Why is the experience of downloading and installing Netscape Navigator different from Internet Explorer?
The releases of Netscape Navigator supported by Java Plug-in Software do not provide mechanisms that allow for the automatic download and installation of Java Plug-in, as in Internet Explorer. The first time Netscape Navigator comes across a web page that is enabled for Java Plug-in (the activated page), it redirects the user to another web page to download and install Java Plug-in Software on the user’s system. The user must then return to the activated page to render the applet using Java Plug-in Software. From that point on, the browser automatically invokes Java Plug-in whenever it encounters an activated page.