If you use a version of Netscape Navigator that has an embedded < APPLET > tag for the Windows Media Player 9 Series OCX control, the Java Runtime may not initialize the control. You receive a "General Failure" error message. This problem occurs because the Windows Media Player 9 Series OCX control uses methods that are no longer supported by Netscape.

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