Obtaining NMRspy:
NMRspy is freely available as executable jar file. You can click on the following link to download.
NMRspy.jar (Latest Version: Beta 20101110)
Install Java:
NMRspy is written in Java, and you must have Java installed to use it. It should be run with Java version 6 update 20 or later. Having an outdated version of Java, or having more than one copy of Java installed, can cause major problems for NMRspy; such as your CPU usage spiking to 100%! You can check from Sun's web pages, if you have the newest java installed: Detect Java version
Starting NMRspy:
After Java is installed on your computer you should be able to simply use the file browser to find the NMRspy.jar file and double click on it.
The Main Control Panel should be displayed on the up-central of your screen when NMRspy starts up. Please make sure you are using the newest version by comparing the version number displayed on the Main Control Panel and the one located after the download link at the top of this page.
If double-clicking on the NMRspy.jar file does not start it up, then you may have to issue the commands to run the program manually.
Open up a terminal (Linux, Solaris, or Unix) or a "cmd" window on Windows. To get the Windows "cmd" program choose "Run" from the "Start" menu. Type in "cmd" and click "OK".
In the terminal or command window you need to type a command similar to the following: java -jar NMRspy.jar The exact format of the command will depend on whether the appropriate version of Java is in your "path". That is, if the computer can find it without being told exactly where to look. You can check this by typing the following: java -version You should get a response similar to the following: java version "1.6.0_17" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment etc. The exact version number may differ, but should be at least 1.5.x.
If java wasn't found (that is, you get an error message instead of something like the above) you need to either put Java in your "path" or type the full path to java. On a Windows PC, for example, you may need to type something like: C:\jdk1.6.0\bin\java -jar NMRspy.jar The above also assumes that you are typing the Java command in the same directory in which the NMRspy.jar file is. If not you may need to type the full path to the file. So the command may be something like: C:\jdk1.6.0\bin\java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\ZhengYu\Desktop\NMRspy.jar"

