Error occurred during initialization of VM Windows 7, windows xp

Full Error Message:

Error occurred during initialization of VM java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object


If you get this error message chances are that your java vm is corrupted (whatever that means) since there are not much out there to help us out.

Here is how we solved this issue:

1. Remove Java entirely (we use a software called revo uninstaller).  At the time of writing this software has a free version or you can simply buy it (note that YCSoftware is not affiliated with this company). We personally like this software because it removes any leftovers from the registry.

2. Download java from this page http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

3.  Install it.

4. Now go to your command line and type “java  -version” to test your achievement.

Unable to play flash media IE8 + win7(32 bit)

For some reason my flash player on IE seemed corrupted. I have tried to remove IE8 completely, reinstall the software without any success. Then I realized that i could not even download any file with IE8.  So after all, the issue had nothing to do to flash but with IE8.

Here are the steps that resolved the issue for me:

1. Download http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html and launch the software to uninstall flash

2. Then reboot the machine

3.  The next step is to reset IE (tools -> internet options  –> advanced (tab) –> reset)


4. Once you reset IE8 (tell me why uninstalling IE8 did not reset it in the process?  Anybody, Microsoft were are you?).  You can now go to adobe download and install the flash player (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/)

5. Go yo www.youtube.com to test your achievement.

Negative Z-Index FireFox and Chrome and possibly others

First Chrome and Firefox do not play nice with negative z-index.

IE picks up my negative z-index without a glitch but Firefox and Chrome ignore it completely.

I am going to stay away from negative z-index for now since it is not really supported across the board.

FYI: The page z-index default value is zero and the default z-index of any layers is 1.

Useful Websites

http://www.webdevout.net/browser-support-css

http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html

http://codepunk.hardwar.org.uk/acss07.htm

http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

Installing Fonts Photoshop windows XP

Installing fonts for Photoshop on windows XP is primarily done via the control panel.

1. First download your font;  you can try this link for some free fonts

2. Go to your control panel and locate Fonts:

3. Then Go to the File menu and click on install new Font…

4. Browse to the location of your fonts and follow the Wizard