OK-Today we talk about Java.

 

I play a LOT of pogo.  I am a "host" for tournaments, both at Rankmonster and Eliters.  The games there are run with "plug-ins", accessory programs that run in your internet browser--Most likely Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari--and make the games work.  Pogo uses Adobe's "Flash" and Oracle's "Java".  These programs both have many issues, especially Java.  A few really paranoid security-conscious people won't even USE Java due to its security issues (I've never had problems with it, but that's not to say it's not just dumb luck that I've not been affected).  But almost every time there's an update of Java, I get many cries for Help from my friends and players--My Games Won't Play--Help!!!

 

One thing to find out--is this a Java game or a Flash game?  Go here and find your game on one of the lists to see which plug-in it uses.  If it is Java, this blog entry should help you get back up and running.  If it is a flash game, I will make another blog entry about that and you can go there (this will become a link when the blog entry is completed) to try to fix it.

 

The first thing to try is to go to the Java website and update.  Then try to play the game again.  Be in the browser you want to use for Pogo when you go to the update link.  It should automatically send you to the right version for your browser.  If it doesn't work in that browser, try another.  HINT:  Internet Explorer and Firefox use the same version plug-in, Chrome uses another, so if you're using IE or Firefox switch to Chrome, if you're using Chrome, switch to IE or Firefox.  If you need Firefox go here, if you need Chrome, go here.  Firefox has Java automatically disabled, but if you are using it on a trusted website, it is usually quite safe (and yes, Pogo is safe)--you can enable it for a specific website by following the instructions on this page.  This will solve many people's Java problem.  If it does NOT, don't despair, there are more things to try, such as an uninstall, clean reinstall, which I will cover in the next blog entry--I am checking and re-checking the safety of the uninstall program I have been using due to a possible false-positive trojan reading.  Please stand by....