Placeshifter can't find Java

[Mahoney]

Does anyone know how Placeshifter locates a JVM? Just installed it on my work machine, which I use as a Java developer. It has a Java sdk installed at C:\j2sdk1.4.2_13 and a JRE at C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_13.

The JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to C:\j2sdk1.4.2_13 - need it that way for my work.

When I try and launch placeshifter it says it can't find a jvm.dll. I tried launching it via a batch file that sets JAVA_HOME to the JRE, but still no go.

Any bright ideas, anyone?

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Mahoney

Does anyone know how Placeshifter locates a JVM? Just installed it on my work machine, which I use as a Java developer. It has a Java sdk installed at C:\j2sdk1.4.2_13 and a JRE at C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_13.

The JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to C:\j2sdk1.4.2_13 - need it that way for my work.

When I try and launch placeshifter it says it can't find a jvm.dll. I tried launching it via a batch file that sets JAVA_HOME to the JRE, but still no go.

Any bright ideas, anyone?

Maybe a stupid suggestion but did you add the JRE path to the Windows system "PATH" variable?

[Mahoney]

Thanks for the suggestion, hadn't tried that; just added C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_13 and C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_13\bin to the front of the PATH and still no go.

[nielm]

it uses registry keys...

The Key:

HKLM/Software/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment

contains sub-keys for each installed JRE (listing their home dir and runtime DLL location), and has a String value: 'CurrentVersion' which points to the currently used JRE key.

There may also be a mirror of this key in HKCU... which allows a user-specific JRE to be used.

[Mahoney]

Thanks nielm. That had got sutck at "1.5" from when I was playing with Java 5, and apperntly wasn't altered on later installs of Java 1.4! All working now.