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Get Eclipse in Windows startup-menu [message #899202]

Tue, 31 July 2012 04:09

Kristinn Andersen

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Registered: July 2012

Junior Member

I have successfully just installed Eclipse to start Java development on my Windows7 PC. The Eclipse programming environment started right after the installation and I even wrote and ran that "Hello world" program.

Then I closed Eclipse, but when I wanted to start again I don't find, or a shortcut to it, in my Windows directories like any other Windows application. Isn't there somewhere an "Eclipse.exe" file? Help!!

Best regards - Kristinn

[Updated on: Tue, 31 July 2012 11:21]

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Re: Get Eclipse in Windows startup-menu [message #899331 is a reply to message #899202]

Tue, 31 July 2012 13:34

Russell Bateman

Messages: 3798
Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA

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On 7/30/2012 10:09 PM, Kristinn Andersen wrote:
> I have successfully just installed Eclipse to start Java development on
> my Windows7 PC. The Eclipse programming environment started right after
> the installation and I even wrote and ran that "Hello world" program.
>
> hen I closed Eclipse, but when I wanted to start again I don't find, or
> a shortcut to it, in my Windows directories like any other Windows
> application. Help!!
>
> Best regards - Kristinn

This is because Eclipse isn't in fact installed in the Windows sense.
All you did was unzip it to wherever you put it. If you want it in the
start-up menu, you'll have to create and insert a shortcut yourself.

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