I'm trying to get the java command to work on my computer. Whenever I try to use it, I get the error "'java' is not recognized as an internal or..."
What I've done
So far I've traced the issue through my system environment variables, which has a variable PATH that links to "C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath" or javapath for short.
There are 3 files in the javapath folder, and if you click on them a popup says:
But when I examine the properties of the shortcut and click "open folder location" it sends me to the right place (?? what is this).
Just in case, I tried to recreate the shortcut; I called it java2 and it now works (opens a command box for a split second and closes) when I click on it. However, testing it in command prompt with the line "java2 -version" returns "'java2' is not recognized as an internal or external..."
Details
I just installed java 8, and I've verified that it was installed correctly
I'm running a 64 bit windows 7 OS
解决方案
Have you checked your environment variables for Windows? When you installed the JDK/JRE the directory should have been added to the PATH variable. The directory added needs to contain the java.exe executable. It should be located in C:\Program Files\Java or something like that if you installed it using the default settings. Once you find that directory find the bin directory inside it.
In order to check that:
Right click My Computer and hit Properties
On the left side hit Advanced System Settings
Hit the Advanced tab and then Environment Variables down at the bottom
Find the PATH variable and then hit edit. Confirm that the location of the JDK /bin directory is there, if it is not then add it.
Also, if the JAVA_HOME variable isn't already set, this may be a good idea.