How to verify the JAVA installation:



Step 1.
Open the Control Panel on your desktop.


Step 2.
Inside the Control Panel open Java.
(You might have to click on the Security tab and then request access to the Java control panel at the bottom of that security-related window.

Step 3.
Under Java/Security, click the security tab.
You will see the Java version information in the Java Control Panel.

Step 4.
Press the YES button to have the JAVA verifier check the JVM for you.
You will be told if any security problems exist.

Step 5.
Press the OK button and the Close button to verify Java and exit the JAVA Control Panel.


Step 6.
Close the Control Panel.
You should now be able to run the spu2-x version 1.8.1 emulator.

Step 7.
Look for a file named spu2-x.
jar under the C:\Program Files\spu2-x directory.
The spu2-x version 1.8.1 emulator will run properly from this .jar file.

Step 8: Run the spu2-x version 1.8.1 emulator.
A command prompt window will appear and a Windows alert will sound asking if you want to allow it to make changes. This is normal, so give permission.

Step 9.
On the left side of the command prompt window you will see a window that says “spu2x – version x.
x (build yy)” followed by some version numbers and a (build yy) number.

Step 10.
If things are working properly, you should see a little menu that includes the following options shown at the top of the menu as “File + Emulator.