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

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Published on 2012-04-03T11:42:27Z Indexed on 2012/05/31 4:43 UTC
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Pre-note: This is not a problem I am having with Minecraft. All answers I can find seem to be Minecraft issues.

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

I get this error when I try to do something Java related. I cannot launch a .jar without this error coming up and when I try to install JDK, I get this error. This has been plauging me for a while and I was not able to research an answer so I thought I would ask it myself.

EDIT: Windows 7 (x64) Dell Studio Laptop, 4GB RAM, external Radeon HD 6950 Graphics Card. I have tried uninstalling all JVMs and reinstalling but it didn't work, although I cannot remember how thorough I was so I may try again. Here is a list of all the Java related things I have installed (found in the uninstall or change programs window):

  • Java 3D 1.5.1
  • Java 3D 1.5.1 (x64)
  • Java 3D 1.5.2
  • Java 6 Update 30
  • Java 6 Update 30 (64-bit)
  • Java 7 Update 2
  • Java 7 Update 3 (64-bit)
  • JavaFX 2.0.3 (64-bit)
  • JavaFX 2.0.3 SDK (64-bit)

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