[vtkusers] Trouble running Java and VTK on Windows XP

[Jeremy Winston]

Walter O' Grady wrote:

> I'm having trouble running Java and VTK on Windows XP. I had it working 
> successfully on earlier versions of windows by altering the PATH etc in 
> the autoexec file.

To change the PATH var in XP you have to go to the Control Panel, and
open the System page, click one of the tabs (might be "Advanced"), and
then click on the "Environment variables" button.

> tried installing vtk 4.2 but the CMake program cannot install it.

Are you using the latest version of CMake (v. 1.8.1)?
If not, download it from http://www.cmake.org

-Jeremy