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3.
Select where you would like to install Java; or you can simply accept the
default values. The location where you install the JDK will be referred to as
JAVA_HOME
for the rest of the topic.
4.
Create a new environmental variable named
JAVA_HOME
with the path where
you just installed Java, as shown in the following screenshot:
5.
Test if installation was successful by typing the following command in the
command prompt:
java -version
This should display the version of Java installed:
C:\>java -version
java version "1.7.0_17"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_17-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode, sharing)
