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Initially I was having one folder with name "jre1.6.0_02" under C:\Program Files\Java. At that time I dint have JDK on my machine. Then I have downloaded JDK 1.4.2_16 and installed it on my machine under the folder C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16. After installation, I have got one more folder with name "j2re1.4.2_16" under C:\Program Files\Java.

I opened command prompt, under direct c:\ column... I tried with the command "java -version" and its printing jre1.6.0_02.

On command prompt I ponted the directory to "C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin" (here only I have installed JDK 1.4). now "java -version" command is printing j2re1.4.2_16.

Why its happening so?

Right now my system environmental variable PATH is pointing to C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin.

which version of java I am using now... jre1.6.0_02 OR j2re1.4.2_16 ???

I would like to proceed with 1.4 ony, so where ever I go... c:\ or e:\ or C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin .... if I type the command "java -version", it shuould say j2re1.4.2_16. what I need to do for this?

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You need to put C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin before any other path to a directory containing java.exe on your system. What is the complete contents of your PATH environment variable? Do you have a system and user variable PATH? (I think the system PATH is prepended.) Is there a java.exe in your Windows directory maybe? Just some things you could check.

HTH.
[ October 25, 2007: Message edited by: Jan van Mansum ]
 
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Contents of the PATH variable:

PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Wi
ndows Imaging\;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\Sy
stem32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Windows Imaging\


I have java.exe file under the following directories:

C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin
C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\jre\bin
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_16\bin
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin

You said:

You need to put C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin before any other path to a directory containing java.exe on your system



what do you mean here? I dint get, pls expalin clearly.

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I meant that in the string assigned to PATH C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin should appear before any other directory that contains a java.exe. When you type "java" in the console, Windows searches the PATH directories from left to right.

In your case this is correct, if none of

C:\WINDOWS\system32
C:\WINDOWS
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
C:\Program Files\Windows Imaging\

contains a version of java.exe.

When you open a command prompt and type "java -version" it should say 1.4.2_16, unless there is a java.exe in C:\WINDOWS, etc of another version. Try making C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\bin the first item in your path. If that doesn't work, I am afraid I can't explain what's happening.
 
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Thank you Jan.

Your suggestion is working..
 
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