CSC-116 Computer Programming I

 

How to download Java onto your own computer at home

 

1.      Java is FREE! So you do not have to pay to download it from the SUN MicroSystems Website.

  1. Connect to your ISP and open your web browser
  2. Go to the following URL  http://java.sun.com
  3. When the page appears look at the menu on the left of the page. You will see a selection called “Products and APIs”. Click it
  4. On the next page you will see a pull-down menu labeled “Select Product or API”. Look through the menu until you see “Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.3” and click it.
  5. On the next page you should see 3 options: Solaris, Linux and Microsoft Windows. Click the Windows option.
  6. On the next page scroll down until you see the heading “Download Java SDK, v1.3 Software for Wndows 95 / 98 / 2000 / NT4.0 / ME (Intel Platform)
  7. Just below this heading you should see a bunch of links labeled “README”, “ RELEASE NOTES”, “FEATURES”, “INSTALLATION”, “LICENSE”. These are pages that contain supporting documentation for Java. You should read through these pages, especially the README and INSTALLATION sections.
  8. When you are done reading the notes, click the “continue” button. You should see it just above the links for the notes.
  9. A License window should appear. Read the license agreement. When you are done, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the ACCEPT button.
  10. A window should appear showing several download sites with buttons. Click on of the FTP buttons. The first one that says “java.sun.com” should be fine.
  11. In a pop up window you will be asked if you want to download “j2sdk-1_3_1-win.exe”. Make sure you have the “Save this program to disk” option selected and then hit “OK”.
  12. A “Save As” window should appear asking you where you want to save the file that will eventually be downloaded. The window allows you to pick any folder on your computer. I usually pick the “Desktop” folder because, once the file is downloaded, it will appear as an icon on your basic computer screen. Once you have chosen the folder you want, e.g. Desktop, hit the Save button.
  13. At this point the file will be downloaded from the FTP site. The download may take several minutes depending on the speed of your Internet connection and modem.
  14. Once the file is downloaded, look for its icon on the Desktop (or wherever you said to put it) and double click the icon.
  15. The installation process should then start to run automatically.
  16. Make sure that you tell the installation program that you want the complete or full version of Java.
  17. When the installation is complete, you should have the jdk1.3.1 folder on your computer, just like it is on the computers in the lab. You may want to check that you have the “javac” and “appletviewer” programs under C:\jdk1.3.1\bin\.
  18. This completes the download and installation. You should now be able to use Java on your computer just like you use it in the lab.