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J2SDK1.4.2_02 Setup help

 
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Hi,
I downloaded & installed J2SDK1.4.2_02 on Windows 2000 machine. After that do I need to set Environmental variables or any classpath or path to the system? If so, how & what should I set? Any online Installation release notes for this?
Thanks,
Angela
 
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Note that the J2SDK will probably work "out-of-the-box", without adjusting any system environment variables.
That said, I like to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to refer to the home directory of the J2SDK installation, as some other apps that use Java (such as Tomcat) like it to be set.
I also like to set the CLASSPATH to assure that it includes the current working directory, denoted by a dot - "." .
I also like to set the PATH to include %JAVA_HOME%/bin on Windows and $JAVA_HOME/bin on Linux. This way, I can easily invoke the Java compiler and the JRE from any working directory at the command line.
If you're asking about the details of how to set an environment variable in Windows 2000, take a look at our wiki page on how to set the CLASSPATH.
 
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When I installed j2sdk1.4.2_02, I put the sdk straight in my C: drive, so I just stuck
;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_02\bin
on the end of my PATH variable. If you've put it somewhere else obviously it will be ;C:\somewhere else\..\j2sdk1.4.2_02\bin
That was the only thing needed to get it going.
 
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