what \bin to add to system Path env var from a jdk

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If you install the latest java 1.6 jdk, without installing the public jre option, you end up having two \bin dirs with java.exe:

%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin
%JAVA_HOME%\bin

if you compare those dirs, there are a few files that are identical (java.exe etc), and a bunch that are either in one or the other. So far I used to add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to my Path environment var, but now I am wondering, does it make a difference? Is there any side effect to choose one or the other?

And would not be much cleaner if the installation had only one java.exe and \bin folder?

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