Java Prerequisites

In order to run this program, you must have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on your computer, version 1.5 or greater. Click here to determine your current JRE version.

  • For downloading the most current JRE, click here (recommended).
     
  • For downloading past JRE versions, click here.

 

By the way, you may currently install the JRE on the following operating systems:

  • Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7
  • Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86
  • Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, JDS, Ubuntu
  • Apple Mac OS X

 

For further details on running Java on various platforms, refer to http://www.java.com/en/download/help/6000011000.xml.