Eclipse does not start when I run the exe?

Question

When I run the Eclipse.exe within the given folder, it will not start. The Eclipse splash screen will appear for a split second then close. There are no errors.

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Answer 1

If its a Java version problem, you can edit the eclipse.ini file and assign the compatible version to the application through adding these lines:

windows example:

-vm
C:\jdk1.7.0_21\bin\javaw.exe 

for more information: https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse.ini

Answer 2

did not have to uninstall Java JDK - just ran installer over my existing install. Not sure what was wrong but this fixed my issue with Eclipse not starting.

Answer 3

I had a similar problem with Eclipse mars. It suddenly over the weekend stopped working and if you ran it from a command window (Windows x64) it would flash up a line or two and then stop.

I installed Eclipse neon yesterday and it worked, but today it stopped working and went wrong in the same way.

Just now I installed the JDK from here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

I installed version 8u101 and then neon started. I have not changed eclipse.ini (although I had a look at it) nor have I deleted the plugins (I renamed the folder and found that this had no effect).

Hence I think this difficult to work out problem relates to the JDK/JRE. It would be nice if Eclipse gave a bit more information to go on, but such is life.

Answer 4

go to : "C:\workspace.metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.e4.workbench"

if already you save backup file "workbench.xmi" replace it else delete this.

Answer 5

Try to install Eclipse into a folder without spaces.

Answer 6

I looked online and found a person who had a similar problem.

It says on the forum

"You might need to download JRE 64 bit version"

But again, it depends on what OS you're using as well.