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NetBeans jdkhome error

After updating the JDK on my development workstations, NetBeans started reporting the following at each start up.

Cannot locate java installation in specified jdkhome:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04
Do you want to try to use default version?
[ Yes | No ]

Thankfully, after a little searching, I found that the solution is very simple. You can change the value or comment it out with a # in:
C:\Program Files\NetBeans #.#.#\etc\netbeans.conf

netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04”

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Places I’ve Lived…

I began my life as a “Navy Brat” as such, my family moved every few years… later I too spent six years in the Navy prior to settling down in the Chicago area for school and work… here’s a history of my journeys.

  • Rice Lake, WI
  • Pensacola, FL
  • Todendorf, Germany (03/1974 – 03/1976)
  • Ft. Meade, MD (1976-1979)
  • Adak, AK (1979 – 1982)
  • Winter Harbor, ME (1982-1985)
  • Adak, AK (“again!” 1985-1988)
  • Rice Lake, WI (August 1988- July 1989)
  • “Boot Camp” Great Lakes, IL (July – Sept. 1989)
  • Groton, CT (Oct. 1989 – Dec. 1990)
  • Pearl Harbor, HI (Jan. 1991- July 1995) – onboard SSN-725
  • Rice Lake, WI (July 1995- Oct. 1995) – mostly traveling.
  • Glendale Heights, IL (Oct. 1995-1996)
  • Palatine, IL (1996-1997)
  • Wood Dale, IL (1997-1998)
  • Carol Stream, IL (2000-November 2007)
  • Plainfield, IL (November 2007-present)