PATH & CLASSPATH Setting

PATH & CLASSPATH Settings:

PATH:

-          It's an environment variable used by OS to locate the Software.

-          The following path you need to configure.

1.       Identify Java jdk in C:\\programs files.

2.       Goto bin dir in jdk.

3.       Copy the url.

4.       Open ‘Control Panel\System and Security\System’

5.       Click on Advanced System Settings.

6.       Click on Environment variables.

7.       Click on New in Uer variables to set Path. ( you can use system variables, but system restart is required to make changes)

8.       Enter the following details:

a.        Variable Name:             PATH

b.       Variable Value:             C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6\bin;

9.       Click on Ok.

10.    Goto java jdk folder.

11.    Open jre> lib folder.

12.    Search for rt.jar (runtime jar)

13.    Copy the URL. (You cant copy rt.jar included in the URL)

14.    Come back to Environment variables..

15.    Click on New in user variables to set class path.

16.    Enter the following details:

a.        Variable Name:             CLASSPATH

b.       Variable Value:             C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_29\jre\lib\rt.jar;

17.    Click OK. + OK.