Setting Environmental Variable - Driving me CRAZY!!!

[jeanpierre]

I need to set the Environmental Variable in Windows XP (HOME).

The instructions call for adding "JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0"

What I did was do to Control Panel, Clicked on Systems and then the Advanced Options; and then Environmental Variables.

In the System Variables section, I clicked on New and then entered:

Variable Name : Java_Home
Variable Value : JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0

BUT when I attempt to run the application that requires the setting of JAVA_HOME , the application states that "The specific file was not found JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0\bin\java.exe"

What have I done INCORRECTLY????

This is driving me crazy. All assistance is TREMENDOUSLY appreciated.

 

[caffrinho]

I may be wrong but shouldn't the value be:-
C:\j2sdk1.4.0
without the "JAVE_HOME=" bit...

Just a wild stab in the dark!

 

[FosTech]

jeanpierre,

The executable "java.exe" is expected in "C:\j2sdk1.4.0\" but is actually in "C:\j2sdk1.4.0\bin\".
Try changing the path in the variable to include the \bin\ folder and the error message should subside.

-Brett

 

[jeanpierre]

Hello:

Thanks for your responses.

I tried with both suggestions....but unfortunately no go.

On the second suggestion above, when I set the variable value to "JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0\bin"

I obtained the error message :

specific file was not found JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0\bin\bin\java.exe.

 

[CaffieneNnicotine]

Remove the JAVA_HOME= part out of the variable value. All Complaints Will Be Routed To /dev/null

 

[PAndersen]

And if java.exe is not in that bin-folder, copy it.

 

[jkindler]

You should also need to set the path so it is able to find the files.