get oracle java 1.8 in windows without installing it -
is possible java in zip format? don't want install getting .exe file. is there zip version of java 1.8 can download , extract , start using in windows machine(64 bit processor) you can extract jdk folder installation exe. check this link steps. post jdk 1.7 work jdk 1.8 also do following. steps download jdk oracle download , install 7-zip here open installition exe using 7-zip extract tools.zip extract content of tools.zip folder (e.g. c:\jdk). open extracted folder in cmd prompt. execute for /r %x in (*.pack) .\bin\unpack200 -r "%x" "%~dx%~px%~nx.jar" command set java_home jdk (e.g c:\jdk) folder. add %java_home%/bin path env variable. testing run following command check installation, print version of jdk. c:> javac -version javac 1.7.0_51 note: tested jdk 1.7 , 1.8 update edited answer add steps in answer instead of link blog post.