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- Go to the Java download page.
- Download the JRE version 1.8.
- When the download has finished, run the Java installer. At one point, you will be asked to choose a directory to install to. Copy or write this directory down for use later.
- Check that the JAVA_HOME environment variable has been set correctly.
- Open the 'Start' menu, choose 'Run', type cmd in the 'Run' dialog box and click the 'OK' button.
- In the command prompt window, type echo %JAVA_HOME% and then press Enter.
- View the result:
- If a directory path is displayed that looks similar to one of the following examples, with the letters 'jre' immediately preceding a version number, and this path matches the location where you installed the Oracle JRE, then your Oracle JRE has been successfully installed and your JAVA_HOME environment variable has been set correctly. ''Examples of typical JAVA_HOME environment variable values'':
- c:\Program Files)\Java\jre1.8.0_20
- c:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre7
- If nothing is displayed or you do not see 'jre' immediately followed by a version number (like one of the examples above), then you need to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the installation directory for the JRE. Please follow these instructions to set your JAVA_HOME environment to the directory where you have just installed the JRE. By default, this directory is under C:\Program Files\Java for a 32 bit Windows System. You will find it under c:\Program Files (x64) on a 64 bit Windows system.
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