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From Christoph Kukulies <k...@kukulies.org>
Subject Re: tomcat 6 (windows 7- 64 bits) doesn't start
Date Fri, 07 May 2010 13:38:54 GMT
Am 07.05.2010 09:42, schrieb Tommy Pham:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christoph Kukulies [mailto:kuku@kukulies.org]
>> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 12:21 AM
>> To: Tomcat Users List
>> Cc: Caldarale, Charles R
>> Subject: Re: tomcat 6 (windows 7- 64 bits) doesn't start
>>
>> Am 06.05.2010 14:51, schrieb Caldarale, Charles R:
>>      
>>>> From: Christoph Kukulies [mailto:kuku@kukulies.org]
>>>> Subject: Re: tomcat 6 (windows 7- 64 bits) doesn't start
>>>>
>>>> I believe it's because I only have the jre, not the jdk and I'm
>>>> downloading at the moment.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> No, Tomcat runs fine on a JRE.  The problem is that you have a 32-bit
>>>        
> JVM
>    
>> installed in a 64-bit OS.  (The 32-bit Windows JVM has only the client
>>      
> DLL, the
>    
>> 64-bit only the server DLL.)  The Tomcat installer program expects the JVM
>> mode to match that of the OS.  Use a 64-bit JVM.
>>      
>>>    - Chuck
>>>
>>>        
>> Thanks. That's correct what you are saying. But this also means that
>> whenever you're  asked to download the latest Java from java.com
>> (Sun/Oracle) with whatever Java app, e.g. OpenOffice or something, that
>> infamous installer that always installs the Yahoo toolbar in your browser
>> when you don't untick that checkbox, you always get the 32bit version JVM
>> on windows.
>>
>> I looked for a 64bit version on their download page to no avail.
>>
>> --
>> Christoph Kukulies
>>
>>
>>      
> Christoph,
>
> Try java.sun.com.  Specifically:
> http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp
>
> Regards,
> Tommy
>
>    
Thanks, Tommy. Great link! And I even remembered my Sun account/password 
which is still in their databases since
13 years or so. :-)

--
Christoph




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