

Eventually, you will see another Custom Setup window, for J2SE Runtime Environment 7 Update 1.

Be patient: many megabytes of information is being downloaded and then used to perform the actual installation sometimes the progress bars lool like they are making no progress.Ħ. You will see an Installing window (for J2SE Development Kit 7 Update 1), whose progress is shown by progress bars (on various panes). The default is to get a full installation (~264Mb), which is what you want.ĥ. You will see a Custom Setup window, for J2SE Development Kit 7 Update 1. You will then see a License Agreement window.Ģ.

You will see a Windows Installer window temporarily then a Preparing to Install window temporarily. Double-click the file that you just downloaded, to run it.Ĭlick Run to the Open File - Security Warning pop-up. Terminate (X) any windows remaining from this process (e.g., the Download window).ġ. This file is only about 250KB (1/4 MB).ħ. Store this exe file somewhere permanent on your disk drive, so that you can re-execute it (reinstall Java) later, if necessary. The exact form of this interaction will depend on the version of your operating system (on mine clicked Save to the File Download - Security Warning pop-up then I specified the location for the file and then I clicked Close to the Download complete pop-up). The file will be named jdk-1_7_0_01-windows-i586-p-iftw.exe. Save the file it is about to download somewhere on your disk drive. Click the link labeled Windows Online Installation (typical download size is ~33.7MB), Multi-languageĦ. Find the black bar labeled Windows Platform - J2SE(TM) Development Kit 7 Update 1ĥ. This page will re-display itself, with this information absent.Ĥ. Click the Accept button, which appears under Required in red (it is in a small font: look for it carefully).Īgain, click Yes to the Security Window pop-up, if it appears. A page, with the label Download in orange, will be displayed in your browser.ģ. Click Yes to the Security Window pop-up, if it appears. Find the section labeled JDK 7 Update 1 and click its Download button (the fourth one from the top). The installation process reports the exact size.Ī page, with this label in orange, will be displayed in your browser.Ģ. Note: Java is already installed in all Macintosh devices, so you do not need to worry about that.Ī typical Java installation takes about 400 megabytes of disk space. IMPORTANT: Install Java first, BEFORE you install Eclipse. Click here to see Java Programming Tutorial #2 - Hello World
