This download contains both the JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (J2SE 5.0 JDK) for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and the NetBeans IDE 4.0 integrated development environment.
This file can be used to install the J2SE 5.0 JDK software and NetBeans IDE in a directory of your choice. You must have Administrator privileges for this installer to install the J2SE 5.0 JDK and NetBeans IDE. This installer places a public copy of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on your system, but will not displace the system version of the Java platform that is supplied by the Windows Operating System.
Both J2SE 5.0 JDK and NetBeans IDE 4.0 have been tested on the following:
Download the installation file into a directory of your choice.
Once the jdk-1_5_01-nb-4_0-bin-windows.exe has completed downloading, verify that the file successfully downloaded by comparing its byte count with that posted on the download page. Alternately, if the checksum fingerprint is provided on the download page, you can use the md5sum command to verify that the downloaded file's fingerprint matches. If the file's byte count or fingerprint do not match, the file may have been corrupted during the download process. If this happens, download the bundle again.
Prepare for installation.
- Verify that your system meets or exceeds the minimum hardware requirements:
- Pentium III workstation, 500 MHz.
- 512 MBytes RAM.
- 415 MBytes free space (235 MBytes of permanent disk space for the software and 180 MBytes of temporary disk space required during installation).
Note: The installer uses the /tmp or the /var/tmp directory for temporary files.
- Verify that you have Administrator privileges on your system.
Run the installer.
- Double-click jdk-1_5_01-nb-4_0-bin-windows.exe to launch the installer.
- In the installation wizard, respond to the License Agreement.
Note: You must click Accept in the License Agreement panel for the software installation to proceed.
- Specify the directories within which you wish to install the bundle components.
- Review the Installation Preview Panel to ensure the software installation location is correct.
- Click Next to proceed with the installation.
- When the installation is complete, you can review the log file (install directory \_uninst\install.log) to verify the software was installed correctly. If necessary, you can then delete the downloaded installation file to recover disk space.
Each product in the bundle can be uninstalled separately.
To uninstall NetBeans IDE 4.0:
- From your system's Start menu, choose Control Panel.
- Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
- Select NetBeans from the list and click Remove.
To uninstall J2SE JDK 5.0:
- From your system's Start menu, open the Control Panel.
- Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
- Select the J2SE Development Kit 5.0 from the list and click Remove.
Note: If you uninstall the J2SE JDK 5.0 software, but wish to continue using NetBeans IDE 4.0, you must set the IDE's -jdkhome parameter to point to an alternate installation of the J2SE JDK.
To change the value of -jdkhome:
- Navigate to the bundle installation's netbeans4.0\etc directory. By default, the bundle NetBeans IDE installation is located at C:\Program Files\NetBeans4.0.
- Open the netbeans.conf file in a text editor, and edit the netbeans_jdkhome parameter.
For additional documentation on J2SE JDK 5.0, visit http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/.
NetBeans IDE is documented in the software's help system, however, additional documentation about NetBeans IDE is available at http://www.netbeans.org/kb/.
To report a bug or to request a feature for the J2SE JDK software, please refer to the following web site: http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi.
To submit comments or suggestions about the J2SE JDK software, please send email to the appropriate Java technology engineering team.
For NetBeans software development team contact information or to learn more about NetBeans IDE and the NetBeans software community, visit http://www.netbeans.org.
To submit feedback about this documentation, please send email to Documentation Feedback.