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<i>Why</i> would you do that? Programs should be kept separately in a directory off the correct location (C:\Program Files)
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cehj and panchal, In answer to cehj question; I asked because I forgot to set up jdk and when I ran eclipse it stated that it could not find the jre and it showed a directory within eclipse that it was expecting to find it. &nbsp;This is the first time that i had seen that and thought that the process of working with eclipse has changed. &nbsp;I have placed it in the C:\Programs Fies<br />
Others have it in C:\Software &nbsp;with the benefit of being able to easily move it to other drives.
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with the benefit of being able to easily move it to other drives
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How would having it in a different directory off the system root make it more portable?
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cehj, don't know, its just what I read &quot;on the internet.&quot;<br />
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I got an add on to this question; I thought I did not need the jre if I use the jdk. &nbsp;I have set the jdk, but now eclipse wants the jre. &nbsp;I can provide it, yet why would it need both?
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The eclipse 1.8.0_102 is on the C:/ drive; C:\eclipse<br />
When I run the eclipse executable, I get this; (please see attached file)<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1122095/windows-7-eclipse-1.8.0_102-set-up.docx" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="eclipse 1.8.0 (93 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>windows-7-eclipse-1.8.0_102-set-up.docx</a>
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Please see and help with problem as stated in the file above. &nbsp;I just noticed that the registry values are shown here;<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1122096/registry.PNG" target="_blank" title="registry (5 KB)"><img alt="registry" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 424px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1122096/registry.PNG" /></a>
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cehj, thanks! &nbsp;The only difference, and i can't recall having to do this with past eclipse releases; is that I can only start it with my admin account. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;<br />
Could I change it to my regular account? &nbsp;<br />
Would I want to change it?
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is that I can only start it with my admin account. &nbsp;Why? 
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Maybe the scope of the environment variable(s)? JAVA_HOME and PATH should be <i>system</i> vars, not user
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cehj, I'll open another question with the last concern about the Admin access. &nbsp;Maybe someone else might have a solution.
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Hello,<br />
If I move the jdk 1.8.0 into the C:\eclipse\ directory; C:\eclipse\jdk 1.8.0 and edit my PATH variable accordingly, will this work?<br />
It should.<br />
Is there a strong argument why I should not do this?<br />
Thanks
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Hello,
If I move the jdk 1.8.0 into the C:\eclipse\ directory; C:\eclipse\jdk 1.8.0 and edit my PATH variable accordingly, will this work?
It should.
Is there a strong argument why I should not do this?
Thanks

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