Trouble installing Helios - Java error

Question

This is the same error other people get: Java was started but returned error code=13

I've looked in many places and I understand the nature of the error. It's a combination of getting the PATH right and getting the right JRE. So far so good.

Trouble is, I think I've done that. My path has C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jre6\\bin in it, and my eclipse.ini has these lines just above -vmargs: -vm C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jre6\\bin\\javaw.exe

I do indeed have JRE6 and it's in that location and I did download it from Oracle, verified as current by that site.

I'm running Windows7 64-bit. I think JRE6 got installed in the x86 folder because that's where the older JREs are located. Out of frustration I tried pointing to the most recent of those (jre1.6.0_22) but of course that did no good either.

I've read numerous how-to articles and they all say more or less the same thing. Get the path right, make sure you have a current JRE, and add those lines to the ini file. Check, check and check.

I'd sure appreciate it if someone could tell me what I've done wrong.

Answer 1

You will get this error when you attempt to run a 64bit Eclipse on a 32bit JVM. Align the one and other. I'd uninstall the 32bit JRE/JDK by control panel > add/remove programs and then reinstall a 64bit one from http://java.com . It will automatically recognize the platform and install the right one. Otherwise download it manually from oracle.com . Be careful that you choose the right platform version.

Oh, I'd also undo the changes you made in eclipse.ini . Keep them untouched as long as you don't understand what the error means and what those lines do.