A: On the Oracle archive page, select jdk-8u251-windows-i586.exe . The i586 denotes 32-bit Intel architecture.

If you see a different version, your PATH is still picking up another JDK. Revisit the PATH variable order.

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A: Absolutely. Install them to different directories (e.g., C:\jdk-17 , C:\jdk-1.8.0_251 ). Use the JAVA_HOME variable or a version manager to switch.