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thank you!!

Posted by Elizabeth on January 18, 2002 at 7:00 PM

ok maybe nobody will ever see this, but thank you so much for posting your solution. I had the same problem and found your solution on a google search. Thank You!!!!!

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> Registry key 'Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\CurrentVersion'
> has value '1.1', but '1.3' is required.
> Error: could not find java.dll
> Error: could not find Java 2 Runtime Environment.
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> When I've seen this problem before, it's because two versions of the JDK tools (java, rmic, etc.) are in your system path. Try this:
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• Open a DOS prompt
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• Type 'set PATH=c:\jdk1.3\bin' (without the quotes)
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• Type 'cd \jdk1.3\bin\BDK1.1\beanbox'
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• Run the batch file
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> Let me know how it goes.