Windows 10: Install 32 and 64 bit Java in alternate locations,working both at once

I reinstalled Windows to try to fix an issue, but it did not help. I am installing my programs to an alternate drive, and would like to install Java there as well. I know about the JRE_HOME environment variable, but it can only point to 32 OR 64-bit Java. Is there any way to have both running simultaneously without need to switch the variable to the 64-bit path? I think that this does happen when I install to the default location, so how can I do that?

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IE 11 for Windows 10: 64 or 32 bit?

> For me, opening IE from both file locations opens up the exact same process. Neither About nor Task Manager indicates the whether it is 64 bit or 32 bit. It says "iexplore.exe" for both. Judging
from the quote, that means both are 64 bit.

Yes and that's not unusual. Some websites will invoke a 32-bit tab, but I've opened as many as 6 or 8 sites without seeing a 32-bit tab.

I allowed the Java Download page to install the version it wanted to install and it installed 32-bit, which works fine.

See: Which Java download should I choose for my 64-bit Windows operating system?

Which Java download should I choose for my 64-bit Windows operating system?

Don

 

IE 11 for Windows 10: 64 or 32 bit?

I feel like IE from Program Files and Program Files (x86) are the same. I have pretty much the same case as Internet Explorer 11 64-bit for Windows 10 but
I'll restate and go a little more into it.

So when I open IE from both Program Files and Program Files (x86), they both seem exactly the same. Going to "Help> About Internet Explorer" shows the same thing. There is no 64 bit or 32 bit indicator for either.

Now the solution for the thread says that "About" does not indicate bitness anymore, and that I should check Task Manager. Task Manager is supposed to indicate what bitness it is. Here's a quote from the solution:

"64-bit IE11 will appear as iexplore.exe.

32-bit IE11 will appear as iexplore.exe *32."

For me, opening IE from both file locations opens up the exact same process. Neither About nor Task Manager indicates the whether it is 64 bit or 32 bit. It says "iexplore.exe" for both. Judging from
the quote, that means both are 64 bit.

But here's an issue with that. I am trying to run 64 bit Java, but it does not work for IE opened from both file locations. When I install 32 bit Java, it works, regardless of which IE I opened. I've
even tried copying 64 bit Java from Program Files to Program Files (x86), but it doesn't work.

Why do both programs seem exactly the same, and why does 32 bit Java work but not 64 bit when the process name indicates that it should be 64 bit IE?

I am using Windows 10 64 bit Home.

 

I found this from Oracle Choosing 64 and/or 32 bit Java (Java Platform Group, Product Management blog)

I'll do a little more investigation later on.
For me I only use one version of Java on my PC.. the 64 bit.

 

Yeah. 32 bit for browsers, but 64 bit has some things that keep features in other programs from functioning. But, yeah, I only use 64 bit Java for one thing

 

Maybe I will use a symbolic link instead. Works for other programs like Chrome, and still stores data on the secondary drive. I would just end the Java task, move both 32 and 64-bit to other folders, and just make symbolic links. The only thing is that some programs require to be installed after creating the links, because of unidentifiable processes needing killed.