force IE to Load Java applet?

I figured this out
in the following function I set
this.activeXControlEnabled = false;
instead of true.
Is this the proper approach?

function BaseWriter(id, width, height) {
this._params = new Object();
this._events = new Object();
this._extenders = new Array();
this._autoCallback = 0;

//Public

this.id = (id == undefined) ? "" : id;
this.width = (width == undefined) ? 400 : width;
this.height = (height == undefined) ? 300 : height;

this.activeXControlEnabled = false;
this.activeXControlVersion = "";

this.javaAppletEnabled = true;
this.javaAppletCodeBase = "./";
this.javaAppletCached = true;
this.javaAppletVersion = "";

this.browserNotSupported = "Your browser is not supported.";

this.fullPageLoadListenerName = null;

this.javaVersionRequired = "1.5.0";
}