Tom Horsley wrote: > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:20 -0500 > David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Duh? This took about 10 seconds. >> >> Start here. Follow the prompts. Either one goes to the same page. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/29ktre >> https://sdlc4e.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=60B8217CD6937C7D378EAE0D0B30D57A > > Yea, it takes about 10 seconds starting from that page, but how > do you know how to find that page starting from java.sun.com? > There are 15,000 potential paths to follow with no roadsigns :-). > For that matter, how do I know I need a jre rather than a jdk > (I've seen both tossed around on web pages about installing > java). I suspect the acronym JRE=Java Runtime Environment clues in some folks. -- Never look up when dragons fly overhead.