CAN'T
SEE OUR IMAGES UPDATING AUTOMATICALLY???
READ ON... You can skip down to the
instructions if you want, but don't ask us questions later! It's
worth a minute or two to read this content.
To
understand what you need to do to get YOUR computer showing live
images, you have to know two things.
1. You are able to see SOME of the cameras images because they are
STATIC image cameras, and the others that you can not see are
powered by JAVA.
2. Some cameras may be down due to internet connection issues or
power outages, etc. However if you can not see ANY of the
cameras updating new images then see #3.
3. It is not the fault of the camera or our website that YOU can not
see images updating. The issue IS YOUR COMPUTER.
You're probably asking, "What do you mean it's MY computer? I could
see them before and suddenly now I can't. I didn't do anything
so why is it my fault?"
It isn't YOUR FAULT either, it is your COMPUTER'S FAULT.
The issue is how your computer is handling Java. When
Microsoft released Vista and other subsequent XP patches, updates,
etc AND as Sun (JAVA) releases updates that are meant to work
"perfectly" with the latest browsers and computers...YOUR computer
may be having issues displaying content that worked perfectly fine
prior.
If you are using a Vista machine OR if your XP machine is still
receiving updates and patches (you may not know that it does, but
Microsoft sends patches and updates to your computer once a week and when you
boot up, you may be applying an update that they sent).
Additionally Sun Microsystems (JAVA) sends updates to your computer
and if you allow your computer to accept and install these
updates...some websites may not work as they did before.
THANKFULLY this situation is only affecting a small percentage of
our visitors, but if YOU are one of those few, then you're missing
all your (our) live cams.
Most of the cameras that we display on this website are updated
every few seconds or so by using a javascript class file.
However, the newest java updates (particularly those on Vista
machines), seems to make it such that people are only seeing the
newest image when they FIRST hit the page and not every few seconds
thereafter. Some are not seeing images at all.
There IS a
fix, but it will take you from 10-30 minutes to an hour (depending
on your internet connection) to follow and
implement these steps. If you are on a dial up machine, you
may want to forget about seeing live images anymore because the Java
download is nearly 52 meg and that could take an eternity!
If you're ready to see live images again and you're willing to
follow these easy instructions...proceed. (PLEASE do not email
us that this does or does not work. It will work 100% of the
time. You simply have to follow a few easy instructions.)
Disclaimer: We are not advocating NOT to allow MicroSoft or Sun to
update your computers, however some updates may cause your computer
not to function the way that you desire. If you DO wish to perform
the following tweaks, it WILL fix your issue and allow you to browse
all of the webcams and it will not harm your computer in any way.
If you decide not to perform the following tweaks, that is fine, but
please do not contact us about not being able to view the cams.
This website receives more than 30,000 unique visitors a day and we
simply can not reply to individual needs.
STEP ONE:
Go to CONTROL PANEL, click on ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and UNINSTALL
JAVA. (You may see one reference to Java or you may see as
many as four or five. These would be named "JAVA", "J2SE" and
you may see the words "update" after them, but simply UNINSTALL ANY
reference to JAVA on your computer.)
If you are using Vista, click on PROGRAMS AND FEATURES and uninstall
JAVA.
STEP TWO:
REBOOT your computer. (Even if your computer is not prompted to
reboot, do so anyway!)
STEP THREE:
Go to:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp (This is
JAVA'S PAGE)
Click on the 4th "DOWNLOAD" BUTTON ON THAT PAGE. (It says
"Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 15")
ACCEPT the license agreement and then you will click on your choice
of online or online under "Windows Platform - Java Runtime
Environment 5.0 Update 15"
YOU CAN SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER OR RUN IT - it will work either
way.
As you are installing the program "ACCEPT" and do a NORMAL INSTALL..
ONCE THE PROGRAM INSTALLS the cams will work. HOWEVER, before
you go start enjoying them again...you should do the next step.
STEP FOUR:
Java will have added a small java icon to your status bar at the
bottom of your screen. You can right click on it and OPEN the
(JAVA) CONTROL PANEL - (It will just say "control panel").
Click on the UPDATE TAB, and take the CHECK MARK out of the box that
says "Check for updates automatically"
Click APPLY and then OK and NOW you can go enjoy the cams!
STEP FIVE:
Drop us an email to let us know that it worked for you! mike@appnet.com
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