I have been getting java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ZeroApplet.class and java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: JavaToJS.class crashes with JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03-384-10M3425 VM executing a Java Applet. Is Apple aware of this problem? No longer supported?

My web page uses a Java Applet to allow my visitors to replay chess games; the Chess Viewer Deluxe applet was written by Nikolai Pilafov some time ago and has been working properly for some time (until recently). I don't monitor this part of my site regularly so I am not sure when it began to fail. On his web site [http://chesstuff.blogspot.com/2008/11/chess-viewer-deluxe.html] he has a link to check LiveConnect object functionality (which fails for OBJECT tags). His recommendation is to "seek platform specific support which might be available from the JRE developers for your platform".

I have been getting java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ZeroApplet.class and java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: JavaToJS.class crashes with JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03-384-10M3425 VM executing a Java Applet. Until I checked the LiveConnect object functionality, I was unable to identify the source of the console error messages. This does seem to be the smoking gun.

Is Apple aware of this problem? Are these classes no longer supported? Has anyone else had this problem? You can attempt to recreate the problem locally by going to my web page: http://donsmallidge.com/DonSmallidgeChess.html

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Abbreviated Java Console output:

Java Plug-in 1.6.0_26

Using JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03-384-10M3425 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM

load: class ZeroApplet.class not found.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ZeroApplet.class

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(AppletClassLoader.java:211)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(AppletClassLoader.java:144)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(AppletClassLoader.java:662)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(AppletPanel.java:807)

at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(AppletViewer.java:2389)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(AppletPanel.java:714)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:368)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

load: class JavaToJS.class not found.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: JavaToJS.class

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(AppletClassLoader.java:211)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(AppletClassLoader.java:144)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247)

at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(AppletClassLoader.java:662)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(AppletPanel.java:807)

at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(AppletViewer.java:2389)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(AppletPanel.java:714)

at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:368)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)