Detailed Ant Installation Instructions

If you don't have the Java Development Kit installed and want to install Ant, here are detailed insructions on how to get up and running with both.

Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html and download the Java Development Kit (JDK)

Download the windows version for your machine. If you don't know any better you're probably okay with the 586

Run the downloaded file. Accept the defaults but make note of the install location

##You should then see this screen. The JDK is installed.

##Now go to http://code.google.com/p/winant/ and "download the latest version". Run it. Click next.

##Accept the default options

##Point it to the folder you just installed the JDK into

##Tell it where to put Ant. The default is fine.

##Restart when prompted

##Once you've rebooted. Hit the start menu, click on Run and then type "cmd." Hit return. Once the command prompt is open type "ant -version." If it looks like the following, you're done!