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Brian Maimone
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JDK install glitch. Running windows 8 on 64bit machine.

When I get to the Select Home Directory for JDK no matter what directory I select, including the root (C:) or it's subdirectories, I get The selected directory is not a valid home for JDK. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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Brian Maimone
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Brian Maimone
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Ok figured it out. I had to select the C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45 directory.