Path resolution without PATH variable
<p>I installed the latest JDK 1.6.0_25 on my Windows 7 64-bit machine. I then tried "java -version" on the command prompt, without editing the path variable. It worked, so I assumed that the installation added the new path to the environment. </p>

<p>But when I looked at the path variable through the Advanced System Settings tab, there was no sign of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin\" or anything equivalent to it.</p>

<p>How is the path getting resolved?</p>
