Unable to initialize threads: cannot find class java/lang/Thread

[Kia Phia Ben]

Hi all.
I installed Oracle 8i in windows 2000 advanced server. after that I setup jdk1.4.2.10 and run HelloWorld.java but had error:
Unable to initialize threads: cannot find class java/lang/Thread.
Here are environment variables
CLASSPATH=C:\j2sdk1.4.2_10\jre\lib\rt.jar.
JAVAHOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.2_10
please tell me how to fix it.
Thanks in advance!!

[Jesper de Jong]

It's a nasty habit of Oracle that they install a Java 1.3 JRE besides the Oracle software. So most likely your Java configuration is messed up by the installation of the Oracle software.

Edit the PATH environment variable and remove the path to the JRE that's included with Oracle.

You do not need to have C:\j2sdk1.4.2_10\jre\lib\rt.jar in the CLASSPATH.

Setting the environment variable JAVAHOME doesn't do anything. Some programs use JAVA_HOME (note: with underscore) but the JDK and JRE itself don't use that environment variable.
[ October 16, 2006: Message edited by: Jesper Young ]