When you next go into computer chess, look on the bottom right corner of your monitor. Can you click on the java icon then Open Control Panel.
Once this is open, use the bottom box where it says 'Settings' - when that new box opens, click where it says 'delete files'.
Then OK
Once you've done this, refresh the page.
Sometimes the java icon is turned off from appearing in the tray. If you're running windows....
start button/control panel/java/advanced/miscellaneous/check box "Place icon in system tray"
Also try clearing your cache, and even your java cache. see: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/plugin_cache.xml
Continue to get same java error trying to play computer within your facebook app
XP SP3, Firefox 5.0.1 release
Java error pasted from java console
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Java Plug-in 1.6.0_26
Using JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
exception: JNLP file error: https://secure.chess.com/assets/java/vscomp/ChessApplet.jnlp. Please make sure the file exists and check if "codebase" and "href" in the JNLP file are correct..
java.io.FileNotFoundException: JNLP file error: https://secure.chess.com/assets/java/vscomp/ChessApplet.jnlp. Please make sure the file exists and check if "codebase" and "href" in the JNLP file are correct.
at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2Manager.loadJarFiles(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception: java.io.FileNotFoundException: JNLP file error: https://secure.chess.com/assets/java/vscomp/ChessApplet.jnlp. Please make sure the file exists and check if "codebase" and "href" in the JNLP file are correct.
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