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Could not create the Java Virtual Machine

David Paras
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Issue: In some cases you may receive an error indicating "Could not create the Java virtual Machine":

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Solution: This occurs when the java path is not set to the correct directory. There are a few steps to follow in this case:

1) Control Panel > System

2) Advanced System Settings

3) Environmental Variables

4) Create a New User variable by clicking on the "New..." Button:

                - Variable name: JAVA_PATH

                - Variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_31 (or similar directory)

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5) Under System Variables, choose the variable "Path" and click "Edit..."

                - At the end of the existing "Variable value" enter a semi-colon (;) and the bin directory of the path above (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_31\bin).

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  • David Paras

    You could also try

    1) Uninstalling the latest Java update

    2) Reinstalling the update & the latest JDK

    3) Re-enabling downloading of Java applications on your machine

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