Ensuring JDK 1.6 and Eclipse 3.3 Are Installed

Option 1: Installing from the MSOE Network

If you are connected to the MSOE network, it is easiest to use MSOE's network installation setup…

Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs
Add New Programs
Java JDK 6 Update 2 | Add
- Accept all the default locations and installed options
- If prompted to reinstall the JRE, select “yes.” (“No” might work, but has not been tested.)
Eclipse 3.3.0 | Add
- Accept all the default locations and installed options

The Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.6 should be installed.
To confirm whether it is, look in C:\Program Files\Java.
If you see folders with names jdk1.6.NNNN and jre1.6.NNNN, where NNNN is any minor version number, you have JDK 1.6.
Otherwise, it can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp. Use the offline installer and accept all the default options.

Eclipse 3.3 should be installed. Either the “Classic” or “IDE for Java Developers” version may be used, but our examples are written for the “Java Developers” version.
If Eclipse is not on your Start Menu, look for the folder C:\Program Files\eclipse. If this folder exists, it should contain eclipse.exe . Drag this file to your start menu and then follow the next step.
If Eclipse is on your Start menu, run it to find out which version you have (you will need to set a workspace following the directions in creatingAProject). Select Help | About Eclipse Platform. The version number should be 3.3.0.
If you do not have Eclipse, or have a version older than 3.3, download “Eclipse IDE for Java Developers” from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/. If you have an older version, you'll need to delete or rename its folder (e.g., “eclipse-3.1”) before installing the new version. Note that Windows XP's built-in Zip extraction capability cannot handle this Zip file. You will need to use another tool such as PowerArchiver (on the standard MSOE laptop image) or WinZip to extract this archive to C:\Program Files . All the files and folders in the archive are within an “eclipse” directory, so you must ensure that your Zip extractor is configured to use file paths while extracting the archive.