To continue using these instructions after rebooting, either print this page now, bookmark it now, or use your Web browser's history function to get back to this page. Print or bookmark these instructions - After the Java 2 SDK software has been installed, you may be asked to reboot your system.

(The Java 2 SDK also contains a private J2RE for use only by its tools.) As part of the Java 2 SDK, this installation includes the Java Plug-in and Java Web Start, as well as an option to include the public Java 2 Runtime Environment. In this procedure, you will run the self-installing executable to unpack and install the Java 2 SDK software bundle. Note - Trying to install the Java 2 SDK on a non-supported version of Microsoft Windows or on a machine that doesn't have a sufficiently up-to-date Service Pack will cause the installer to generate this warning: 'We recommend that you do not install this Java Platform for the following reasons: This Java Platform does not support the operating system or operating-system service pack on this machine.' Installation Instructions Very large programs may require more RAM for adequate performance. Running with less memory may cause disk swapping which has a severe effect on performance. At least 48 megabytes of RAM is recommended for applets running within a browser using the Java Plug-in. A Pentium 166MHz or faster processor with at least 32 megabytes of physical RAM is required to run graphically based applications. Hardware - Intel and 100% compatible processors are supported. For a list of supported operating systems and desktop managers, see System Configurations. Software - Java 2 SDK Standard Edition, 1.4.2 is supported on i586 Intel and 100% compatible platforms running Microsoft Windows.

Java 1.4.2