specified JRE installation does not exist

Question

I'm trying to launch a server on my tomcat 7 on my eclipse indigo EE
and I get the following error:

"'starting Tomcat v7.0 server at localhost' has encountered a problem.
The specified JRE installation does not exist"

I checked the build path configuration and on the libraries section I have the
JDK7 as JRE System Libraray and when I check "Installed JREs..." the correct
path is there - "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01".

What else can be done? Many thanks.

p.s. - I'm also using maven 3.0.3

What JRE version is set in the catalina batch file? Also do you have JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME set as environment variables? — Hunter McMillen, Jun 23 '12 at 14:30
just go to server overview page and in the Runtchime Environment check if the selected JRE is the installed one or its default system. — chaosguru, Jun 23 '12 at 14:43
I described a **more general solution to such JRE/JDK setups** here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/31693702/1915920 (because it likely could cause trouble for other eclipse tools and plugins as well that need to be updated) — Andreas Covidiot, Jul 29 '15 at 07:26

score 90 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '12 at 15:31

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Double click on the server to bring up the Overview.

Click on Runtime Environment.

Select the JRE from the dropdown list. You may need to set this up by clicking on Installed JREs and clicking Add.

answered Oct 22 '12 at 15:31

bdetweiler

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score 26 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 18 '13 at 19:24

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If the instructions above did not help you can do the following:

1- from the run menu choose "Run configurations..."

2- Choose your maven run profile and then click on the "JRE" tab.

3- Select "Alternate JRE" and from the drop down select "jdk1.7xxx" (or whatever jdk you want to use" you can also select the workspace default jre.

I was facing the same problem and this helped.

edited Apr 18 '13 at 19:24

Baby Groot

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answered Apr 18 '13 at 19:04

Ali

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score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 23 '14 at 19:38

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Go to the build file.

Right click on it.

Do the following as per the screenshots

enter image description here

answered Jul 23 '14 at 19:38

Sireesh Yarlagadda

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Fixing the JRE in the JRE tab for the maven run configuration fixed it for me. Thanks – lumpynose Aug 04 '14 at 21:17

score 6 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 17 '17 at 08:00

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Window-->Prefenerces-->Server-->Runtime Environment; like this.... enter image description here

Edit your Apache,and select your jdk dir....

edited Feb 17 '17 at 08:00

BWA

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answered Feb 17 '17 at 07:43

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score 4 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 27 '15 at 12:48

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Go to Properties → Java Build Path → Libraries.

Here you will see a red cross on the library whose path is not correct.

Select this library, click the Edit button, and change it to the correct path.

edited Jan 27 '15 at 12:48

Daniel A.A. Pelsmaeker

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answered Dec 18 '13 at 08:00

BERGUIGA Mohamed Amine

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you save my day – David Sep 24 '17 at 03:22

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 10 '15 at 12:29

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Here is a solution with pictures

http://javahonk.com/specified-jre-installation-does-not-exist/

answered Jul 10 '15 at 12:29

ds011591

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '12 at 16:02

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It worked after running "mvn install clean -P prepare"

answered Jun 23 '12 at 16:02

tomermes

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add maven configuration with goals install clean and profile prepare – Guy L Aug 18 '15 at 21:28

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 18 '15 at 21:33

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For Eclipse MARS, for maven projects.

After you install the new JRE as explained (for instance here: http://javahonk.com/specified-jre-installation-does-not-exist/), don't use your old configuration, BUT create a new configuration.

answered Aug 18 '15 at 21:33

Guy L

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 07 '17 at 07:23

Updated the Java , JRE. so I have faced this same issue, I have tried all this but i continued with this issue. then after that, i have removed the server from application and then added new server and with that i have mentioned new JRE version now its working fine.

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Nov 04 '16 at 07:22

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Open eclipse and find the server tab and try to open it. There click on Runtime Environment

Select the JRE from the dropdown list to set this up by clicking Installed JREs and Add.

answered Nov 04 '16 at 07:22

Happie

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 20 '17 at 14:50

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If you use Maven, try:

EclipseMavenJRE_1

EclipseMavenJRE_2

answered Jan 20 '17 at 14:50

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Feb 17 '17 at 07:38

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Window-->Prefenerces-->Server-->Runtime Environment; like this.... enter image description here

Edit your Apache,and select your jdk dir....

answered Feb 17 '17 at 07:38

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score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Oct 08 '18 at 20:04

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It worked after updating Server Runtime environment JRE .

answered Oct 08 '18 at 20:04

problem solv

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 15 '18 at 20:34

At my case, I've changed the JRE installed at Eclipse and still the messages came out.

So,

1 - Right click at the JBoss Server > Open Lauch Configuration

2 - Select tab Classpath and click "Restore Default Entries"

3 - Close the window and Right click again the Jboss Server

4 - Select Properties > General

5 - Click two times 'Switch Location' (it returns to [workspace
metadata])

6 - Click Apply and Close

Afterwards, a new right click at Jboss Server > Clean, and the Jboss Server stopped the message.

Hope it helps.

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