Issue with adding Java to PATH on a local machine

Question

I have a rather trivial issue for which I cannot find a solution. I have two versions of Java installed on my local machine namely jdk1.5.0_16 and jdk1.7.0_80, both residing under Program Files. I want to use jdk1.5.0_16 in my Path. But even after I change my path to include jdk1.5.0_16, running "java -version" in command prompt returns jdk 1.7.

Can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong here or how can I change it to point to jdk1.5.0_16?

Can you show us your path? You added it at the end? If so, you have to add it to the beginning... — Betlista, Feb 01 '18 at 12:44
Take care of the order of the paths. When searching for a valid JDK, the system will take the first entry it finds. — Adrian Kiesthardt, Feb 01 '18 at 12:46
My Path is - %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%M2_HOME%\bin;%systemroot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;%systemroot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\ — Anirban, Feb 01 '18 at 13:25
I only have one version of java i.e. jdk1.5.0_16 added in my path — Anirban, Feb 01 '18 at 13:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '18 at 13:50

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Open cmd and type set p it will print all variables starting with p. You can do the same with set java.

answered Feb 01 '18 at 13:50

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I am building my project using Ant which takes the JAVA_HOME from environment variables. So need to change it in path – Anirban Feb 01 '18 at 14:42
Maybe you want to check - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/573235/how-do-i-change-the-java-home-for-ant – Betlista Feb 01 '18 at 14:47

Issue with adding Java to PATH on a local machine

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