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Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13 could be solved by two methods >
Method 1 - To avoid Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13 >
Method 2 - To avoid Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13 >

Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13 could be solved by two methods >

Method 1 - To avoid Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13 >

Step 1> Go to My Computer, right click on properties

Step 2> Click Advanced System setting, Environment Variable.

Step 3> Then set PATH >

Case 1 >If variable with name PATH doesn't exist >

Again click on New..

Then enter -

Variable name : PATH

variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05\bin\jawaw.exe

Click OK.

Case2 > If variable with name PATH already exists >

Open PATH

Enter C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05\bin\jawaw.exe separated by ; (semi colon).

Example>

If xyz already exists.

Then, xyz ; C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05\bin\jawaw.exe

Click OK.

Method 2 - To avoid Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13 >

Step1 >Open eclipse.ini file (eclipse.ini file is located in eclipse directory in Windows OS)

Step2 >Add vm arguments by adding following lines >

-vm

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05\bin\jawaw.exe

Summary -

In this tutorial we solved Eclipse error : can't start Eclipse - Java was started but returned exit code=13

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