Install

Windows - Server

Aim: To create a simple Java installation which can be easily updated.

  • Download and install the version of Java you want to use. I installed to:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_11
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6

  • Archive the two Java folders:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_11.zip
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6.zip

  • Move the two archives away from this folder.

  • Uninstall the JDK and JRE.

  • Extract the two archives to a folder (which does not contain spaces in the path) e.g:

    E:\Software\java\jdk1.6.0_11\
E:\Software\java\jre6\

  • Download and install Junction, ../windows/symbolic-links, (we will use this to create a symbolic link allowing us to easily change the version of Java in future).

  • Create a symbolic link (which will become our JAVA_HOME):

    E:
cd \Software\java\
junction.exe jdk jdk1.6.0_11

Created: E:\Software\java\jdk
Targetted at: E:\Software\java\jdk1.6.0_11

  • My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables:

    • Change JAVA_HOME to point at our new symbolic link:

      E:\Software\java\jdk

  • Make sure the Path environment variable does not contain any reference to Java folders.

  • Stop all Java applications and services.

  • Remove any old versions of Java which you have installed.

  • Remove and re-install any Tomcat services which you have installed. For notes, see Tomcat, Install - Windows, Service, ../tomcat/install-windows.