The java.com website also asks if you are a java developer (at the bottom) and provides links to the newer version.
On Mon, Dec 18, 2023, 13:00 Judi Rastall <j...@rastall.com> wrote: > Very strange! > > I have updated both Java and NetBeans as prompted through many versions > for several years and my current versions seem to happily coexist and have > done so throughout each update. > > Why is the java.com website saying that Java versions 7 and 8 are > recommended for Windows 10 64-bit computers if there's a "newer" or > "higher" version available? And where might i find that if it's not on the > java.com website? > > Confused.com > > Judi Rastall > > On 18/12/2023 17:36, Neil C Smith wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 at 17:23, Judi Rastall <j...@rastall.com> > <j...@rastall.com> wrote: > > I am confused and I seem to find myself in a Catch-22 situation. I have just > downloaded and installed the new NetBeans v20 and it warns me that I cannot > use it with Java versions earlier than 11. I go to my Java installation > (which says it is Java v8 update 391), click on check for updates, and it > tells me I have the latest version. I go to the official Java website and it > says Version 8 build 391 is their latest release. What is going on here? > > I am running Win 10 on Intel hardware. I guess I'll be staying with NetBeans > v18 for now ... > > NetBeans hasn't supported Java 8 since NetBeans 12.6! > > Neil > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, > visit:https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > >
