Java not being recognized

I have a Microsoft Virtual Machine exe that I have used on all of my machines
here at home and it has worked properly. I got a new laptop with vista 64
and pulled the exe off of my network and it doesn't work. I have tried
downloading a new one and still the same results. It seems to run through
the install very quickly and am not prompted with any errors. When I go to
the command prompt and type 'jview' it states that the command is not
recognized, so I know it didn't install properly. A little help would go a
long way with this. Thank you.

Check the Java site. You will need the 64 Bit compatible Java installer.
The ones you are currently running are the 32 Bit ones.

"Brad" wrote:

> I have a Microsoft Virtual Machine exe that I have used on all of my machines
> here at home and it has worked properly. I got a new laptop with vista 64
> and pulled the exe off of my network and it doesn't work. I have tried
> downloading a new one and still the same results. It seems to run through
> the install very quickly and am not prompted with any errors. When I go to
> the command prompt and type 'jview' it states that the command is not
> recognized, so I know it didn't install properly. A little help would go a
> long way with this. Thank you.

On Apr 14, 8:56*am, Brad <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have a Microsoft Virtual Machine exe that I have used on all of my machines
> here at home and it has worked properly. *I got a new laptop with vista 64
> and pulled the exe off of my network and it doesn't work. *I have tried
> downloading a new one and still the same results. *It seems to run through
> the install very quickly and am not prompted with any errors. *When I goto
> the command prompt and type 'jview' it states that the command is not
> recognized, so I know it didn't install properly. *A little help would go a
> long way with this. *Thank you.

Starting at
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnote...all/index.html
when you ask for installation instructions for the Java Runtime
Environment, you get this page:

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnote...indows-64.html

JavaTM SE 6 Release Notes
Microsoft Windows Installation (64-bit)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JDK Documentation

System Requirements
See supported System Configurations for information about supported
platforms, operating systems, desktop managers, and browsers.

Installation Instructions
This procedure installs the JDK, but not the Java Plugin, Java Web
Start or public Java Runtime Environment (which are not yet available
for 64-bit Windows).

Plugin Workaround:
Use the 32-bit browser with the 32-bit plugin.

x64
The JDK for Windows x64 comes bundled as an executable file
jdk-6_0_<version>-windows-x64.exe. To install this version, double-
click its icon. For other details, follow the 32-bit Windows
installation.