title: Typesafe activator: Java JDK not installed or can't be found
body: <p>I am trying to run the typesafe activator on Windows7 (32bit).I have JDK 1.8  installed. It keeps saying I don't have a valid JDK installation:</p>
  
  <p>A Java JDK is not installed or can't be found.</p>
  
  <p>Please go to
    <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html</a>
  and download a valid Java JDK and install before running Activator.</p>
  
  <p>If you think this message is in error, please check
  your environment variables to see if "java.exe" and "javac.exe" are
  available via JAVA_HOME or PATH.</p>