Now check out what's below. This should help you fix your Eclipse issue with Java and Windows 7 64-bit.
Eclipse will not open when the exe is clicked on Windows 7 64-bit OS.
Eclipse Standard/SDK
Version: Kepler Release
Build ID: 2013614-0229
This is for the Firefox v22 64-bit browser
OS: Windows OS 64-bit
- Okay, you assume that Java is set properly on your Windows 64-bit PC and you've loaded Eclipse in a folder on your desktop. You've also created a separate folder called Eclipse Workspace which also resides on the desktop. Now you're ready to go and then in the Eclipse/Eclipse directory you click the Eclipse.exe and then you get this janky error message after the Eclipse window opens:
"Java was started but returned exit code=1" (with other related data)
or ------->
- You clicked the Eclipse.exe file and this message was displayed: "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 sending the following locations: c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\javaw.exe" or something like this. Now I'm not saying that this solution will work for everyone but note that this is a good baseline starting point to find out your solution.
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2b. In DOS, you typed Java or java -version in the command line, pressed then this error was thrown:
"Picked up_Java_options:
-Xrunjvmhook -Xbootclasspath/a:C"\Program~2\hp\Quickt~1\bin\Java_S~1\classes;c:\Progra~2\hp\Quickt~1\bin\Java_S~1\classes\jasmine.jar
Error occurred during initialization fo VM could not find agent library JVMhook on the library path; with error" Can't find dependent libraries..."
* Again, keep in mind, this process is being done with the FireFox v22 64-bit browser** If using this browser, you need to check the following, to see if Java is enabled in the browser. I know what you're thinking but just do it!
- Open or maximize the Firefox browser.
- At the top left of the page, click Tools then the Add-ons option.
- Click the Plugins option in the left pane.
You should see:
Java Development Toolkit 7.0.250.17 10.25.2.17 NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for
Java (TM) Deploy. (or a plugin with a relevant version number)
Look to the right and make sure this plugin is Enabled~! If it is not Enabled, enable it!
- If you do not see this plugin, at the top of this page, enter "Java" in the Search All Add-ons field, locate the plugin then install it.
- Now go to Java.com and download the current version of Java for 64-bit. You need a JRE (Java Runtime Environment) and a JDK (Java Development Kit files and both have to be 64-bit!!!!!!! Once downloaded run both. They usually sit at either of these locations with these path distinctions:
c:\Program Files\Java\jre7 (This is the location of the JRE=Java Runtime Environment)
c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_25 (This is the location of the JDK=Java Development Kit)
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c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7 (This is the location of the JRE=Java Runtime Environment)
c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_25 (This is the location of the JDK=Java Development Kit)
* Now keep in the these version numbers will change but here are the preferred locations.
Environment Variables Edits
Click Windows Start button (bottom left on Windows 7) then click Computer.
- At the upper left, click System Properties. The Control Panel Home window opens.
- Click the Advanced System Settings option.
- Your User Account Control window may open.
- Click the [Yes] button.
- The Systems Properties window opens.
- Click the [Environment Variables] button.
Go to the User Variables for (Your System Name here).
Delete everything here accept, the following:
Now highlight the PATH variable and then click the [Edit] button.
- The Edit User Variable window opens.
You want to add the following:
;c:\users\Your User Name\desktop\eclipse\eclipse\jre\bin;c:\Program Files (x86)\Java
\jre\bin;c:\Program Files (x86)\jre7\;c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_25\bin
Click the [OK] button and the Edit User Variable window closes.
- Now go to the System Variables section.
Delete all the Variables accept the following:
- asl.log
- CLASSPATH
- Comspec
- FP_NO_HOST_C...
- NUMBER_Of_P...
- OnlineServices
- OD
- PATH
- PATHTEXT
- PCBRANDS
- Platform
- PROCESSOR_A...
- PROCESSOR_id...
- PROCESSOR_LE...
- PROCESSOR_R...
- PSModulePath
- TEMP
- TERM
- TMP
- USERNAME
Click the [New...] button.
- The New System Variable window opens.
- In the Variable Name field (which the cursor is currently blinking in...), enter JAVA_HOME.
Then go to the Variable Value field and enter c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_25\bin;%JAVA_HOME%/bin.(Without the period, of course!)
Click the [OK] button and the New System Variable window closes.
- Now highlight the PATH option and click the [Edit...] button.
- The Edit System Variable window opens.
Go to the Variable value field and add the following at the end of the string already there:
;c:\Users\Your username here\desktop\eclipse\eclipse\jre\bin;c:\Program Files
(x86)\Java\jre7\;c:\Program Files (x86)\Java \jdk1.7.0_25\bin
Click the [OK] button and the Edit System Variable window closes.
- Click the [OK] button to close the Environment Variables window.
- Click the [OK] button to close the System Properties window.
Now for the Pista Resistance!!!!!!! Go back to the Eclipse folder on your desktop (or alternative location), then click open. Now download Notepad ++ from http://notepad-plus-plus.com and install it.
Use Notepad ++ to open the eclipse.ini file from the Eclipse folder. Using Notepad ++ keeps the eclipse.ini file's format correct.
With the eclipse.ini file opened with Notepad ++, look for -- launcher.append Vmargs. Once you've found this entry, place the cursor after it and then press . You should now see a space.
In that space enter the following: (and this must be entered exactly like what's listed below)
-vm
c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\
c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_25\bin
Now click File then Save as, with the file name as Eclipse.ini, then click the [Save] button.
- A message box will display asking "Do you want to replace the file?", click the [Yes] button.
- Now click File then Exit and Notepad ++ closes.
- Now close then restart the Firefox browser.
- Now close then reopen the Eclipse folder. ( I know what you're thinking but just listen and nod and do it.)
- Click the Eclipse.exe file and now you should see the Eclipse splash screen.
- After a few seconds, a message displays asking you to select an Eclipse Workspace. You should have this Workspace on your desktop
or some where you can make this connection.
- Now Eclipse is working! Let me know if this process worked for you!