# Help java settings

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-java-settings/211414>\
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**Created:** [December 31, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-java-settings/211414 "2006-12-31T20:02:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![wo1olf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/278dde/32.png) [@wo1olf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wo1olf)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-java-settings/211414/1 "2006-12-31T20:02:23Z")

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I’m starting to learn java and they say i have to set the PATH permanently. i went on java.sun page, it tells what to do but i don’t know how. Can anyone help me. I’m workin on windows XP. (I’ve installed the sdk, but when come time to set environnements variables i get lost…)  
[link to java.sun. page](http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/install-windows.html#install)