Setting JAVA_HOME in Windows

     

The environment variable JAVA_HOME sets the location of your Java SDK so it can be accessed from various locations.

On Windows XP

1. Navigate to Start > Control Panel > System .
   
   
2. Choose the Advanced tab.
   
   
3. Click Environment Variables.
   
   
4. In the System Variables pane, click New.
   
   
5. For Variable Name , type JAVA_HOME.
   
   
6. For Variable Value, type C:\j2sdk1.5.0 for a default installation of the SDK. You may need to adjust your value based on your installation.
   
   

On Linux/UNIX

1. Type the following code at the shell (you may need to change the location of the Java home directory for your system):

   
   

    $ export JAVA_HOME=/home/usr/jdk1.5 

   
   

2. To set the JAVA_HOME into the PATH, type the following:

   
   

    $ export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH