From Aptana

This page describes how to install Aptana Studio on a 64-bit Windows operating system. Under a 64-bit Windows operating system, a user can either install a 32-bit version of Aptana Studio or a 64-bit version of Aptana Studio.

NOTE: Make sure Mozilla Firefox is installed before proceeding.

Installing the 32-bit version of Aptana Studio

1. Go to the Java download website at: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
2. Download the latest JRE and choose Windows as the platform
3. Install the JRE
4. After the JRE is installed, navigate to the control panel and search for "environment variable"
5. Click on the link Edit the system environment variables
6. Under the Advanced tab, click on Environment Variables
7. Under User variables, locate the JAVA_HOME entry and click edit (if there is no JAVA_HOME entry, create a new one by clicking New)
8. Under the Variable value field, input the absolute path of where the JRE was installed (Ex: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6)
9. Click Ok to confirm
10. Under User variables, locate the entry Path and click edit (if there is no Path entry, create a new one by clicking New)
11. Under the Variable value, input %Path%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin
12. Click Ok to confirm
13. Proceed to install the standalone version of Aptana Studio by following the instructions for Downloading and installing Aptana Studio or install Aptana Studio as a Eclipse plugin by following the instructions for Plugging Aptana into an existing Eclipse configuration

Installing the 64-bit version of Aptana Studio (In Beta)

NOTE: There is currently no standalone version of Aptana Studio for Windows 64-bit. Those who wish to use Aptana Studio on Windows 64-bit, we recommend that they install into Eclipse 32-bit or use the 32-bit instructions above. Otherwise, users can install Aptana Studio as a plugin for Eclipse 64-bit recognizing that this process is in Beta. To install Aptana Studio as a plugin for Eclipse 64-bit version, follow the instructions below.

1. Go to the Java download website at: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
2. Download the latest JRE and choose Windows x64 as the platform
3. Install the JRE
4. After the JRE is installed, navigate to the control panel and search for "environment variable"
5. Click on the link Edit the system environment variables
6. Under the Advanced tab, click on Environment Variables
7. Under User variables, locate the JAVA_HOME entry and click edit (if there is no JAVA_HOME entry, create a new one by clicking New)
8. Under the Variable value field, input the absolute path of where the JRE was installed (Ex: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6)
9. Click Ok to confirm
10. Under User variables, locate the entry Path and click edit (if there is no Path entry, create a new one by clicking New)
11. Under the Variable value, input %Path%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin
12. Click Ok to confirm
13. Install the Xulrunner 64bit version at http://wiki.mozilla-x86-64.com/Download
14. Unzip the Xulrunner folder
15. Download and unzip Eclipse 64-bit
16. In the Eclipse folder, open the eclipse.ini file
17. At the bottom of the file, add the entry: -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=[path] where [path] is the absolute path of the unzipped Xulrunner folder (ex: C:\Users\Staff\Downloads\Xulrunner.win64.20060304 )
18. Save the file and proceed to follow the instructions for Plugging Aptana into an existing Eclipse configuration