Eclipse - no Java (JRE) / (JDK) ... no virtual machine

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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.

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34 Answers

All the other answers about setting only the JAVA_HOME are not entirely right. Eclipse does namely not consult the JAVA_HOME. Look closer at the error message:

...in your current PATH

It literally said PATH, not JAVA_HOME.

Rightclick My Computer and choose Properties (or press Winkey+Pause), go to the tab Advanced, click the button Environment Variables, in the System Variables list at the bottom select Path (no, not Classpath), click Edit and add ;c:\path\to\jdk\bin to the end of the value.

Alternatively and if not present, you can also add JAVA_HOME environment variable and make use of it in the PATH. In the same dialogue click New and add JAVA_HOME with the value of c:\path\to\jdk. Then you can add ;%JAVA_HOME%\bin to end of the value of the Path setting.

user_1578820

Open up Windows' System Properties from the control panel and hunt down the environment variables section:

  • Add a JAVA_HOME entry pointing to the directory where the JDK is installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jre6)
  • Find the Path entry and add the following onto the end ;%JAVA_HOME%\bin
  • OK the changes
  • Restart eclipse so that it is aware of the new environment

Most Java tools will now be able to find your Java installation either by using the JAVA_HOME environment variable or by looking for java.exe / javaw.exe in the Path environment variable.

Rob_Oxspring_18670

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 :)

user_2071380

In your eclipse.ini file, you need to update the path to the VM to point to the same location where javaw.exe is installed on your machine.

user_5980040

Try setting your JAVA_HOME to the correct folder. Google for setting environment variables in Windows.

user_853090

I had a co-worker with this exact problem last week. He fixed it by installing the x64 version of Eclipse and the x64 JDK.

Edit: he reused his old workspace after installing the necessary plugins, so that should not be much of an issue

user_1061140

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.....

user_5682060

Check Window > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs. Make sure there's something there; if there isn't, add one.

Did you recently update your JDK?

user_1388370

The JDK does not install a JVM in the default path.

Unless you need external tools to run like ant, the non-JDK is enough for Eclipse to run. The easiest way to install such a JVM is to go to http://java.com and let it install whatever it want to install.

Then double-click the Eclipse binary again.

user_538970

set JAVA_HOME variable and ad JAVA_HOME/bin to evnrionment path variable.

user_2466640

I have a SIMPLE solution to this problem. I solved it by changing vm path in eclipse.ini file to latest jre path.

I follwed this link : https://youtu.be/lU_eb5Ki1kY

user_70562070
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