java --version doesn't work in the command line

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I tried java --version in the command line and I get :

Unrecognized option: --version
Error: Could not create the Java virtual machine
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

Everything was working fine until I installed jre 7 (I had jdk 1.6 preinstalled ) So, I uninstalled the previous versions, restarted and then installed fresh jdk 7u5 windows i586.

Still I get the same problem. Can anyone help me with this?
I am unable to install and run maven for this reason.

2 Answers
java -version

This is the command to get the current installed version info

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