I tried googling the answer, but all I found was tips on how to detect Java from a browser or the very generic way of just starting Java and see if it runs, which introduces a possibly long delay in my application. (~ two seconds when started the very first time on my machine)
I hope there is a faster way, if the following restrictions apply:
- Only Sun/Oracle JREs or JDKs
- Only 1.6 and higher
- Only Windows platforms
- Not from a browser, but from a plain old Win32 executable
This detection is not meant for a public application, but for internal use on Windows platforms only.
Is there a registry path I can read or some configuration file I can parse?
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