[mg85067] Problems with Dynamic Updating and Java Runtime

[Helen Read <hpr at together.net>]

Hi,

Lately my colleagues and I have been getting the following error when 
attempting to search in the Documentation Center. "One or more dynamic 
objects are taking excessively long to finish evaluating. You may either 
disable further dynamic evaluations or continue waiting. Dynamic 
updating can be re-enabled using the Dynamic Updating Enabled command in 
the Evaluation menu." The message comes up in a pop-up window, with 
buttons to Disable Dynamic Updating or Continue Waiting. If you click 
the Continue Waiting button it will usually go ahead and complete the 
search, but needless to say, it's annoying. It has been happening rather 
frequently (but not all the time) in our offices and classrooms 
(Mathematica 6.0.1, Windows XP), and I just now experienced it at home 
(6.0.1, Windows Vista).

We have also been seeing an error related to Java (something about Java 
Runtime failing to initialize; I don't have the exact message). This one 
sometimes comes up when starting Mathematica. I have not (yet) seen this 
one on my home (Vista) machine, but we see it on various XP machines on 
campus. Everything seems OK if you close the message window, but again, 
it is an unexplained annoyance.

Any ideas on what is causing these issues, and how to fix?

We have tried re-installing Mathematica, which did not help.

-- 
Helen Read
University of Vermont