Java console and Windows XP

Hi All,
I tried to compile the simple "Hello World" program in my computer under Win XP, and I get this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/tools/javac/Main

the code is as follows:

public class hello //hello is the fileName
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Starting Java ...");
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}

What am I doing wrong?

TIA

Are you using a package directive at the top of the class? I've found that to be tricky when it comes to calling the class from different directories.

Can you please specify what you mean? I am new to Java. Also, in DOS, when I try to change to the j2sdk1.4.1_01 directory, I get an error:

C:\>cd j2sdk1.4.1_01
Invalid directory

Can you help me with this one too?

Thanks!

fundean you are getting an invalid directory because the directory that you are trying to navigate to dosent exist. At the command prompt i use cd C:\jdk1.3\bin

There is a directory called j2sdk1.4.1_01; it is Sun's most recent version of the jdk !! My problem in Windows XP is that when I try to go to it, the periods in the directory (or the fact that it is longer than 8 characters?) isn't recognized by DOS.

Are you sure that is the directory name? It seems like an awful long directory name. :confused: