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

Delete the jars under system32 for windows. Delete the jars under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle

Edit the environment variable set JAVA_HOME and SET PATH to bin