How to set the JDK Netbeans runs on?

Thanks to KasunBG's tip, I found the solution in the "suggested" link, update the following file (replace 7.x with your Netbeans version) :

C:\Program Files\NetBeans 7.x\etc\netbeans.conf

Change the following line to point it where your java installation is :

netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7xxxxx"

You may need Administrator privileges to edit netbeans.conf

Go to Tools -> Java Platforms. There, click on Add Platform, point it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_25. You can either set the another JDK version or remove existing versions.

Another solution suggested in the oracle (sun) site is,

netbeans.exe --jdkhome "C:\Program Files\jdk1.6.0_20"

I tried this on 6.9.1. You may change the JDK per project as well. You need to set the available JDKs via Java Platforms dialog. Then, go to Run -> Set Project Configuration -> Customize. After that, in the opened Dialog box go to Build -> Compile. Set the version.

For those not using Windows the file to change is netbeans-8.0/etc/netbeans.conf

and the line(s) to change is:

netbeans_jdkhome="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle"

commenting out the old value and inserting the new value