In order to see our iPIX images in your web browser, you need some software called a Java Virtual Machine. This is because our iPIX images work using a Java based applet. If instead of seeing the virtual tour, you see a blank box it is most likely that you need to install this software.

Early versions of Windows XP (and indeed previous versions of Microsoft's Operating Systems) shipped with the Microsoft Virtual Machine. However, In early 2003, Microsoft lost a legal case against Sun (the people who make Java) and had to stop including the Microsoft Virtual Machine (MSVM) with Windows XP.

This means anyone buying a new PC or upgrading their operating system to Windows XP now will not get the MSVM any more. However, it may be that some PC manufacturers will be including Sun's own version of the Virtual Machine on new PC's.

1. Download and run the MS Java Virtual Machine from our server ... click here (it is still permissible to freely distribute this software)

2. Download Sun's own version, called Java Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (JRE) ... click here (you will then need to follow the on-screen instructions)