STS Installation Failed

[hdu]

Here is my system info:
Windows 7, 64 bit
Java 6 update 29 x86 (32 bit)
Target path: C:\springsource
JDK path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_29

I installed using the STS installer under Eclipse 3.7.1 recommended for Windows 64-bit, Java 32-bit:
springsource-tool-suite-2.8.0.RELEASE-e3.7.1-win32-installer.exe

After installation, when I tried to run STS, it outputs the error "Could not create the Java virtual machine".

Thanks for any help

[Martin Lippert]

Hi!

Installing STS to a Windows machine running a 32bit JDK should work as long as you install the Windows 32bit version of STS (which you did). I guess you selected the 32bit JDK when the installer asked for JDK, right? To what JDK is your JAVA_HOME pointing to? And what JDK is used when you just type "java -version" on the command line? Maybe it is somehow choosing the wrong JDK. Oh, and btw: What exactly do you mean with "using the STS installer UNDER ECLIPSE 3.7.1"?

HTH,
Martin

[hdu]

Hi Martin,

My JAVA_HOME is pointing to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_29\bin and the command "java -version" outputs:
java version "1.6.0_29"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_29-b11)
...

"using the STS installer UNDER ECLIPSE 3.7.1" means that from the download page http://www.springsource.com/downloads/sts I downloaded the file listed under Eclipse 3.7.1 which was springsource-tool-suite-2.8.0.RELEASE-e3.7.1-win32-installer.exe, as instructed from the installation instructions http://download.springsource.com/rel...structions.pdf

The error output I am getting from trying to run STS contains:
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5
-C:\springsource\...\plugins\...\eclipse_1406.dll
-exitdata b34_7a8

Is this helpful?

Thanks,
-H

[Martin Lippert]

Hey!

I tried this myself, running a 64bit Windows 7 system, having JDK 1.6.0_30 installed (32bit version) and installed the 32bit Windows version of STS. I selected that JDK from within the installer and STS was able to startup just fine after that, using the 32bit JDK. Did you try a 64bit JDK and the 64bit Windows version of STS as well?

-Martin

[tito 1]

Hi Martin,

My JAVA_HOME is pointing to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_29\bin and the command "java -version" outputs:
java version "1.6.0_29"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_29-b11)
...

"using the STS installer UNDER ECLIPSE 3.7.1" means that from the download page http://www.springsource.com/downloads/sts I downloaded the file listed under Eclipse 3.7.1 which was springsource-tool-suite-2.8.0.RELEASE-e3.7.1-win32-installer.exe, as instructed from the installation instructions http://download.springsource.com/rel...structions.pdf

The error output I am getting from trying to run STS contains:
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5
-C:\springsource\...\plugins\...\eclipse_1406.dll
-exitdata b34_7a8

Is this helpful?

Thanks,
-H

Thank you for the clarification