Which one ie preffered .NET or java and why?

.nET

as java is interpreted on target machine hile .NEt is recompiled

Which one ie preffered .NET or java and why?internet browser

Both, they are different things and they give different thing...

Which one ie preffered .NET or java and why?windows media center internet explorer

the question shoud be compare .net and J2EE not .net and java
Go to tools/internet options/advanced, and take the 3 check marks out of "Microsoft VM"(Java)/apply/ok, then Tools / internet options/ advanced -

Check "enable third party browser extensions"

(requires a "MUST" immediate restart) ...... Then download java.sun and Install the latest version of sun Java.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download....

then go to tools/internet options/ advanced, and put a check mark in Java(sun)/ apply/ ok/ok/ restart. (Don't overlook both restarts) . ...... . . Also go to: tools/internet options/security/custom level/Java permissions/high or medium safety/ok/yes/ok