Because Packafied is a Java application, getting it up and running is a little more difficult than normal applications.

Windows 95/98/NT Systems

1. You need to get a copy of a Java Virtual Machine. You may already have one on your system, so if you do, you can skip this step.

   If you have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later installed, you already have a copy of Microsoft's JVM on your system. While you can use Microsoft's JVM, it contains a few bugs that keep Packafied from running smoothly. If you really want to use Microsoft's JVM, go and get the latest version from here.

   I recommend that you go to Sun's web page and download Java 1.2. It is that latest version at time of writing and it makes it really easy to start and use Packafied.

   To download Java 1.2, go to the JRE 1.2 Installation Page and follow the links to download Java 1.2. When you have installed Sun's Java 1.2, go to step 2. Note that Java 1.2 is nearly 10 megabyes in size.

   If you have Sun's Java Runtime Environment 1.1, you can still run Packafied. You can even download this version of the JRE and it will save you a bit of downloading. The JRE 1.1 is only 2 megabytes in size.

2. If you already haven't done so, download the latest version of Packafied from the Downloads page.

3. Extract all the files in the Packafied Zip file to an empty directory on your hard disk.

4. If you are using Sun's Java 1.2, double-click on the file Packafied.jar in the Packafied directory.

   If you are using Sun's JRE 1.1, you need to go to a command prompt inside windows. Switch to the Packafied directory and type:

   jre -cp Packafied.jar PackafiedApp

   and Packafied should start.

   If you are using Microsoft's JVM ,you need to go to a command prompt (inside Windows) and switch to the Packafied directory. From there, type:

   jview -cp Packafied.jar PackafiedApp

   and Packafied should start.

Note

If you are using the JRE 1.1 or Microsoft's JVM, you can run Packafied without the ugly DOS window by substituting wjview and jrew in the command lines above. You can also create shortcuts to make it easier to start Packafied every time and put them in your start menu.

OS/2 Warp Systems

You would most likely have to type the following at a command prompt:

java -cp packafied.jar PackafiedApp

while in the Packafied directory.

Macintosh Systems

Other Systems