Platform Support

With the exception of AFC, this SDK requires Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. Please install the latest retail version of Internet Explorer for development before you install the SDK on your machine. The latest version of Internet Explorer with the Authenticode 2 update may be installed from http://www.microsoft.com/ie/. If you have Internet Explorer 3.02, you can download the Authenticode 2 update from http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/authent2.htm.

SDK Installation

The steps to install the SDK for Java are as follows:

1. Make sure the target machine you are using satisfies the platform requirements for Internet Explorer.
2. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/java/download.htm and follow the links to download the SDK for Java.
3. When you reach the Microsoft SDK for Java Version 2.0 page, choose Microsoft SDK for Java from the drop-down list box and click "Go to Download".
4. Choose the SDK Setup executable SDKSetup.exe from one of the servers presented.

   The SDK Setup wizard is used to install all the SDK components including the Java VM (x86 version). You can either download this file to your hard disk and run it later or open it and install online. It is recommended that you download SDKSetup.exe and then download the SDK components so that you can later run SDKSetup and install different components without revisiting the download web site.

Running the SDK Setup wizard

If you are installing for the first time, follow these steps.

1. If you have downloaded the SDK Setup wizard in step 4 above, choose Microsoft SDK for Java Active Setup from the Start Menu. Otherwise, follow steps 1 through 4 above and open SDKSetup.exe.
2. Read and accept the license.
3. Choose the "Install from the Internet" option and click the Install button.
4. Click Yes when asked if it is OK to determine what Internet components are installed on your computer.
5. Select the installation/download option you want.

   You can choose to install now, download the components to your hard drive for later installation, or install and download at the same time. If you are downloading, you can define your destination directory or use the default directory provided. If you want to have the option of installing from your hard drive later, choose to download components now.

6. Click Install.
7. Check the components you want to download or install. The latest Microsoft VM for Java (x86) must be installed with the SDK unless you are running Internet Explorer 4.0. The Microsoft VM for Java and the Core SDK 2.0 components are checked by default.
8. Optionally change the destination directory for any SDK components you are installing (you cannot change the destination directory of the runtime components or of components you are downloading for later installation).
9. Click Install.
10. Choose the download server.

After installing the first time, you can run the SDK Setup Wizard from the Start Menu. To install any components that you have downloaded but not installed, follow these steps:

1. From the Start Menu, choose Microsoft SDK for Java Active Setup.
2. Accept the license.
3. Choose the "Install from local files" option and click the Install button.
4. Click Yes when asked if it is OK to determine what internet components are installed on your computer.
5. Check the components you want to install.
6. Optionally change the destination directory for the installed SDK components (you cannot change the destination of the runtime components).
7. Click Install.

This SDK includes both retail and developer versions (with debugging information)of the system classes. There are two utilities in the SDK \Bin directory classr.exe (retail) and classd.exe (debugging) to be used to create a stand alone classes.zip on your classpath respectively. The debugging version of classes.zip will contain java sources used by the compiler (jvc.exe).

The Win32 API Classes for J/Direct are installed with the core SDK installation. DirectAnimation classes are installed on IE4.0. For IE3.02 users, DirectAnimation classes can also be installed along with the DirectAnimation runtime by using the SDK setup wizard.

AFC Installation on Additional Platforms

AFC is implemented in Java and designed to run on multiple platforms. Please note that in this release, AFC is part of the system classes that support JDK 1.1. For the latest information on AFC, please check out the page on: http://www.microsoft.com/java/afc.

Uninstalling Previous Versions of the SDK 2.0:

Please remove any pre-release version of the SDK before installing this version.

To remove the Beta2 release:

1. From the Control Panel folder under Settings on the Start menu, select Add/Remove Programs.
2. Select "Microsoft SDK for Java".
3. Select the "Add/Remove" button.