Start:applet not initialized Error

I experts I have problem displaying a button on a applet ....The following is the code I am getting a error i.e Start :Applet not initialized

/*<applet code="basic.Applet2.class" width=400 height=500>
</applet> */
//package basic;

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Button;
public class Applet2 extends Applet
{
Button b;
public void init()
{
b=new Button();
add(b);
}
};

And the story is same for all other applet applications...Please help

If you comment out the "package basic" declaration, then you can't refer to the class as "basic.Applet2". Check the Java Console; it should show an error message to this effect.

Thanks a lot Sheriff...I was so STUPID.......

Can any one tell me how to run applet?

Gauri Kudtarkar wrote:Can any one tell me how to run applet?

Hi,Gauri. You may simply start the command line and type, the following
>notepad MyApplet.java

this will create a java file where you place a code of your applet.Then you should complile it with java compiler in this way:
>javac MyApplet.java

After complilation will be produced byte-code with .class extension. CHeck if it has worked out by cheking the directory:
>dir /p

Since every applet is being run in the browser, you should create also a html page, in context of which your applet will be run:
>notepad myPage.html

In the page write the following code(don't forget to save changes):

<html>
<applet code="MyApplet" width=600 height=500>Hello World</applet>

</html>

you can run this html page with a appletviewer in such way
>appletviewer myPage.html

In short first your java file should be compiled
and

after that use .class file in html file and see in IE/FF etc browsers.

for console based way you can check below url

http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/JavaInDOS.html