Java: System cannot find the file C:\ ... java.exe

Question

I have installed Java 8 and set my JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME paths and added %JAVA_HOME% to the start of the path variable.

I created a helloworld.java application and am able to compile it using:

javac helloworld.java

However, when I try to run:

java helloworld

I get the error:

The system cannot find the file C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe

How can I solve this?

Solution 1

Just set %JAVA_HOME%/bin to your path variable.

Solution 2

1.Just go to C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\

2.You will find there shortcuts for java.exe,javaw.exe,javaws.exe which are pointing to a location where they actually are not existing now

3.Go to the jre location where you have installed java like C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin

4. You will find java.exe,javaw.exe,javaws.exe

5. Create shortcuts for these files and replace with the ones which are present in C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath.

It works