Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine

Error:

Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

Snapshot:

Workaround 1:

Go to java directory (“C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin”).
Open the “java.exe” properties (right-click, properties), go to “Compatibility” and set “Run the program as an administrator”.

Workaround 2:

  • Open the Control Panel
  • Go to System
  • Go to Advanced Systems Properties
  • Then Environment Variables
  • In System Variables, click Add
  • New Variable Name: _JAVA_OPTIONS
  • New Variable Value: -Xmx512M
  • Click OK

Workaround 3:

  1. Uninstall Java from control panel
  2. Navigate to “System32” folder
  3. Delete java.exe, javaw.exe and javaws.exe
  4. Re-install the all JAVA components.