TMEA uses drop-down menus across the top of our website navigation across our site. The menus are: Main Menu, Resource Center, Divisions, Regions, Music Industry, Convention and Students.

If you do not see buttons with these titles just below the TMEA logo, please visit www.java.com to download and install Java in order to view these menus.

If you are having trouble downloading or installing Java, please visit the Java help pages.

If you have downloaded the latest version of Java and are having trouble with the menu, try following the instructions below to set security settings or clear the Java cache. If upgrading or clearing the cache does not fix the menus, you may have to uninstall and re-install the Java software.  Alternatively, you may use our Site Map to navigate our website.

Enable Java (Windows Internet Explorer)
1) Open Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced Tab

2) Find the line that says "Use JRE x.x.x_xx for <applet> (requires restart)" and make sure the box is checked.

3) If you just checked the box, close ALL Internet Explorer windows and then open the website again.

Enable Javascript (Windows Internet Explorer)
(This will add www.tmea.org to your trusted sites. Click for instructions to enable Javascript for all websites.)

1) Open Tools -> Internet Options -> Security Tab

2) Click the "Trusted sites" icon (Green checkmark).

3) If the security level IS NOT set to "High" or "Custom, continue to step 4. (Low is the default level)
3a) If the security level IS set to "High" or "Custom": click on the "Custom Level" button, find the "Scripting" section (near the bottom), select "Enable" or "Prompt" for "Active Scripting" , and click "OK". Alternatively, you can set the level to "Medium", "Medium-Low", or "Low".

4) Back on the "Security" tab with the "Trusted sites" icon selected, click on the "Sites" button.

5) Uncheck "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone"

6) Type "http://www.tmea.org/" into the textbox and click "Add".

Clearing the Java cache in Windows
1a) Windows XP: Open Start -> Control Panel (Or My Computer -> Control Panel if it isn't on the start menu)
1b) Other Windows: Open Start -> Settings -> Control Panel

2) If the Control Panel window says "Pick A Category", look for a link on the left side of the window titled "Other Control Panel Options" and click on it. Find the icon labeled "Java" and click on it. If the Control Panel window does not say "Pick A Category", just find the icon labeled "Java" and double click on it.

3) On the "General" tab, click the "Delete Files" button. Make sure all three checkboxes are checked and then click "OK".

Clearing the Java cache in Mac OS X
Note: The instructions below are for the latest version of Java.  If you have an older version or several versions installed, there may be some other files in the folders mentioned below.  Use the latest preference application in the folder to clear the cache.

1) Open the folder: Applications -> Utilities -> Java -> J2SE 5.0.

2) Double click the "Java Preferences" icon.

3) On the "General" tab, click the "Delete Files" button. Make sure all three checkboxes are checked and then click "OK".

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Updated: 06/15/07