ok so i read paddys thread but it didnt solve my issue. Our instructor requires us to use textpad and only textpad with java. I have windows 7 and i have downloaded and installed jdk 6 update 17 and then i downloaded and installed textpad 5.3. thing is, when i run textpad, its not aligned to compile java. i checked in configure->preferences->tools but there was no java options under the add menu. got any idea how I can get textpad to align with the jdk? ive reinstalled both numerous times but textpad never aligns with java.