[MCL-9554] New launcher is trying to detect the incorrect java edition

When launching minecraft, I get an "Unable to locate the Java runtime" error. When I click "Show more details", I get the the attached dialog box. The direction of the slashes in the dialog box concerns me, but the fact that it is looking in 1.8.0_25 for the runtime is weird. I have deleted my runtime folder, and Minecraft downloaded the runtime again, and again it downloaded and installed 1.8.0_51. So, I think that either it is downloading the incorrect runtime, or the launcher is not changing to the _51 runtime.

This started happening with the Launcher 2.1.1216 when it updated 2 days ago.

Please help.

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MCL-5638 Unable to locate the Java runtime Resolved

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qwerty23495 2018-06-30T17:07:50Z

Duplicate of MCL-5638.

Please use the search function next time.

migrated 2018-06-30T17:14:00Z

Pardon, but I did see that issue, and if you read my report, I did try to delete the folder and the launcher stll installed the wrong version.

This is NOT a duplicate of the issue you linked, Matthew Hunter. Please compare the two issues again.

migrated 2018-06-30T17:23:35Z

Oh, this is great. This issue is NOT a duplicate. please re-open and investigate for me.

By the way, in MCL-5638, the last comment mentioned that they changed the folder name to _25. However when I do that, the new launcher re-downloaded _51 again, and still doesnt work.

qwerty23495 2018-06-30T17:32:52Z

The newest update to the launcher updated the version of the bundled Java runtime. You can continue using an old version of Java, should you download and install it, but major crashes have been linked to using an outdated Java.