Eclipse - no Java (JRE) / (JDK) … no virtual machi

Question

I am trying to get Eclipse v3.5 (Galileo) to re-run on my computer - I have run it before with no problems, but now I keep getting this error:

A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development kit (JDK) must be available in order to run Eclipse. No Java virtual machine was found after searching the following locations: C:\eclipse\jre\javaw.exe javaw.exe in your current PATH

I've just done a fresh install of both the JDK and the SDK.

I have Windows 7 (x64).

What's up with this? How do I fix it?

I can't run any of the ipconfig / tracert / or ping.

Answer 1

Just Add the JRE PATH FOR Ex: C:\Program Files\Java\jre5\bin in the environmental variable Put ";" in between every path. Then click the eclipse.exe It will work.....

Answer 2

I have windows 7 64-bit, and I had this same problem with eclipse. To get it to work, I had to use internet explorer (64-bit version) to download java. This was the only way to get java to install a 64-bit version. When I used firefox to install java, it automatically installed a 32-bit version (so idiotic!). And The Eclipse 64-bit version wouldn't detect the java 32-bit version.

Answer 3

Don't worry i was also ruined by this error and fatal and when i got it i was so frustrate even i was giving to leave an android programming, but i got it, Simply first of all copy this code and paste in your system variable Under path ...

C:\Program Files;C:\Winnt;C:\Winnt\System32;C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe

Now copy the "jre" folder from your path like i have have "jre" under this path

            C:\Program Files\Java

and paste it in your eclipse folder means where your eclipse.exe file is placed. like i have my eclipse set up in this location

    F:\Softwares\LANGUAGES SOFTEARE\Android Setup\eclipse

So inside the eclipse Folder paste the "jre" FOLDER . If you have "jre6" then rename it as "jre"....and run your eclipse you will got the solution...

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OTHER SOLUTION: 2

If the problem could't solve with the above steps, then follow these steps

1. Copy the folder "jre" from your Java path like C:\Program Files\Java\jre6* etc, and paste it in your eclipse directory(Where is your eclipse available)
2. Go to eclipse.ini file , open it up.
3. Change the directory of your javaw.exe file like

-vmF:\Softwares\LANGUAGES SOFTEARE\Android Setup\eclipse Indigo version 32 Bit\jre\bin/javaw.exe

Now this time when you will start eclipse it will search for javaw.exe, so it will search the path in the eclipse.ini, as it is now in the same folder so, it will start the javaw.exe and it will start working.

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Answer 4

It turned out that all I needed to do was change the 'path' to:

"C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem; C:\Program Files (x86)\Java; C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_14\bin"

that did it :)

Answer 5

When I had such problem, in my case I had x64 JDK + JRE installed with x86 Eclipse. So installing of x86 JDK + JRE solved my problem :) Also I created jre folder in eclipse folder and copied bin folder from my local path C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7 to ..\eclipse\jre\.

Answer 6

There is an easier way to do that. Just run cmd x64. Type cmd x64 to search bar in start menu ant you will find it :) Or alternatively, you should set path to program files (x86) ... For example C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6