IntelliJ IDEA can't setup JDK

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mr.nothing picture mr.nothing · May 16, 2012 · Viewed 61.6k times · Source

I'm trying to setup JDK in IntelliJ IDEA and whatever I do, or whatever JDK version I select, nothing happens. The following situation remains: enter image description here

So I told IDEA what JDK it should use, but it still asks me to setup a JDK. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Can I apply any workaround to make everything work as usual?

ADDITION

The steps which I go through setting up the JDK: situation before setting up:
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the first step:
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the second step:
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the third step:
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the situation after setting up JDK: enter image description here

SDKs:
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module settings:
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Answer

CrazyCoder picture CrazyCoder · May 16, 2012

File | Invalidate Caches is the first thing you should try in case of such issues.

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