Welcome to the Java.com Help Center, which describes solutions for
issues you might encounter when downloading and installing Java on your
system. Each month, consumers request millions of Java downloads from
our site.
As users install Java for diverse third-party applications and applets
across different platforms, we track the most frequently reported issues
and error codes that they send us. Find their corresponding answers and
line-by-line technical instructions by using the Help Resources and FAQs
menu. You can also narrow your search further by selecting the Platform
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This section is updated frequently, and offers links to our most requested
information about installing, and using Java as well as most viewed FAQs.
Terminology: Java is the general term used to denote the software and its components, which include 'Java Runtime Environment' (JRE), and 'Java Virtual Machine' (JVM). When error messages specifically include terms such as JRE and JVM, we retain them.
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