- Download JDK 1.7 (JDK!!!)
- Install to
C:\opt\java\jdk1.7.xx
install your JRE toC:\opt\java\jre1.7.xx
- Update your environment to have
JAVA_HOME
=C:\opt\java\jdk1.7.xx
and update your root to havePATH
=...;%JAVA_HOME%\bin
- Validate you did it right by going to your shell and typing "java -version" You should get java version info.
- Download and install the latest maven to C:\opt\maven