Installing Java

On Windows Operating Systems

Open Start Menu
Open Programs
select MS-DOS Prompt  (Alternately, you can click Start, then Run, and type 'command' in the window and hit ok)
type "java -version"   (without the quotes)
You need to see the following or something similar:

java version "1.4.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0_01-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0_01-b03, mixed mode)

*Note - PCGen will run under Java 1.3.1 as well, however you will see a great deal of speed improvement and mouse wheel support in Java 1.4


If you see the correct version of java, close the MS-DOS window and you should be able to run PCGen.

If you do not see the correct version, close the MS-Dos window and go to the following website and download the JRE v 1.4.0_01-b03

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html


Find "US English version:" and hit continue
Read and scroll to bottom of page and hit ACCEPT
Find "FTP download from java.sun.com:" and hit "FTP download"
select what directory to download it to. (Remember where you
download it to.)
(it is over a 5 Meg file, 5,447,968 bytes, so it might take a
while.)

Open Windows explorer and go to where you downloaded j2re-1_4_0_01-windows-i586.exe.
double click on the j2re-1_4_0_01-windows-i586.exe
Install Java 2 runtime
Read and hit yes
select directory and hit next
select what internet browser you use and hit next
(files will load now)
When finished loading close windows explorer
Reboot your computer
 

On Macintosh/Apple Operating Systems

Mac Users must use java 1.3, which is currently available only for Mac OS X users.
Mac 8 & 9 users will have to use Virtual PC and install Java for Windows by follwing the Windows steps in the section above.
Mac OS X users should be able to open a command line and type "java -version" (without the quotes).
If you see java version 1.3 of some variety then you are good to go (Mac OS X will hopefully support java 1.4 sometime in the next few months).
If you don't have the right version, then visit the following website:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/java131.html

Download java, which should be around 20MB, and install it. Then you should be ready to launch PCGen.

 

 

 

On *Nix Variety Operating Systems

 

Open a command prompt
type "java -version"   (without the quotes)
You need to see the following or something similar:

java version "1.4.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0_01-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0_01-b03, mixed mode)

*Note - PCGen will run under Java 1.3.1 as well, however you will see a great deal of speed improvement and mouse wheel support in Java 1.4


If you see the correct version of java, close the command prompt window and you should be able to run PCGen.

If you do not see the correct version, close the command prompt window and go to the following website
and download the JRE v 1.4.0_01-b03

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html


Find the version which matches your OS click on the "download" link in the JRE column (JRE is for users, SDK is for developers)
Read and scroll to bottom of page and hit ACCEPT
Find "FTP download from java.sun.com:" and hit "FTP download"
Select what directory to download it to. (Remember where you
download it to.)

Find the file that you just downloaded.
Double click on it
Follow the instructions to install the Java 2 runtime.
Reboot your computer
Now you should be ready to launch PCGen.