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--- install_java [2019/06/30 21:37] – created calloatti
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-Install Java
+===== Install/Verify Java =====
+You will need Java installed if you want to:
+  * run the current version of the Fabric Installer
+  * use MultiMC
+  * change the default "JAVA EXECUTABLE" to other than the bundled Java runtime in a Minecraft Launcher "Installation"
+----
+==== STEP 1: Verify if Java is already installed ====
+Open the Run dialog by using the Windows+R hotkey. Enter cmd in the textbox and click OK This will open a command window.
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:01.jpg?direct|}}
+In the command window type ''java -version'' and press ''Enter''
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+If a Java version number is already installed you will see something like this:
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:03.jpg?direct|}}
+----
+==== STEP 2 Uninstall previous Java versions ====
+If you already have Java installed and you want to update/replace it, first uninstall any Java version installed in your system using the Operating System normal procedure for uninstalling programs.
+----
+==== STEP 3 Install Java ====
+To download the Java installer, go [[https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html|here]]
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:05.jpg?direct|}}
+For better compatibility pick Version 8 of the JRE, and the HotSpot JVM, download the x64 version of the installer for your operating system and install JAVA.
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:06.jpg?direct|}}
+When installing Java, change the way features will be installed:
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:07.jpg?direct|}}
+Set the following features to "Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive":
+  * Set JAVA_HOME variable
+  * JavaSoft (Oracle) registry keys
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:08.jpg?direct|}}
+Finish the installation, then go back to STEP 1 to verify that Java was installed correctly and it's working as intended.