I’m trying to install Oracle jdk 17 on my netbook but with no success. The installer says that the processor (Intel Atom Z3735F) is not supported.
On my desktop Intel i5 the same package is working fine. I need Java on the netbook to bring at school.
Edit: The netbook is running on Win 10 Home 32bit on Atom 64 bit processor.
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Answer
I did a fast research I found out that the CPU (processor) you’re rocking on your netbook is quite outdated today – it’s from 2014 (check Intel Atom Z3735F on the official website). But it surprisingly should not be the issue (well, it might be – some instructions might be outdated, but I don’t think that’s the problem), because it actually is 64-bit CPU (it support 64-bit instruction set and it can address more memory – thanks to the wider address bus, OS has to support this as well). Since the new Java JDK 17 LTS is for x64 (64-bit) systems only, and you said that the installer reports that it’s not supported on your device. I think that you’re not using 64-bit operating system (OS). Do you think this could be the issue? You could easily find out by just easily looking at the task manager to see how much GB (gigabytes) of RAM you got. If it’s 4 GB or less, then it’s quite obvious thing. To make yourself sure, just type out systeminfo command to the CMD (if you are on Windows) and there under System Type record you will see what type you got (x86-based PC or x64-based PC).
Edit: If you are looking for the latest JDK release by Oracle that supports 32-bit systems, then JDK 13 would probably be the best go for you. If you don’t need the features introduced in these newer releases, then I would recommend Java JDK 11 LTS, because it’s going to be supported until September 2026. And as mentioned by matt in the answer, there is also JDK 17 LTS for x86 systems (32-bit) by Adoptium. Well, or reinstall the 64-bit OS, but that is probably the hardest option.