Java Could not reserve enough space for object heap error

Question

I have Java7 running on 32-bit Windows and 4 GB RAM, but:

java -Xmx4G -Xms4G -jar Minecraft.jar 
java -Xmx3G -Xms3G -jar Minecraft.jar 
java -Xmx2G -Xms2G -j         


        

Answer 1

4gb RAM doesn't mean you can use it all for java process. Lots of RAM is needed for system processes. Dont go above 2GB or it will be trouble some.

Before starting jvm just check how much RAM is available and then set memory accordingly.