Standard Install
Run the installer, choose the Standard option and click Next. The Installer then:
unzips J installation into user's <HOME> folder.
- creates the Program Group j602 (j64-602 for Win64) on the user's Start menu
So a user called Geoff installing 32bit J version 6.02 on WindowsXP would end up with the following path to the <Jinstall> folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\Geoff\j602
System Install
To run a System install the user needs to have Administrator privileges. On Windows Vista you must right click on the installer and choose "Run as Administrator" to successfully run a System Install.
Run the installer, choose the System option and click Next. The Installer then:
unzips J installation into the <SYSTEM> folder.
- creates the Program Group j602 (j64-602 for Win64) on the All Users Start menu
So a user called Geoff installing 32bit J version 6.02 on WindowsXP would end up with the following path to the <Jinstall> folder:
C:\Program Files\j602
Custom Install
Run the installer, choose the Custom option and click Next. Choose the folder to contain <Jinstall> and click OK. The Installer then:
unzips J installation into the chosen folder.
- creates the Program Group j602 (j64-602 for Win64) on the user's Start menu
So a user called Geoff who chose to install 32bit J version 6.02 on WindowsXP in D:\Coding would end up with the following path to the <Jinstall> folder:
D:\Coding\j602
To make a Custom Install available to multiple users see Special Installations.
To create a USB installation see Special Installations.
Running J
The first time a user runs a JFE, the <Juser> folder will be created in the user's <HOME> folder. The path to the Geoff's <Juser> folder in the examples described above would be:
C:\Documents and Settings\Geoff\j602-user
If you wish to customize the location of the `<Juser>` folder, it is easiest to do this before running J for the first time.
The program group contains three colored J icons (blue, yellow and gray).
The blue J icon runs Jwdw.
The gray J icon runs Jconsole (Ctrl+D exits).
The yellow J icon interrupts a running J program.
To register the J COM servers, run <Jinstall>/bin/jreg.bat
If you wish to run Jwdp on Windows, follow these instructions.