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Joey Spihlman
174 PointsEclipse won't run
When I click on the eclipse icon to start the program I get an error message "Could not create the Java virtual machine." I am trying to run this on a Windows 32 bit on Windows 8.1 OS.
3 Answers
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherThere are a few solutions here that might be able to help you: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7302604/eclipse-error-failed-to-create-the-java-virtual-machine
David Fernandes
1,225 PointsHave you installed the current Java SE Dev Kit?
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html Yours will be the Windows x86.
Joey Spihlman
174 PointsYes, I have downloaded this already and it still gives the same error.