[FIXED] Access is denied error trying to run eclipse helios in windows 7 64 bit

Issue

I recently installed Helios on my windows 7 64 bit laptop and started seeing this error after I tried to run some simple java code:

Exception occurred executing command line. Cannot run program "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" (in directory "C:\projects\workspace\Testing"): CreateProcess error=5, Access is denied

I double checked my 32 bit installation on my desktop running WindowsXP and I have it setup the same way. What is odd is that it works for a while after I first install eclipse, then it throws the error after a while and I can't get past it. I did run java -version from the command line, so the java home is setup right.

If I remember right the widows preferences jre should point to this file, but why is the access denied error showing up?

Aftermath: Sorry for all this. Something got messed up in my environment, so I reverted back to a previous stable point and then I reinstalled eclipse which solved the problem.

I did more checking and this is a common problem, but for differing causes. Here are some links that may help:

1. Tutorial for installing Eclipse with Windows 7
2. Stack Overflow question about crashes with Eclipse and Win7
3. Helios 64 bit windows 7 javaw access is denied issue
4. Windows 7 Access is denied permission ownership issue

Solution

See this thread and define explicitly the vm path in your eclipse.ini (like in this one).

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

(adapt the path and the Java version number).

This should solve the issue.

Answered By - VonC