Java Runtime Environment was not found at bin\javaw.exe

Question

When I tried to install ODAC component in Windows Server 2008 machine, it thrown below error.

"Java Runtime Environment was not found at bin\\javaw.exe . Hence the Oracle Universal Installer cannot be run. Please visit http://www.javasoft.com and install JRE version 1.4 or higher and try again"

I found javaw.exe in C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_25\\bin

I searched in google and added the value in PATH of Environment Variable as below

C:\\program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_25\\bin; //not worked

C:\\progra~1\\Java\\jre1.8.0_25\\bin; //not worked

Please let me know how to fix this issue.

Answer 1

While I was copying ODAC setup file to server, it didn't copied completely. The setup file is only 30 MB in server where as the original one is 290MB. Server is not copying big size files properly. So, I downloaded the component from internet and executed the exe file. Its working fine now. Thank you all for your comments.

Answer 2

Setting JAVA_HOME is not mandatory, you can add C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_25\\bin in your PATH . Make sure to add a ; before the last entry and then add your entry.

After doing that open command prompt and run command java -version and see if you PATH is correctly configured indeed. you will see valid version info if it is. If is says is not recognized as an internal or external command , then check your PATH variable again and see if its set properly.

Answer 3

Generally, you get this error because of java installed on path "C:\\Program Files\\Java". I faced similar issue and solved with these steps...

• Simply run setup file (in my case I was trying to install oracle ODI).
• New cmd window will open and will ask for JDK path (give your JDK path see example below).

• Installation should begin.

Answer 4

Try with below possible solution:

set JRE_LOCATION=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25

OR

set JRE_LOCATION=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin

OR

set JRE_LOCATION= C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\jre

OR

set JRE_LOCATION= C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_25

Addition:
Is something preventing the JVM from running (like anti-virus s/w, Windows (your version fell off: don't know version) prohibit running, ...). You should check, do you have administrator rights on this machine?

Answer 5

Installer does not able to understand C :\\Program Files\\Java\\ ..I mean space between "Program Files" and hence failing. Please install Java in some other directory like C:\\JAVA\\jre1.8.0_25 and then set JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME It should solve the problem.