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George, This specific error has been fixed the IDV 5.0 which we will be releasing soon. But unfortunately, webstart will still not work for you because of other difficult to solve problems which we hope to resolve in the future. In the meantime, please use the regular desktop version of the IDV. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Hi. > > I am trying to start IDV from this page: > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/webstart/IDV/ > > I am getting the following error: > > #### Java Web Start Error: > #### Missing required Permissions manifest attribute in main jar: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/current/webstart/IDV/idv.jar > > Thanks, > George > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: HZC-397743 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed