Java - Installation and running a first java program - Environment Variable Path Setup Tutorial

Set up environment variables

To set an environment variable. Go to This Pc->Right click on property->Advanced System Setting-> Environment variable

Click new under System variable

This will open New System Variable Dialog. Type JAVA_HOME in Variable Name and Type JDK’s installation directory (i.e c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_2) of your computer in Variable Value.

Now write the same path under the system variable, look for a variable called Path and click on Edit.

In the Edit System Variable dialog, append the following to the end of the field Variable value:

;%JAVA_HOME%\bin

Click Ok, again Ok, ok, and close it.

 Now-Again type following in Command,

javac -version

You will able to see a version.

Congratulation, you successfully installed the java development environment on your computer.