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Bug 247880 - Java 1.6 Support.
Summary: Java 1.6 Support.
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Unsupported (show other bugs)
Version: 8.0.1
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P2 normal (vote)
Assignee: David Strupl
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Reported: 2014-10-13 01:33 UTC by Zachary1234
Modified: 2014-10-13 08:31 UTC (History)
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Description Zachary1234 2014-10-13 01:33:46 UTC 
It seems that later version of Netbeans won't load up without at least Java 1.7

I only wish to stick to Java 1.6.

Can 1.6 support be left in, and not just dropped off?
Comment 1 Jiri Prox 2014-10-13 08:31:32 UTC 
You're right, JDK >= 1.7 is needed to run Netbeans 8.0.1
https://netbeans.org/community/releases/80/install.html#requiredsoftware

Anyway the JDK 1.6 is still supported, just add new platform in Tools -> Java Platforms and switch your project to this platform.