which JDK download?

ve,

> Hello friends,

> I am VERY new to Java, actually I am trying to get

> started.

Good choice.

> I had already some JRE but wanted to download the

> complete SDKit

Another good choice.

> to update.I have a PC with K9APlatinum MB

> AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor //NICE !!!

> running Windows XP-SP2 home (32 bits, I suppose)

Nice machine. Yup, if you got the 64 bit version you'd probably know about it... and I don't think the home edition even comes in 64 bit.

> I downloaded jdk_6u_1 windows_amd64.exe ( by choosing

> devolpment kit 6 update 1, platform installation MS

> Windows for AMD64...)

(:- Oops... you need the "win" version, not the AMD version.

> When I try to launch the installation

> I get the error message:

> This installation package does not take this type of

> processor. Contact your vender etc.

(:- Yup, that's the wrong version.

> It has apparently installad or partly updated my JRE

> because I have JRE _6u1 and when I verify on line

> they tell me I have the latest version already.

Yeah it's completely installed... it just won't work on a Win 32 platform (:-

> Some Java Applets on my machine do not work, others

> do. I do not see why.

Some work because you're still using the Microshite JRE which comes with windows.

> Can someone help me to choose the right version and

> to get it onto my machine?

Yep, You need the "win" version.

http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.jsp?begindownload=true

> Are the problems due to the windows 32bits.

Yep.

> I do not want to change. It is doing fine. So, what else?

Just get the right version of the JDK.

> Thanks already

You're welcome already.

Sun's download site is a more than a bit confusing for newbies... For some bloody reason they insist using all the acronyms up front, which makes the very first steps into the java world some of the hardest... For a multi-billion-dollar multinational corporation they're pretty d@mn thick some times.

Also, I recommend you get the JDK pack which includes NetBeans. it's not a bad IDE. Eclipse has better (and lots more) plugins, and the best refactoring.

Also I'd go with the "online" installation... it uses Sun's download manager which can recover & continue an interupted download.

Keith.

corlettka at 2007-7-12 19:30:19 >

check which plugin is running in your browser. Chances are there's something old left behind.

if not, he used some functionality which changed to the point it no longer works (hard), used some functionality specific to a specific JVM (especially the old Microsoft VM) (more likely), or indeed did something that's not allowed in applets (most likely).

Also remove java.exe and javaw.exe from your windows installation directory and correctly set up your path to point to the newly installed JDK instead.

jwentinga at 2007-7-12 19:30:19 >