Error with JAVA_HOME enviro variable

Question

I'm running win2k Pro. I installed first j2sdk1.4.1 and then tomcat 4.1.12 on my e:\. When I click START TOMCAT i recieve the error in a dialog box:
Cannot find the file '-Djava.endorsed.dirs='(or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available
Also in the command prompt it describes the error as:
The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined
This environment variable is need to run this program
Using CATALINA_BASE: ..
Using CATALINA_HOME: ..
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: ..\temp
Using JAVA_HOME:
I've set my environment variables as the following
JAVA_HOME - e:\j2sdk1.4.1
CATALINA_HOME - e:\Tomcat
CLASSPATH - e:\Tomcat\common\lib\servlet.jar
PATH - c:\WINNT;c:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\cmd;e:\j2sdk1.4.1

Answer 1

I have exactly the same problem with the environment variables.
I am running Win Me;
I have all the environment variables set in AUTOEXEC.BAT, including the PATH ; but after many tests I am convinced that autoexec.bat is not being run at all;
I tried adding an auto batch command file to be run every time a dos box was opened but while that runs ok it still leaves the problem outstanding;
ie startup wont run through, claiming that the environment variables are not set:
This is what I have set in autoexec.bat
set PATH=C:\Java\j2sdk1.4.1_02\bin;C:\orawin95\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
SET JAVA_HOME="C:\Java"
SET CATALINA_HOME="C:\Tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.24"
ANy help/advice appreciated