Java console and Windows XP

[fundean]

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

[crptcblade]

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.

[fundean]

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!

[Dillinger4]

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

[fundean]

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.

[Dillinger4]

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