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Does the NEW install program use the JAVA_HOME environment variable to find the installation of the JDK?

April 26, 2017Environment install installation java_home JDK program

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Does the NEW install program use the JAVA_HOME environment variable to find the installation of the JDK?

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The installation program tries several ways to locate Java 1.4 runtime. JAVA_HOME is on the list; but it tries the Windows registry first. If there is a problem with the registry setting, JAVA_HOME will not be consulted. Reinstalling Java 1.4 typically resets the registry values.