You are using Java EE. I think you have to set another variable for it ... but I can be wrong. I think I encountered the same problem when I was using EE. It was fixed when I used SE. The variable you have to set I cant remeber. But it something like JAVA_XXXXX. Adil
-----Original Message----- From: Hunter, Sandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:01 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Java_Home I am relatively new to Tomcat, having used it but not installed it, before. I have set my JAVA_HOME path to the folder named "j2sdkee1.3.1" However this is the result I get: C:\>%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\startup The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly This environment variable is needed to run this program The system cannot find the batch label specified - end Using CATALINA_BASE: C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6 Using CATALINA_HOME: C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6 Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6\temp Using JAVA_HOME: C:\j2sdkee1.3.1 The system cannot find the file -Djava.endorsed.dirs=. Any ideas are gratefully received. Sandra Patricia Hunter Systems Development and Web Design