Probably because you have spaces in the directory where you installed Maven (C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation)
Regards Jeff MAURY On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, MH <martinleeharri...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Hi > > I am a first time user of maven and new to open source in general. I have > downloaded the latest version .bin file and followed the instructions > “copied and pasted” below: > Windows 2000/XP > 1.. Unzip the distribution archive, i.e. apache-maven-3.0.3-bin.zip to > the directory you wish to install Maven 3.0.3. These instructions assume > you chose C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation. The subdirectory > apache-maven-3.0.3 will be created from the archive. > 2.. Add the M2_HOME environment variable by opening up the system > properties (WinKey + Pause), selecting the "Advanced" tab, and the > "Environment Variables" button, then adding the M2_HOME variable in the > user variables with the value C:\Program Files\Apache Software > Foundation\apache-maven-3.0.3. Be sure to omit any quotation marks around > the path even if it contains spaces. Note: For Maven < 2.0.9, also be sure > that the M2_HOME doesn't have a '\' as last character. > 3.. In the same dialog, add the M2 environment variable in the user > variables with the value %M2_HOME%\bin. > 4.. Optional: In the same dialog, add the MAVEN_OPTS environment variable > in the user variables to specify JVM properties, e.g. the value -Xms256m > -Xmx512m. This environment variable can be used to supply extra options to > Maven. > 5.. In the same dialog, update/create the Path environment variable in > the user variables and prepend the value %M2% to add Maven available in the > command line. > 6.. In the same dialog, make sure that JAVA_HOME exists in your user > variables or in the system variables and it is set to the location of your > JDK, e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_02 and that %JAVA_HOME%\bin is in > your Path environment variable. > 7.. Open a new command prompt (Winkey + R then type cmd) and run mvn > --version to verify that it is correctly installed. > After running several different permutations and attempting to gain an > expected response from the command prompt using mvn –version the system > has proved to be not properly installed. The command mvn is not recognised. > I have a standard Windows 7 install with a fairly standard AMD processor. > Plenty of memory and disk space. > > Can anyone identify what might be causing this phenomenon on my machine? > > Many thanks > > Martin Harrison -- "Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling. - Bjarne Stroustrup http://www.jeffmaury.com http://riadiscuss.jeffmaury.com http://www.twitter.com/jeffmaury
