Installing Netbeans

[pjb007]

I am trying to install Netbeans 4.1 but get this message any ideas?

A suitable JVM could not be found. Please run the program again using
the option -is:javahome <JAVA HOME DIR>

J2SE Runtime Enviroment 5.0 Update 4 is showing in my Add/Remove list on Windows XP

[bmw3027]

You need to download the Java JDK from the site. Here is the link to the download: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
On this site you will want to click on the 'Download JDK 5.0 Update 6' link and follow the instructions there. I would suggest extracting the files to a relatibely easy to find place (ex: C:\jdk5.0). That is example is exactly how I have mine saved. This should correct your installation issues. If the error pops up again, browse for this file in the Netbeans Installation.

[pjb007]

Thanks for that

[bmw3027]

Also, I forgot to mention. Netbeans 5.0 is out now so if you are going to install it, may as well be the most recent version. It can be found here:

http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/index.html

[pjb007]

Thanks, I will stick with 4.1 it whats used here at uni, only my machine is far far quicker than the ones at uni.


Anyway all seems to be working now.

Thanks for your help.

[prophete]

do u guys recommend Netbeans? i was using BlueJ and JGrasp, now using eclipse

[dlorde]

Eclipse is said to be considerably more popular than NetBeans, although if you're designing GUIs, NetBeans' Matisse UI designer is probably the best out there. Both IDEs are free, so there's no reason why you can't try each one and make up your own mind - it's also good experience. If you do this, it's worth giving each one a fair chance - a week or two - as it takes a fair while to become familiar enough with an IDE to make an informed choice.

If you don't think carefully, you might believe that programming is just typing statements in a programming language...
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