HEllo I am wondering what java software/programs I need so that I will be able to run java files from the command line in windows 98. Is it possible to run java files from the command line in Windows 98? Do I need the java runtime environment...

To be honest..I have no clue...i don't think it's possible to run java without java runtime.

And i'm not sure if it will run in just a comand prompt...but i'm no programmer

Yes, you should be able to. You would need to install Sun Java from here. Then open up command prompt and type in the PATH=location of the Java.exe file (should be something like C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin) so in this example it would look like this: PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin. Then type java location of java file you want to run. Of coarse replace location of java file you want to run with the location of the java file you want to run.

I know it is a bit confusing but I hope this helps,
Adam