On starting eclipse, it gives an error "Java was started but returned exit code=13"

Question

I am trying to start eclipse after installing java 7 and adding the line

-vm
C:\Progra~2\Java\jdk1.7.0_45\bin\javaw.exe

to the eclipse.ini file. Still i am getting the error "Java was started but returned exit code=13". enter image description here

I just want to know how to start eclipse. Even if i have to install eclipse, java, jre all over again. Any suggestion will do!

My eclipse.ini file:

-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.100.v20110502
-product
org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256M
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-vm
C:\Progra~2\Java\jdk1.7.0_45\bin\javaw.exe
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5
-Xms40m
-Xmx512m

On pasting the jre in eclipse folder i am getting this error:

enter image description here

If nothing works out, copy the jre directory to eclipse directory and remove the vm argument and start the eclipse. — Abhijith Nagarajan, Nov 01 '13 at 10:31
@AbhijithNagarajan : can you please elaborate on what exactly should be the path that i should copy? — Farrukh Chishti, Nov 01 '13 at 10:39
remove -vm argument completely (including the path to javaw.exe). Copy the jre folder which is present inside (jdk1.7.0_45) to eclipse folder where eclipse.exe is available — Abhijith Nagarajan, Nov 01 '13 at 10:45
on copying the jre folder i am getting error: "failed to load jni shared library" — Farrukh Chishti, Nov 01 '13 at 10:51
Refer to this post http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7352493/failed-to-load-the-jni-shared-library-jdk — Abhijith Nagarajan, Nov 01 '13 at 10:58

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 14 '15 at 00:26

All you have to do is to put the new jdk path in eclipse.ini

-vm
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_11\bin\javaw.exe
or the your new jdk path.
make sure that you type the above just before the -vmargs and after the OpenFile

that solved my problem

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '13 at 10:29

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Check that you have installed the correct java that your OS requires. Meaning, if you are running a 64 bit OS then you need 64 bit java and the same for 32 bit.

answered Nov 01 '13 at 10:29

Jakob

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i hava a 64 bit os and 64 bit java. – Farrukh Chishti Nov 01 '13 at 10:34

score 0 · Answer 3 · 2013-11-01T10:35:59.477

Check eclipse.ini file, and in particular format of the vm option (look here for more):

Note the format of the -vm option - it is important to be exact:

The -vm option and its value (the path) must be on separate lines.

The value must be the full absolute or relative path to the Java executable, not just to the Java home directory.

The -vm option must occur before the -vmargs option, since everything after -vmargs is passed directly to the JVM.

Another thing to check is that bit version (32/64) of JVM should match bit version of eclipse (32/64).

On starting eclipse, it gives an error "Java was started but returned exit code=13"

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