Downloading the JDK
The JDK can be downloaded from http://www.javasoft.com. Be sure to download the JDK 1.1 (version 1.1.8).
Setting up the JDK
Windows installation
The JDK setup should ask you which directory to install to. Make note of this directory, and finish the setup. Once complete, open C:\autoexec.bat in a text editor, such as Notepad. Be sure the following line is in the file: PATH=anything;the directory you installed the JDK to\bin
An example of this would be:
PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\JDK1.1.7\BIN
If the line is missing, add it and set it to the JDK bin directory. If the line is there, but is missing your JDK bin directory, append it to the end with a semicolon in front.
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