java.exe always point to the path of JRE but not JDK

Question

I have both jdk and jre installed on my windows 7.

I have set the JAVA_HOME to

C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.6.0_23

I have add

Answer 1

If you have a 64bit operating system, it will try to use the 64bit jre that is preinstalled on windows 7. You can try using add/remove programs to remove the 64bit jre. I've had this problem several times and I've always fixed it by removing the 64bit jre.