Replacing Java 7 with Java 6

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Currently I am running java 7 on Windows 7

C:\>java -version
java version "1.7.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-b147)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)

How can i replace it with Java 6 ?? What is the best way ??

Why do you want to do that? Java 6 SE is [scheduled to be EOLed](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html) in November 2012, anyway... — thkala, May 16 '12 at 10:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '15 at 10:33

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Install Java 6 from the Sun website

Then change the PATH to point to Java 6.

Or you could have followed this guide: Java Website

edited Mar 20 '15 at 10:33

Sinister Beard

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answered May 16 '12 at 10:14

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If we change the JDK version do we need to configure Eclipse to use JDK 6 instead of 7 ? – Rajeshwar May 16 '12 at 10:21
[Previous Question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8022233/changing-eclipses-java-compiler-to-jdk7) Hope this helps. – James Reeves May 16 '12 at 10:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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You actually don't need to change that - with the latest version (7 at the moment) you can run code compiled for all older versions, AND for the newest version.

What you probably want is to compile your code for use with a older version. See the cross-compilation example how to do it with the javac command, and this question for how to do it in eclipse.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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answered May 16 '12 at 10:37

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Replacing Java 7 with Java 6

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