Where Is Java Hiding on My Pc?

Where Is Java Hiding on My Pc?

In my efforts to root out the mysterious Java 1.5.0_11 installation I have hiding somewhere on my PC, I completely uninstalled Java.

Now, a search in Explorer turns up nothing, but on the command prompt, if I type "java", it's still there.

If I type java -version it says java version 1.5.0_11.

How do I find it?

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Use where java to find out where it is. Or

for %x in (java.exe) do @echo %~$PATH:x

Usually it resides in %ProgramFiles%\Java, though.

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If you're under Windows, launch Java, go into Task Manager, right click on the java.exe process, "Open File Location". This should locate it.

Do a file search for java.exe.

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