OK......I know this is deeply boring and I really am stupid but can some kind soul tell me why, when I click on SFN chatroom the window comes up but that's it....it only gives me archive or forum options and no chat. I know I'm stupid about puters...no need to tell me but PLEASE can I have a moron's guide (note:..not idiot but MORON). I really do miss the old times when I used to chat to you guys....I have not figured this out and I know I'm too old for all this. Please help

Hi Daisy,

 

The chatroom uses a java applet so the first thing I'd do is make sure you have an up-to-date version of java installed for your browser - I think you can get it here: http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp

 

If that doesn't work, you could simply use an IRC client like mIRC or X-Chat. They're not as straightforward I know, but they're the way IRC is meant to be

OK...I tried the old Java nonsense...it was a no-show....same window....no chat ....now I really know I'm stupid

So much for Java being a cross-platform solution. What browser are you using?

Im also having a chatroom problem. (I figured, since we already have a thread on it, why start another one) I just switched to Mozilla FireFox. As any FF user knows, sometimes, when you require a plugin- firefox lets you know, and installs it for you. Well, when I was using IE, i used to be able to chat on the chatroom. But now, it says that I need to download a plugin, then when I click it, it says that there are no plug ins available. What to do? (I could always switch back to IE, just for chat, but that would get annoying)

Thanks!

Hmmm... you need the Java extension of course, which I bet you could find at http://java.sun.com

http://java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.jsp