Downloading the Sun JDK

Before you can begin the installation process, you must download the installation package for Sun Java 6.

To download Sun Java 6:

  1. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
  2. On the Downloads tab, click Previous Releases.
  3. On the Oracle Java Archive page, click Java SE 6.
  4. On the Java SE 6 Downloads page, click the link for the most recent version of the Java SE Development Kit.

    The page scrolls to the list of downloads for that version of the JDK.

  5. At the top of the list, click the Accept License Agreement radio button.
  6. In the list, click the Download link for Windows x64.
  7. Save the file (jdk-6u43-windows-x64.exe) to your machine.