Some users have complained about using J2SE on WinME. Below is a sampling
of messages in which users have complained about not being able to use
J2SE on WinME.

> To: <###@###.###>
> Subject: JDK problems with Windows Me
>
> To whom it may concern:
>
> I have installed the JDK 1.2.2 successfully and even set the path. I am =
> using Windows Me and I don't know if Java supports that platform. Here's
=
> my problem: everytime I compile my program (in DOS) it gives me an error
=
> message; let's say that my progam's name is "grade.java", when I compile
=
> it by typing "javac grade.java" it gives me an error saying: "error: =
> can't read grade.java -- 1 error". I use=20
> Wordpad to type my programs and have tried saving it in different ways =
> but it still won't compile properly. I even tried to use notepad but it =
> still doesn't work. Please help me with this problem because I don't =
> know what to do and I'm stuck.
> I did not have this kind of problem with Windows 95 but since I just =
> bought a new computer, I have to use Windows Me that was pre-installed =
> already.
> Please send me information as to how solve this problem or =
> websites I can go to.=20

> Subject: path statement problems
> To: <###@###.###>
>
> Hi, my computer has Windows ME on it and I cannot find any information in
way of PATH statements for this version. Is it the same as Windows 2000?
>

> Hi, I wrote a while ago asking how I could configure the Path statement
in
> the autoexec.bat file on my computer which has the Windows ME operating
> system. I was told, by whomever answered my email, that Windows ME
platform
> does not support Java. I decided to experiment with the Path statement
and
> discovered that when you go into Notepad to change the path statement,
for
> some reason it is not recognized. I know that because I went into DOS
and
> looked at the file and the changes I made did not show up, even after
> rebooting. So I went into WordPad and changed the Path statement there,
> rebooted and tried to compile my program, and it work. So if anyone else
has
> problems running the Java SDK 1.3.0 on their computer with Windows ME,
> suggest they try and edit the autoexec.bat through WordPad.
>

> >> I am trying to install the JDK on Windows ME(Millenium edition). I
cannot
> >set the class path as per the installation manual. Like when I click the
> >Control Panel and click the System I dont get the Environment to SET the
> >PATH varibles.
> >>
> >> Is the installation different for Windows ME if so, is there any
> >documentation available ?