How do I add `java` to the command path on Vista?
Solution 1
Open My Conputer -> General Settings -> Environment variables and add as global
Key:JAVA_HOME Value:C:\jsdk etc. etc.
And then modify the Path variable
Value ( type at the end )
....something;something;something;%JAVA_HOME%\bin
Reopen your command prompt and type
javac
And see if it works
EDIT
Moved my comment to the answer
The command prompt has some problems dealing with the empty space.
What I usually do is install the jdk directly on C: to get rid of space in "Program Files"
So installing it directly in C: will give you an "spaceless" path to the executable:
C:\jdk1.6.0_14\bin\javac
Instead of
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_14\bin\javac
Some times you'll get: C:\Program "executable not found" or something like that.
Installing directly on C: does the trick
Solution 2
I'd suggest looking at the java tutorial.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/essential/environment/paths.html
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I have JDK installed in Vista. I want to run
java
from the command line. How do I configure the path variable?If I'm not able to set the
JAVA_HOME
variable, what is an alternative?