Java command not found

Question

I\'m trying to get the java command to work on my computer. Whenever I try to use it, I get the error \"\'java\' is not recognized as an internal or...\"

Wha

Answer 1

Have you checked your environment variables for Windows? When you installed the JDK/JRE the directory should have been added to the PATH variable. The directory added needs to contain the java.exe executable. It should be located in C:\Program Files\Java or something like that if you installed it using the default settings. Once you find that directory find the bin directory inside it.

In order to check that:

• Right click My Computer and hit Properties
• On the left side hit Advanced System Settings
• Hit the Advanced tab and then Environment Variables down at the bottom
• Find the PATH variable and then hit edit. Confirm that the location of the JDK /bin directory is there, if it is not then add it.

Also, if the JAVA_HOME variable isn't already set, this may be a good idea.