‘javac’ is not recognized as an internal or external command

1. Go to http://java.sun.com/ and download the latest Version of Java SDK or any Java SDK that your requirement and install on your system.

2. Accept all of the defaults and suggestions, but make sure that the location where Java will be installed is at the top level of your C: drive. Click on “Finish.” You should have a directory (folder) named C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04, with subfolders C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04\bin and C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04\lib

3. Modify your system variable called “PATH” (so that programs can find where Java is located). To do this for Windows 2000 or XP, either right-click on the My Computer icon or select “System” on the control panel. When the window titled “System Properties” appears, choose the tab at the top named “Advanced.” Then, click on “Environment Variables.” In the bottom window that shows system variables, select “Path” and then click on “Edit…” Add C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04\bin as the first item in the list. Note that all items are separated by a semicolon, with no spaces around the semicolon. You should end up with a path variable that looks something like C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04\bin;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\system32\Wbem

For Windows 98 or ME, open the file AUTOEXEC.BAT in Notepad. You should find a line in this file that begins SET PATH=… Modify this line to add C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04\bin; immediately after the equals sign.

4. Modify or create a system variable called “CLASSPATH,” as follows. In the lower “System Variables” pane choose “New…” and type in Variable Name “CLASSPATH” and value (note that it begins with dot semicolon).;C:\j2sdk1.5.0_04\lib

5. To test Java to see if everything is installed properly, open a command window (a DOS window) and type the command “javac” The result should be information about the Usage of javac and its options. If you get a result that “‘javac’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file” then there is a problem and Java will not work correctly.

WordPress.com is now default blogging platform for Windows Live users

Windows Live are partnering to make WordPress the default blogging platform for Windows Live users after an announcement by Windows Live’s Dharmesh Mehta.

The new partnership effectively kills Windows Live’s native blogging platform, Windows Live Spaces, and adds about 7 million blogs to the WordPress platform. Users will have about six months to migrate their blog over to the WordPress platform, Mehta said.

“Windows Spaces users can pack up all their stuff and migrate their blogs over to WordPress, and keep blogging on WordPress.com,” said Automattic CEO Toni Schneider.

Schneider said 8.5 percent of all sites on the Web are already powered by WordPress, adding up to about 26 million currently active blogs and 250 million visitors each month. Windows Live Spaces, by comparison, has about 30 million customers, Mehta said.