I'm guessing you're running XP and ever since MS got into the fight for rights to JVM with Sun, all us consumers have been paying for it. Well, apparently all it is is MS turning it off automatically in IE. All you have to do is go to Tools=>Internet Options in Internet Explorer. Go to the Advanced tab and find the Java(Sun) category. Uncheck the Use Java 2 checkbox there and just underneath that shoudl be the MS Virtual Machine Category. Check the Java console enabled checkbos and restart. This has worked for me.