Running Java gives “Error: could not open `C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\amd64\jvm.cfg'”

Question

After years of working OK, I\'m suddenly getting this message when trying to start the JVM:

Error: could not open `C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre6\\lib\\amd64\         


        

Answer 1

I had a slight different solution to this problem. my PATH and JAVA_HOME were pointing to JDK12 in

C:\Program Files\Java

but execution of the command:

Java -version

gave the error:

Error: could not open `C:\ProgramFiles\Java\jre1.8.0_212\lib\amd64\jvm.cfg'

I had to delete a folder of executables (Java.exe, javaw.exe etc.) in a different directory than System32, as other answers here and blog posts have suggested. Instead I found the problem lied with executables found in:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle 

as there was nothing Java related in

C:\Windows\System32

If you're having this issue and nothing is in System32, check this "common files" directory mentioned above for an oracle directory and delete it.

After, your PATH references should work fine!