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Midsib
Midsib

Reputation: 43

For 64 bit windows we need to use 64 bit java

Whether we need to use 64 bit java version for 64 bit windows os (will it work for RSA IDE for Java development)

Upvotes: 2

Views: 147

Answers (4)

Narendra Pathai
Narendra Pathai

Reputation: 41945

Its not a mandate.

You can use 32 bit software of a 64 bit machine. So it is also possible for 32 bit JDK to run on a 64 bit machine. But the inverse is not true.

Its just that the 32 bit Java will not be able to use 64 bit operations supported. Which means you are not using full capabilities of the underlying hardware

Upvotes: 1

Aamirkhan
Aamirkhan

Reputation: 5784

SUMMARY


 64-bit Windows operating systems (which may be Windows 7, Vista or XP) come with a 32-bit Internet Explorer (IE) browser as the standard (default) for viewing web pages. 
These operating systems also include a 64-bit Internet Explorer browser, however using it is optional and it must be explicitly selected to view web pages. 
Note that because some web content may not work properly in a 64-bit browser, we recommend using the default 32-bit browser and downloading 32-bit Java.

Reference:http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_win64bit.xml

Hence we can use 32bit Java to 64bit OS as well

Upvotes: 0

Hitman
Hitman

Reputation: 598

You can use 32-bit JDK on 64-bit Operating System, but you can't use 64-bit JDK on 32-bit Operating System

Upvotes: 0

Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera
Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera

Reputation: 35557

No, It is not compulsory. you can use 32-bit JDK on 64-bit OS. All depends on your need. Let's say we are doing a new implementation for a currently implemented code based on 32-bit JDK then you have to continue our code on that environment.

Upvotes: 0

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