How to install java 1.5 on your computer,
and configure it to run with JBuilder

  1. Go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp and download JDK 5.0 (not JRE). Install the JDK according to the instructions.

  2. Configure JBuilder to work with JDK 5.0 (also called java 1.5):

    1. Goto Tools - Configure - JDK's
      Click on the "New" button on the lower left, then select JDK 5.0 home path
      (where you installed it to in the 1st step)

    2. Goto Project - Default Project Properties
      (If you want to change the properties of your current project you have to go to Project - Project Properties)

      In the left tab, click on Paths
      On the right, where it says "JDK", select "java version 1.5.0_04-b05"

      In the left tab, click on Build-Java
      On the right, change the "Language features" and the "Target VM" to be Java 2 SDK, v 5.0