You should be able to simply use the file browser to find the installation file and double click on it. This should start up the installer. If it starts up simply follow the installer's prompts.

If double-clicking on the Installer jar file does not start it up, then you may have to issue the commands to run the installer manually. Open up a terminal (Linux, Solaris, or Unix) or a "cmd" window on Windows. To get the Windows "cmd" program choose "Run" from the "Start" menu. Type in "cmd" and click "OK".

In the terminal or command window you need to type a command similar to the following: java -jar nvjinstall8_0rc35.jar The exact format of the command will depend on whether the appropriate version of Java is in your "path". That is, if the computer can find it without being told exactly where to look. You can check this by typing the following: java -version You should get a response similar to the following: java version "1.6.0_22" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment etc. The exact version number may differ, but should be at least 1.5.x.

If java wasn't found (that is, you get an error message instead of something like the above) you need to either put Java in your "path" or type the full path to java. On a Windows PC, for example, you may need to type something like: C:\jdk1.6\bin\java -jar nvjinstall8_0rc35.jar The above also assumes that you are typing the Java command in the same directory in which the NMRViewJ installer is. If not you may need to type the full path to the installer. So the command may be something like: C:\jdk1.6\bin\java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Desktop\nvjinstall8_0rc35jar"