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If using Internet Explorer, you can use either option described below. If using Netscape Navigator, you must use the Save As option.

• Open - This enables you to install the Java 2 Runtime Environment without leaving a compressed file on your hard disk.

• Save As - This saves the downloaded file without installing it. It will be saved at C:\ by default. Check that you have downloaded the entire file by comparing the size of the file you downloaded with the expected size:

Win32 Java 2 Runtime Environment for all locales (international):
j2re-1_3_0_03-win-i.exe         7,770,680 bytes

Win32 Java 2 Runtime Environment for U.S. English only:
j2re-1_3_0_03-win.exe         5,158,744 bytes

The larger international version of the Java 2 Runtime Environment contains character conversion classes and support for locales other than the US English locale. Use this version of the Java 2 Runtime Environment if you will be running applications and applets that require a non-US-English locale.

After downloading this file, you can double-click on its icon to run the installer. Follow the instructions the installer provides. When done with the installation, to recover more disk space, delete the bundle you downloaded.

If you run into any problems during the installation, please check the troubleshooting section of the SDK installation instructions.