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1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop and select "Properties."
2. The "System Properties" window opens with its functional tabs. Go to the "Advanced" tab and click the "Environment Variables" button.
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3. The "Environment variables" window opens. Click the "New" button under "System variables" (for all users).
4. The "New system variable" input box opens. Fill in the required fields:
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For example, set JAVA_HOME=c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_27.
3. JAVA_HOME is effectively set up.
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3. The program shows that JAVA_HOME is set to the JDK installation path, for example, JAVA_HOME=:c\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_27.
This means that JAVA_HOME was set up correctly.
Step 5: Set up the Environment and Tools
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