> -----Original Message----- > From: Christoph Kukulies [mailto:k...@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:k...@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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
