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How do I fix "Error starting VisualVM" in Eclipse?

I tried the following steps: In Eclipse under Window > Preferences > Run/Debug > Launching > VisualVM Configuration.

Next to VisualVM Executable, I choose Browse. and select jvisualvm.exe from C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_32\bin.

Now when I press Run I get an Error Starting VisualVM - You are running VisualVM using Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

Tried Editing 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_32\lib\visualvm\etc\visualvm.conf' by replacing #jdkhome="/path/to/jdk" with #jdkhome=C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_32 and I'm still getting the same error.

How can I fix this error?

Solution

  • Open "visualvm_directory/etc/visualvm.conf" file and set the JDK path in the "jdkhome" attribute

    ex.: jdkhome=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_67