After updating Java to it's latest version, some people experience problems like the page keeps refreshing itself or becomes very slow to load. To make Java work properly, you need to set an environment variable in your pc. This is how to do it:

Right click on "My Computer" , select "Properties" . A new window will open. Select the tab "Advanced" and click on the button "Environment variabels".
In the "Environment variables" dialog, section "System variables" (or "User variables" if it is just for you), click the button "New". Type J2D_D3D into the name field and false into the value field. Click on "Ok" to close the window. The settings should be working right away without having to restart your pc.

I changed this system setting on my computer but it still didn't fix the slow loading (i just installed update 11) the error message is:
java.lang.NullPointerException

at sk.ra100.pbn.y.w(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.y.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.O.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.GriddlerApplet.a(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.GriddlerApplet.b(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.ao.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Button.processActionEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Button.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception in thread "Thread-12" java.lang.NullPointerException
at sk.ra100.pbn.y.a(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.I.b(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.N.d(Unknown Source)
at sk.ra100.pbn.N.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Hope this helps fix the problem

unfortunately that doesn't work for me either

it just started working again all of the sudden :)
kind of weird because I didn't change anything

Thanks anyways for your help!

Hello

Pido disculpas por escribir en inglés y español, mi ingles es muy malo :)
I apologize for not writing in English correctly, my English is very bad:)

Desde hace unos días, tengo problemas con el refresco de las páginas, en IE6 y Firefox 3.5 (desde ayer, 3.6). He probado a establecer las variables de ambiente y las variables de usuario que indicas, pero no funciona. He probado cambiar las versiones de java, desde 6.10 hasta 6.18, y tampoco. Es raro, funcionaba bien hasta hace tres o cuatro días y empezaron los problemas sin haber hecho ninguna modificación. ¿Qué puede ser?, nunca he tenido este problema hasta hoy. ¿Alguna idea?.

For several days, I have problems with the refreshing of the pages in IE6 and Firefox 3.5 (from yesterday, 3.6). I tried to set the environment variables and user variables indicating, but not working. I tried switching versions of Java, from 6.10 to 6.18, and neither. It's weird, it worked fine until three or four days ago and problems started without having made any change. What could be?, I've never had this problem until today. Any thinks?

Gracias por la respuesta
Thanks for the reply

Desinstale la ultima version, ahora tengo instalada la version 6 update 5 y en IE6 va bien, pero creo que hay problemas en mi ordenador, Firefox y otros programas no funcionan. Vere si ese es problema. Gracias

Uninstall the latest version, I now have installed the version 6 update 5 and IE6 goes well, but I think there are problems in my computer, Firefox and other programs do not work. I'll see if that is the problem. Thanks

Thank you for the info. It will be useful for others for sure!
Hagit