Installing the JDK on Windows

  1. For the Sun version of the JDK, enter the URL http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.
  2. From the Sun Developer Network page, scroll to find the heading JDK 6 Update 3.
  3. Select Download JDK 6.
  4. From the Sun Developer Network page, accept the license agreement and scroll to the heading "Windows Platform - Java(TM) 2 SDK".
  5. Select and download Windows Installation, Multi-language.
  6. Save and install the .exe file.
  7. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_03.
Note: For the IBM version of the JDK, enter http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk.