Installing Eclipse on Windows

Download the latest version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- Make sure you choose the correct installers for your operating system and processor architecture.
- If your computer has a 64-bit processor (it probably does), you want the Windows x64 version
- If you don’t know your processor type, select Control Panel → System and see what it says:

Run the JDK and JRE installers with the default options.
- You will get a message whenever a newer version of Java is released. Don't ignore these; they are often important security updates.
After installation, you can verify your java version:
- Open the Command Prompt and type
  - java -version
- You should see output similar to this:

Connect to athena and copy the Eclipse installer to your desktop:
- Hit [Windows logo key] + R to bring up the Run dialog
- Type \\athena.cs.mtholyoke.edu\Software\ in the text field Make sure you use backslashes! Forward slashes won't work. This ain't Unix.
- When the Network Password dialog pops up, type ms\ plus your MHC username.
- In the password field, enter the same password you use elsewhere on campus.
Right-click on the Eclipse installer archive and select Extract All
Once the files are extracted, you can launch Eclipse.
You can set the Eclipse workspace directory to be the same one you use in the labs, to avoid confusion.

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