Java Installation Instructions

Step 1. Download the JDK to a directory.

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Step 2. How to install the JDK

Step 3. Edit Autoexec.bat file

Step 4. Test the software.

Step 1: When you are at the download page (java.soft.com), select the drop-down menu, "Go", and highlight the developing kit you want to download. The following is an example.

A new page will load immediately. Click on the "Production Release" link to continue.

Go down to 1. in that page and select either "One large bundle" or "Fifteen disk size pieces" download. Click Continue when you're finish. Choose "I Accept" when you see the next page. You will see various alternative sites to get the file. Choose the one that's the closest to you and click on it. A "File Download" window will pop up. Click OK. Then download the software to a place that will be easy for you to remember. For instance, put the file to c:\download.

Step 2: After downloading JDK, go to the folder where you designated the file. Double click on the icon and you should see the following.

Then, you just follow the instruction while the installation proceeds.

Step 3: The next step is to setup the PATH in your Windows 95/98.

From the Start (on the bottom left of your screen), go to Run. Type in "edit c:\autoexec.bat" in "Open:". Then, just add "c:\jdk1.2.2\bin" to the end of your PATH like

PATH="Blah Blah Blah..; c:\jdk1.2.2\bin."

When you done, save the change and exit the editor.

Step 4: To test if you had done right, just open a MS-DOS Command Prompt and type "javac". If the computer gives you paramaters instructions, that means you installed successfully! If not, you better go back and exam the previous steps carefully.

 

     
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