Hi All,
Appreciate any help to resolve the following installation error on my Windows Vista system with JDK1.602
Pop-up Error Message:
The installer is unable to run graphical mode. Please check the value of the DISPLAY environment varibale.
Thanks,
CP
JSE8.1 (based on NetBeans 5.0) is not supported on Vista. You may want to consider using the latest NetBeans 5.5.1. (NetBeans is where all future development is planned for).
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5192837
From the release notes of NB551:
# Issue #85361: NetBeans 5.5 installer does not start on Windows Vista.
Description: On systems running Windows Vista, the NetBeans 5.5 installer fails to start
and a message suggesting running with the "silent" or "console" flag appears.
Workaround: To correct this, run the installer on JDK 6.0 build 96 or newer.
If you encounter further difficulties, disable Compatibility Mode manually. You can do
this by right-clicking the .exe installer file and choosing Properties from the pop-up menu,
then deselecting Compatibility Mode in the Compatibility tab of the File Properties dialog.
Note that if Compatibility Mode was turned on automatically, it is necessary to disable it
for both the current user AND all users. To do so, click the "Show Settings for All Users"
button, then deselect the Compatibility Mode checkbox in the "Compatibility for All Users"
dialog.
You can try the same workaround for installing jse8.1, to see if that works. But, it is an older version that is not supported on vista and hence my suggestion to consider a later version of NB.
Thanks for your help.
I will try to download and install netbeans 6.0. Hope it works fine with Windows Vista.
