I have both JRE6 and JRE7 on my system. I had set the 'path' System Variable to point to JRE6, but whenever I executed 'java -version' on command prompt, java version was 7. Now this is a bit baffling !
Apparently, there was a java.exe file in my System32 folder. And this file was getting executed instead of the one pointed by 'path' variable. I deleted those files and things now function as expected.
Now, the question arises, what was java.exe file doing in System32 folder. I guess automatic java updates remotely done by the System Administrator in my company could be the reason.
I spent quite some time debugging this issue. This is what happens when somebody else messes with your dev machine without letting you know :-|
Interesting Links:
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11063831/what-is-the-difference-between-system32-java-exe-and-program-files-java-jdk1
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8223511/how-to-prevent-that-java-exe-is-installed-in-windows-system32
