[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: eclipse wizard, can't select [ATTN: 64-bit E

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Postie wrote:
> Eric Rizzo wrote:
> > I would not expect flawless behavior of 32bit applications on a 64-bit 
> > OS, especially something complex like a JVM. Have you even tried the 
> > 64-bit JDK and Eclipse?
>
> Yes I've tried them. The 64 bit of eclipse pops up the error messages 
> attached. But the java 64 bit version is installed in 'C:\Program 
> Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_10\' and the 32 bit version in 'C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\Java>'.

You need to explicitly specify the JVM for Eclipse to use. You can do it 
either as a command-line argument to eclipse.exe or via the eclipse.ini 
file. This topic is discussed many times in the newsgroup - you can find 
the details with just a little searching.

Hope this helps,
	Eric