(2017-04-19)
Problem
Java in a 32- and 64-bit world.
Solution
- Get bucket of water.
- Go to
https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp and download the offline installer for both 32- and 64-bit JRE.
- Close all browsers.
- Install 32-bit java. Uninstalling old versions is left as a choice for you. Personally I do it. However I don't re-enable the security alerts because then I'd have to go through the process of tediously adding them all back again.
- Close all browsers.
- Dunk head in bucket of water.
- Install 64-bit java
- Live on in a world with both 32- and 64-bit java, knowing that at the very least your head should be dry again within an hour.