You didn't say which OS you're using. If you're using Windows, then perhaps even the Java beta might be helpful (it's had very good reports so far). But LW won't use it if there's any other Java versions on your computer. So you'd need to remove them if you are seriously considering using it.
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/download.jsp JRE "Offline" version which is a 15.72 MB download. ie: 2nd on download list: "
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Beta 2 The Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java applications." And only download the "Offline" version if you do try it.