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.