Eclipse JRE/JDK must be available error

Question

HELP!!!. i am trying to run eclipse 3.5 and i am getting the following error
A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or java Development Kit (JDK)
must be available in order to run eclipse. No Java virtual machiene
was found after searching the following locations:
C:\Users\Colin|Desktop\eclipse-jee-galileo-win32\eclipse\jre\bin\javaw.exe
javaw.exe in your current PATH
bare with me because i am new to this. I installed both JDK and JRE from the following webpage <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html> and have reinstalled them after i have unzipped the eclipse files and i am still getting the error.
if i follow that path C:\Users\Colin|Desktop\eclipse-jee-galileo-win32\eclipse\jre\bin\javaw.exe
the jre\bin\javaw.exe part doesnt exist so is there a way to change where it is looking to the correct location???
my javaw.exe file is located at
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin
any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hello,
In the installation eclipse search for java virtual machines on your system.
In your case eclipse doesn't found a suitable javaw executable in the system path.
You have to set the "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin" in the system path and then install eclipse.
1# From the desktop, right-click My Computer and click Properties.
2# In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
3# In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.
4# Finally, in the Environment Variables window, highlight the path variable in the Systems Variable (not user variables) section and click the Edit button. Add ";C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin" to the path line. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon.
5# Open a system console and execute
java -versionyou have to get something like
java version "1.6.0_18"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_18-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 16.0-b13, mixed mode)because now your java binaries are in the system path
6# Install eclipse
Best reggards,