| How to tell what version of Java you do or don't have? |
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The simplest way to tell if you have a version of Java installed, and what it is (on the Windows platform) is to go to the task
bar (usually at the bottom of the screen unless you moved it) and press the "start" button and select "Run..." A dialog box will
be displayed, in the drop down box next to the word "Open:" type in the word "cmd" (without the quotation marks) and press the
enter key. This will open up a "command" prompt window. Now type in "java -version" (again without quotation marks).
If you
don't have a version of Java installed you'll receive an error message and you should
download the larger distribution with the
Java Runtime, if you see a version of Java that is 1.4.2 or higher you can
download the smaller distribution.
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