[geeks] Java on Windows 2000

William S. wstan at xs4all.nl
Tue Feb 11 00:23:19 CST 2003


Just last week I installed the JRE for my Thinkpad 600e
now running XP. I went to the SUN site directly and downloaded
it. The install was _very_ easy since it used the usual
install wizard that mostly asks what folder you want to
put it in and where the icons should be placed.

On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 09:43:17PM -0600, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> Does anyone know what the Java runtime capabilities are of a stock
> install of Windows 2000, service pack 2?  A (not computer literate)
> friend of mine wants a small program written, and I'd rather write it in
> Java than reinstall Virtual PC + Windows + Visual Studio on my laptop.
> However, if a vanilla install of Windows won't run Swing apps (or at
> least AWT apps), it won't be worth walking him through installing the
> JRE.
> 

-- 
Bill
Amsterdam, NL


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