intellij - java: Cannot find JDK '1.7' for module

Question

I\'ve just installed IntelliJ on Windows 8 (and 7). I then use the \'Java Hello World\' Sample as my project.

I then selected the JDK that was installed (C:\\Program

Answer 1

I believe this is an IntelliJ bug.

This isn't a fix, but you can work around this by going to Settings > Compiler, and disabling 'Use External Build'.