I keep reading conflicting information about installing and using the Java Runtime (JRE) on a USB drive. Some posts say that it can't be done, as Sun's Java installs all sorts of registry entries, yet other posts talk about using java based programs on their USB drive with the JRE right along aside (e.g. also on the USB drive).
Is it possible to install the JRE on a USB drive so that Java apps on the USB drive can run without Java being installed on the host computer? If so, could someone point me to the install/setup instructions? Thank you very much.
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I did a search but I'm coming across all sorts of commentaries so it's hard to find how the others did it. Anyone got a write-up?
I simply copied the entire folder over from my desktop install. It seems to work Just Fine(TM), and it doesn't seem to explicitly require the registry entries -- at least not for Eclipse. YMMV, of course.
Yup
Thats all I did, then explicitly used the path to java in my batch files.