Microsoft JVM

If you have a new XP machine and you can not view Java applets in Internet Explorer it is probably because it did not come with Microsoft JVM due the legal tussle between Sun and Microsoft. It will prompt you download Microsoft JVM and will tell you to go to Windows Update site. That will not work either. Because Microsoft no longer provides JVM with XP.

No worries.. download a JVM from Sun instead - the makers of Java!
Get it here..

GNOME Desktop for Solaris

Use GNOME desktop on Solaris.
Get it here. It is much better than the CDE!