Java 7 64 bit on windows 7: how to switch java versions

Question

I need to switch from the installed java 7 at 64bit to the installed java 6 on my Windows 7 64bit OS but the usual procedure doesn\'t works. I tried to change the JAVA_HOME

Answer 1

JAVA_HOME is not used by java.exe.

Make sure to have the path of the Java 6 JRE's bin directory in the PATH environment variable, before the Java 7 JRE's one, and before windows system directory (system32).

Or you can use the full path of the java command:

c:\java6\bin\java com.foo.bar.Main