DigitizeIt Install

DigitizeIt is entirely written in Java. Therefore it can run on any platform that has an appropriate Java implementation. This so called Java runtime environment (JRE) is not included in the DigitizeIt download for Linux and Solaris, but can be downloaded for free from java.com. Most likely it is already installed on your machine anyway.
The windows installer download includes the JRE.

So,

1) first things first, execute "java -version" on the command line, and check if you already have a java version >= 1.5
2) if not, go to java.com and install a Java runtime environment (JRE) from Sun. Important: DigitizeIt needs a JRE with a version number >= 1.5 !
3) install the JRE
4) make sure java is on your PATH
5) repeat step one, make sure the version >= 1.5. Otherwise adjust your PATH (this can only happen, if you already have an older version installed).
6) unzip DigitizeIt in its own directory, cd into that directory
7) type "java -jar DigitizeIt.jar"