Installing Java

Kevo

Ive just started a computers course and I need to install java on my home pc. Problem is every time I install it I dont seem to get the java shell part. I end up with just an applications server. Can someone please help??? Have lots of work to get through this weekend and I cant even start until I get this sorted out.

aidan_walsh

Which version of Java are you installing? Sounds like you are trying to install JavaEE (Enterprise Edition), which you shouldn't need if you've only just started programming. Uninstall it, and go download JavaSE (Standard Edition).

canker

Go here and choose the JDK 5.0 Update 5 option

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

Then choose your platform, download and install using all the default options.

The only other thing you will have to do is set the environmental variables on your machine.

For windows xp (similar for other versions of windows) you will go to the control panel >> system >> advanced >> environmental variables

then you will need to set PATH = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_02\bin;.

and CLASSPATH = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_02\lib\dt.jar;.

if you installed it to a different directory you will have to adjust the above to match.

The you should be able to compile and run programms from cmd.

madramor

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/getStarted/cupojava/index.html

Did they not teach you how to this in your course?

Kevo

Thanks a mil, works grand now.

They told us how to do it at the start but i only got my laptop last thursday.