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

Found the root of the problem. Turns out Windows 8 under parallels shares the same Desktop as OSX. This confused IntelliJ somehow and as a result it couldn't compile properly.

In parallels by removing the "Desktop" shared under Configure this then resolves the issue.