MyEclipse 10 does not start "Java was started but returned exit code 13"

Question

I saw that there are few topics with the same exception, but the solutions does not work on my side.

My specs:

• Windows 7 64 Bit
• Java 1.6.0_33 64 bit installed (Path-Variable is set)
• MyEclipse 10 installed

Some days ago it worked all fine. Now I wanted to start it, then it shows the following error. Sadly I cannot attach images here, because of my low reputation. But the error "Java was started but returned exit code 13" occurs

This is the content of the myeclipse.ini

#utf8 (do not remove)
-clean
-startup
../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar
--launcher.library
../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.i18n.win32.win32.x86_64_4.2.0.v201201111650
-install
k:\devel\Genuitec\MyEclipse 10
-vm
c:\java\bin\javaw.exe
-configuration
k:\devel\Genuitec\MyEclipse 10\configuration
-vmargs
-Xmx768m
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=96m
-Dosgi.nls.warnings=ignore
-Dfile.encoding=UTF8

The only thing what I have done since it worked the last time, I installed python and updated the path varable. I read that the path variable can be the reason but I checked it and could not see anything bad. Does someone know what the reason could be.

Thanks

• Content of Path-Variable :C:\Program Files (x86)\ImageMagick-6.7.5-Q16;c:\Program Files (x86)\ImageMagick-6.7.5-Q16;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\DLLShared\;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;%ANT_HOME%\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs8.70\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs8.70\lib;%M2%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs8.70\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs8.70\lib;C:\Program Files (x86)\TC UP\PLUGINS\Library;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs8.70\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs8.70\lib;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\AGL;C:\Program Files\SlikSvn\bin\;C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;%GROOVY_HOME%/bin;%PYTHON_HOME%;%PYTHON_HOME%/Scripts

Answer 1

What is the cause of this error ?

From here :

this error is caused when you are attempting to start Eclipse using the wrong version of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Possible Fixes/problems

1.

Try starting eclipse with hardcoded 64-bit JVM as follows :

eclipse -vm C:/java/jre/bin/server/jvm.dll

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2.

From here Remove the launcher.library from your eclipse.ini. Delete the following bit from the eclipse.ini :

--launcher.library
../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.i18n.win32.win32.x86_64_4.2.0.v201201111650

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3.

From here Try using the full path to the jvm.dll instead of the exe files, like so :

-vm 
C:/Prog/Java/jdk1.6.0_21/jre/bin/server/jvm.dll

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4.

Problem Using an x86 Eclipse with a x64 JDK.
Fix Just point to a JDK with the same architecture as your Eclipse in your eclipse.ini file, eg:

-vm
c:/java/jdk1.6.0_25_x86/jre/bin/javaw.exe

Please check the version of the JDK in the path like so by typing java -version. On Windows 7, 64 bit with JDK 1.6.0_30 I get the following output :

Notice the 64-Bit Server VM in the last line. Do you get this ?

See this page : Can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13

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5.

If you Eclipse folder is on a path with spaces, try moving it to a simple path such as directly to c:/eclipse.

From here : https://stackoverflow.com/a/8843744/325742

I had the eclipse folder on my desktop and it gave me this error

I simply moved the eclipse folder to program files and it worked, no idea why