JDK & Eclipse Installation Steps with ScreenShots (For Windows 7,8,8.1,10)

JDK Installation Steps

Step 1: Download JDK

1.      Goto Java SE download site @ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.

2.      Under "Java SE 8u20", click the "Download" button under "JDK".

3.      Check "Accept License Agreement".

4.      Choose your operating platform, e.g., Windows x86 for 32-bit Windows OS or Windows x64 for 64-bit Windows OS. You can check whether your Windows OS is 32-bit or 64-bit via "Control Panel" ⇒ System ⇒ Under the "System Type".

Step 2: Install JDK and JRE

1.      Run the downloaded installer (e.g., "jdk-8uxx-windows-x64.exe"), which installs both the JDK (Java Development Kit) and JRE (Java Runtime). By default, the JDK will be installed in directory "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_xx", where xx denotes the latest upgrade number; and JRE in "C:\Program Files\Java\jre8".

2.      For novices, accept the defaults. Simply click "next"..."next"... to install JDK in "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx" and JRE in "C:\Program Files\Java\jre8".

Eclipse Installation Steps

Step 1: Download Eclipse

1.     Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/. Click the Download button, you will see the following screen.

2.      Select Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers. (Choose your operating platform; Windows 64-bit or Windows 32-bit).

         3.      Download eclipse from any of the mirror selection. ( I have chosen Eclipse Source)

        

           4.      Select Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers.

           

           

       

     5.      Finally extract the files.