Microsoft Java Virtual Machine for Internet Explorer lets you view java applets on internet pages.

Customers who have the Microsoft VM already installed on their machine will still be able to get important security updates through Windows Update. IOD is also still supported on operating systems other than Windows XP, which included the Microsoft VM in their default installation, to ensure that Microsoft customers get critical updates to the Microsoft VM.

Microsoft includes the Microsoft virtual machine as part of Windows XP SP1. This means that any Windows XP licensee who does not already have the Microsoft VM will receive the Microsoft VM as part of this service pack.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Fixes a security vulnerability that affects the ByteCode Verifier component of the Microsoft VM
· This VM build includes all previously released security fixes, as well as fixing a newly reported security vulnerability that affects the ByteCode Verifier and could allow an attacker to run code of his or her choice on a user’s system