MSVCR71.dll not found when loading Java applets in Opera?
Thursday, 13. November 2008, 18:15:48
After I began to use my old PC with a fresh install of Windows XP(since my Macbook is at Eplehuset getting some new parts, and yes, the PowerBook also died two days later). I've gotten a strange error message every now and then, and Java Applets refuse to respond. And yes! I hunted down the
and killed it!
Getting this error message when loading a Java Applet in Opera on Windows?
Solution
Close Opera, copy the file (MSVCR71.dll) from C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\msvcr71.dll to C:\Windows\System\ (and of course you have to have Java installed).
Now you should be able to load Java Applets again
Get the latest version of Opera at www.opera.com
Get the latest version of Java at www.java.com
Update [May 31 2009] - A tip from Sanchit Karve. He wrote in the comments that you could instead of copying the dll file, add (JavaInstallDirectory)\jre6\bin to the Environment Variables. It's a better solution. Thanks for the tip.
Getting this error message when loading a Java Applet in Opera on Windows?
Solution
Close Opera, copy the file (MSVCR71.dll) from C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\msvcr71.dll to C:\Windows\System\ (and of course you have to have Java installed).
Now you should be able to load Java Applets again
Get the latest version of Opera at www.opera.com
Get the latest version of Java at www.java.com
Update [May 31 2009] - A tip from Sanchit Karve. He wrote in the comments that you could instead of copying the dll file, add (JavaInstallDirectory)\jre6\bin to the Environment Variables. It's a better solution. Thanks for the tip.

