Setting up Java and Jcreator on Your Home Computer

Setting up Java and JCreator on your home computer

1.  Install Java Developmental Kit (JDK) onto your machine (use version 6 or higher).
(See Knoll Website under Mr. Kerbrat’s Files for CS30 to download version 6)

2.  Install the JCreator program (LE version is Free).
(See Knoll Website under Mr. Kerbrat’s Files for CS30 to download JCreator)
Once JCreator is installed, you will be asked to click Finish and JCreator should now start up. If not, go to Start/Programs and run the JCreator LE program.

3.  The first time you run JCreator, the setup wizard should appear.

4.  At the setup wizard screen, you will see an option to set the User Settings. Be sure to click the button beside “Save Settings for all Users”.

5.  Click Next.

6.  Click Next again.

7.  You should now see the JDK Home Directory is set as C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0 as long as you installed the JDK program (See step 1 above).

8.  Click Next.

9.  Click Finish.

10.  You should now be ready to use JCreator to make and run Java Programs.