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Installing Sun MicroSystems JAVA

 

To run CytoGenie on a Windows computer, JAVA version 5 must be installed. If you already have JAVA 5 installed on your computer, you can skip this installation and proceed directly to running CytoGenie. If you do not know whether JAVA has been installed, you can proceed with the installation. It will not hurt your computer to do so. One or more JAVA versions can run on the same computer. The programs find the version they need. The Mac OS X and higher come with an appropriate version of JAVA already installed, so the installation only needs to be done on Windows computers.

The JAVA installation is quick and easy to do, but you must have "install" or "administrator" privileges to do it. Please follow the instructions on this page, or ask your system administrator to do this for you. This installation has to be done only once.

To start the JAVA installation, please click here.

 

Installation notes:

The JAVA application that you are installing is being transferred directly from the SUN MicroSystem download site to your computer. The dialog boxes that appear and the steps that are followed are determined by Sun MicroSystems. However, the security system on your computer may not recognize this source as secure. Since Sun Microsystems is a reputable and trustable site, you can respond to the security questions by approving the continuation of the installation.

The installation dialog varies somehat on different computers. When you start the installation (by clicking on the installation link above), on some systems, you will be asked if you want to run or save the file. Click "RUN". On other systems, you will be asked only whether you want to save the file. Click "SAVE" in this case.

Ultimately, you will get a window that has the name of the JAVA install file in it (it starts with JRE-...). Click "OPEN". The install process will then complete automatically. Once you are informed that this has occurred, you can launch Cytogenie.

You can close this browser or move to another website at any point after clicking to start the JAVA installation.