Topic: How to setup java jre
Niceladyrealy's photo
Tue 07/24/12 03:51 PM
I loaded java and the java program pop up. However i have aprogram that says it needs jre to run. What must ido? Just run java? Or set a path? Thanks for your help

Mirage4279's photo
Tue 07/31/12 09:13 AM
Edited by Mirage4279 on Tue 07/31/12 09:29 AM
Hey,

I am assuming you installed the jdk? If you only want for a java program to run and it will not... check out this site http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

In the top-middle of the page to the right you will see two colums that say jdk and jre. Install the jre by downloading it and running the set-up, it is quite easy. If you want to run jar files or turn .java files or .class files and run them from the command line (in such a way that you do not need an .exe file to start and run the application) you will need to set the environment variables (class path) it is more complicated to do though. This allows you to run .java files from the command line.

You can always have me come over and set it up for you:tongue: