Running sqldeveloper is throwing error "cannot find javaw.exe"

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I installed sqldeveloper zip file in my system (windows 7)/. As soon as I clicked on sqldeveloper.exe, its throwing error "Windows cannot find C:/Program Files(x86)/Java/ jre1.8.0_31/bin/javaw.exe"

I dont understand why its giving error which has this path. In my system, I had installed JDK-1.7 64 bits. Previously I had installed JDK-1.8 32 bits. After removing JDK-1.8, I installed JDK-1.7 and changed the path variable also. Everything is working fine with java in my system. But SQLDeveloper is not being run. Please help.

Well, check the settings of sqldeveloper and the value of the java_home envitonment variable. — Tom, Apr 10 '15 at 06:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 10 '15 at 06:49

You need to set your JAVA_HOME correctly.

In Windows:

Go to,

System --> Advance system settings --> Advanced --> Environment Variables

If you don't have JAVA_HOME, then add the variable and set the value

For example,

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71

In *NIX:

export JAVA_HOME=/<your_location>

Running sqldeveloper is throwing error "cannot find javaw.exe"

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