Eclipse ADT: Java was started but returned exit code=13

Question

Could someone one clarify why my Eclipse (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) from ADT won\'t start?

Every time I\'m getting this error:

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Answer 1

The solution can be found here

The eclipse ini file should be somewhat like this...

-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.0.v20120522-1813.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.200.v20120913-144807
-product
adtproduct
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256M
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
--launcher.appendVmargs
-vm
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin\javaw.exe
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6
-Xms40m
-Xmx768m

Answer 2

this is a makeshift solution but may sort you out.

show hidden files, C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath

you will find 3 shortcut links that are pointing to the wrong directories,

solution 1; go to C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\bin and copy out the files these links are pointing to and paste into the C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath. Close and run again the eclipse, install updates

solution 2: go fix the environmental paths as some other solutions here suggest.

the first one worked for me

Answer 3

Remove the following entry from your "path" System Variable- "C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath"

Go to Control panel -> System -> Environment variable -> System Variable -> Path (Edit)

then Remove first entry which would be "C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath".

Then eclipse will start.

Answer 4

On Windows Environment Variables, delete the value of Path variable that contains installed Java location. Then copy the installed Java to your Android-SDK folder.

You can copy the jre folder (example C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\jre) to

C:\Users\Alexey\Desktop\tmp\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\eclipse\

It solved my problem

Answer 5

Uninstall all Java SDK or JRE, specially if it´s the 8th version, so reinstall the 6th or 7th version, and check again. It worked for me :)

Answer 6

The error is because you have not specified the path to the javaw.exe file which is in jdk.

1. open eclipse.ini file
2. after vmargs command(ie below the vmargs command - since they have to be in separate lines) add the following line
   -vm C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\bin\javaw.exe NOTE : that the -vm shud b in one line and the path to the javaw.exe file must be in another line
3. save the file
4. run the eclipse.