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Windows Install Guide

This is a step-by guide to installing Kevlar under Windows. Please follow these instructions carefully, and if there are any problems do not hesitate to contact the Kevlar team via toa02 AT doc DELETE THIS dot ic dot ac dot uk (using the sensible replacements for AT (@) DELETE THIS () and dot (.) ).

  • Download and install Jave 5.0 JRE from the Sun website
  • Download our Installer Jar
  • Find the file in windows explorer
  • Try double clicking it to run the installer.
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  • If that works, the installer screen will appear. Simply follow the instructions and you're done.
  • If the installer does not load, keep reading below
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If the installer does not work, the first thing to check is that Java 1.5 is working correctly:.

  • Open the start menu and click Run.
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  • Type in "cmd" and press enter. If you use a version of Windows earlier than Windows 2000/XP, you may need to type in "command".
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  • Copy the installer.jar file into your C drive's root directory using Windows explorer. (You can delete it later)
  • Now in the black console, type "cd c:\" and press enter.
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  • Type "java -version" and press enter.
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If the output says "java version 1.5.0" like in the screenshot, then Java is correctly installed

  • If Java is not correctly installed, please download and reinstall it from: Sun's website
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  • If Java is installed correctly, type "java -jar installer.jar", press enter and the installer should appear.
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