eclipse won't start - no java virtual machine was found

Question

I am getting the following error on startup:

"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:\Program Files\eclipse\jre\bin\javaw.exe

javaw.exe in your current PATH"

I am really trying to get back the “default” setup without messing stuff up.

I am running windows 7, Eclipse Helios, and Java 1.6.0_26.

Answer 1

In your eclipse.ini file make sure you are pointing -vm to your JDK installation. Make sure to add -vm before the -vmargs section.

Pass in the vm flag from the command line.

http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_run_Eclipse%3F#Find_the_JVM

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