Java Runtime Environment
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- To install the Sun JDK, follow these instructions:
- Go to the Java Sun download page.
- Download the version entitled 'JDK 6 Update XX', where 'XX' stands for some number if the version of Live Forms you are using is under 5.x. (Sun will provide the latest version update for JDK 6 on that page.) JDK version 1.7 is recommended for Live Forms version 5.x.
- 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 display that looks similar to one of the following examples, with the letters 'jdk' immediately preceding a series of version numbers, and this path matches the location where you installed the Sun JDK in step 2, then your Sun JDK 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\jdk1.6.0_17
- C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.6.0_17
- C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_17
- C:\jdk1.6.0_17
- If nothing is displayed or you do not see 'jdk' immediately followed by a series of version numbers (like one of the examples above), then you need to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable. Please follow these instructions to set your JAVA_HOME environment variable to the directory you where you have just installed the JDK. By default, this directory is under C:\Program Files\Java.
- If a directory path is display that looks similar to one of the following examples, with the letters 'jdk' immediately preceding a series of version numbers, and this path matches the location where you installed the Sun JDK in step 2, then your Sun JDK has been successfully installed and your JAVA_HOME environment variable has been set correctly. ''Examples of typical JAVA_HOME environment variable values'':
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