Windows 2000/XP
- Unzip maven-2.0.7-bin.zip to the directory you wish to install Maven 2.0.7. These instructions assume you chose C:Program FilesApache Software Foundationmaven-2.0.7
- Add the bin directory to your path, by opening up the system properties (WinKey + Pause), selecting the "Advanced" tab, and the "Environment Variables" button, then editing the PATH variable in the user variables. eg. "C:Program FilesApache Software Foundationmaven-2.0.7in";%PATH%
- In the same dialog, make sure that JAVA_HOME is set to the location of your JDK, eg. C:Program FilesJavajdk1.5.0_02
- Run mvn --version to verify that it is correctly installed.