i need to know where is the problem and what should i do. thanks
import MarChat.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.security.*;
import java.sql.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Date;
public class LoginFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener,Serializable,MessengerConstants
      String _username=null,_password=null,_server=null;
      JLabel label1,label2,label3,label4,NewAcc,ForgPassLab;
         JTextField user,server,port;
      JPasswordField password;
      JButton ok;
         ImageIcon icon;
         private LoginFrame frame;
         private byte[] DigPass;
         private byte[] ReturnPass;
         javax.swing.JButton quit, register,check;
         Container container,container1;
         Panel topPanel,centerPanel;
    private Socket s;
         public static MainFrame MainF;
         private Socket socket;
      private Thread thread;
      private DataInputStream dis;
      private DataOutputStream dos;
        // public Socket s =null;
public LoginFrame(JFrame frame)
         super("SIMSM Login Windows");
         initial();
public LoginFrame()
          super("SIMSM Login Windows");
          initial();
public void initial()
       Image iconImage = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("C:/SIMSM/Client/My/src/images/messengerImage.gif");
        this.setIconImage(iconImage);
         /*********Top Panel*********************/
       /* ImageIcon imageI = new ImageIcon("C:/SIMSM/client/My/src/images/Face.jpg");
        JLabel imageLabel = new JLabel(imageI);
         topPanel = new Panel(new BorderLayout());
         topPanel.add("North",imageLabel);*/
       /**********Center Panel******************/
       // centerPanel = new Panel(null);
        container = this.getContentPane();
     container.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        container.setBackground(Color.ORANGE);
        topPanel = new Panel(new BorderLayout());
         ImageIcon imageI = new ImageIcon("C:/SIMSM/client/My/src/images/Face.jpg");
        JLabel imageLabel = new JLabel(imageI);
         topPanel.add("North",imageLabel);
         container.add("North",topPanel);  // "North",topPanel);
        //container.setBackground(Color.ORANGE);
        label1= new JLabel(" Login name :");
        label1.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
     label1.setBounds(10,200,80,20);
        user= new JTextField();
        user.setBounds(100,200,130,20);
     label2= new JLabel(" Password   :");
        label2.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
        label2.setBounds(10,230,80,20);
     password=new JPasswordField();
     password.setBounds(100,230,130,20);
     label3= new JLabel(" Server          :");
        label3.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
     label3.setBounds(10,260,80,20);
        server= new JTextField("192.168.0.1");
     server.setBounds(100,260,130,20);
        label4= new JLabel(" Port               :");
        label4.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
        label4.setBounds(10,290,80,20);
     port=new JTextField(2979+"");
     port.setBounds(100,290,130,20);
     port.setEditable(false);
     ok=new JButton("Login");
        ok.setBackground(Color.RED);
        ok.setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
     ok.setBounds(40,350,80,20);
        quit = new JButton("Quit");
        quit.setBackground(Color.RED);
        quit.setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
        quit.setBounds(150,350,80,20);
     NewAcc = new JLabel("Get a new SIMSM ID......");
        NewAcc.setBounds(80,390,200,20);
        NewAcc.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
        register = new JButton("Register");
        register.setBackground(Color.RED);
        register.setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
     register.setBounds(100,420,90,20);
        ForgPassLab = new JLabel("If You Forget Your ID/Password ?");
        ForgPassLab.setBounds(60,480,200,20);
        ForgPassLab.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
        check = new JButton("Check it...");
        check.setBackground(Color.RED);
        check.setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
     check.setBounds(100,500,90,20);
        container.add(label1);
        container.add(user);
     container.add(label2);
     container.add(password);
     container.add(label3);
     container.add(server);
     container.add(label4);
        container.add(NewAcc);
        container.add(ForgPassLab);
     container.add(port);
     container.add(ok);
     container.add(quit);
        container.add(register);
        container.add(check);       
     ok.addActionListener(this);
     quit.addActionListener(this);
        register.addActionListener(this);
        check.addActionListener(this);
     this.setSize(290,580);
     this.setResizable(true);
     this.setLocation(500,150);
     this.setVisible(true);
     } // end initial method
  private void initDialogBox(JFrame frame)
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
       if (event.getSource() == register)
         RegFrame r = new RegFrame();   //call class register
       // if press Quit Bouttom
       if (event.getSource()== quit)
          if(JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this,
                                           "Are you sure to Exit SIMS chat system?",
                                           "Exit SIMSM ",
                                            JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
                                            JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE,
                                            new ImageIcon(exitIcon))== JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
                                                 {System.exit(0);}                       
       if(event.getSource()== ok)
              String UserId= user.getText();
              char[] pass = password.getPassword();
              String Spass = new String(pass);
              try {         
                    //sentAuthentication(UserId,Spass,s.getOutputStream());
                } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException ex) {
                    ex.printStackTrace();
                  } catch (IOException ex) {
                             ex.printStackTrace();
              try {  
                  DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(s.getInputStream());
                  String mess = in.readUTF();
                 // in.close();
                 /* if(mess.equalsIgnoreCase("wrong password re-type it!"))
                     password.setText("");
                  else
                  if(mess.equalsIgnoreCase("wrong ID and Password Try to register"))
                      user.setText("");
                      password.setText("");
                  else*/ 
                   //  doLogin(UserId,Spass);
                     System.err.println("Client Log in");
                     this.setVisible(false);
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                     ex.printStackTrace();
            }   //end if
            if (event.getSource() == check)
                SignInProb chekPro = new SignInProb();
  public static  void main(String args[])
      LoginFrame logD = new LoginFrame();
      logD.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);           
} //end class LoginEdited by: master2007 on Mar 8, 2008 12:05 PM

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