I got a 64bit java installation, but now I'm going to have to download all the new updates manually because Java keeps trying to get me to use a 32bit installation because chrome is (according to Java), a 32bit browser. So I guess it's fixed, but I'll have to manually download the new updates, it seems.

https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp There is a java 64 bit manual download

Applications that use the x86 architecture are compiled as x86 applications. Some applications are architecture-agnostic (.NET/CIL can run as "Any CPU", since it's a JIT compiler it compiles natively at runtime), and some are compiled exclusively for x64 architecture. x86 programs can run on x64 systems due to a compatibility layer - that's why you have a 32-bit Java installation.

It's not only related to the memory; that's one of the major reasons/advantages to x64, of course, but it has other advantages too, such as having more registers and an entirely different/modern instruction set (the x86 set hasn't changed for a long time and has been relying on extensions like SSE).

Now, Java is indeed architecture-agnostic. You need not to have a 32-bit Java installed -unless- you have a very specific reason for it (such as testing your program under a 32-bit environment).

So apparently I have the 32bit of ie as well, which is weird, because I have 64bit windows. I'll fix everything and then get this deleted.

I figured out the problem. I did a factory reset on my laptop back in March and accidentally got the 32bit version of chrome which was making the website believe I have a 32bit installation of win7. I'm updating chrome now.

You need to get the 64bit specific install file. Uninstall Java, then search for the 64bit install file. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

Aaaand...the guy above me beat me to it.
Although the link provided by him wasn't quite right. You don't want the Development Kit. You need the JRE. Go here and under the Windows offline install, choose the 64bit version.

http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Uninstall all your Java versions (unless you're a developer and need more than one version), and grab the latest version of Java 8 64-bit. On the Java website, make sure to download the Windows x64 edition and not the x86 edition.

[] Xero []If you have a 64bit, why wouldn't you uninstall the 32bit Java then get the 64bit Java? I don't see the reason behind asking the question in the first place. But if my answered help, I'm glad.

When I try to, It installs the 32bit version. I think I'm just going to uninstall Java and try again.

If you have a 64bit, why wouldn't you uninstall the 32bit Java then get the 64bit Java? I don't see the reason behind asking the question in the first place. But if my answered help, I'm glad.

Go to your start menu and right click on computer and select properties. There it will tell you if your computer is 64 or 32 bit. If it is 64 bit, go to java.com and click download, there it will have 32 and 64bit downloads.