1:
I'm having difficulty installing the Oracle jInitiator.
A:
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2:
When I click on a link in another application, such as email, I wind up moving away from FAMIS. How can I get links I click on to open in a new window?
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You need to modify your browser set up so that links open in a new browser window. In Internet Explorer, select TOOLS. Select Internet Options and click on the Advanced tab. UN-check the box titled "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts." Click OK to apply.
3:
I would like to have several FAMIS sessions open at once but am having difficulty doing so.
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You should start additional FAMIS sessions from shortcuts on your desktop rather than from Internet Explorer favorites or links.
4:
When attempting to run FAMIS, I get a pop-up message that says: "Attachment to a running Virtual Machine failed."
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FAMIS uses Oracle jInitiator to render Forms over the internet. jInitiator uses a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in this process. FAMIS isn't the only Java-based web application and there are different flavors of JVM software, so it is likely that you have more than one flavor on your system. Having multiple versions is not a problem, but sometimes attempting to launch a new application in a window where a different version is already running can be a problem.
If you encounter this error, open a completely new browser window and try again. You will not be able to use a browser window that was opened from a window that gives this error.