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Florin_Neamtu
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15 years ago

[RESOLVED] Can't start the 3.0.1 release on a Vista machine due to a Java error

Hi,

I had already a previous version of SoapUI (2.5.1) installed on a Vista machine - which btw worked just fine. I have uninstalled it and I installed the SoapUI 3.0.1 - but when I'm trying to run it I get a message box saying this: "The JVM could not be started. The main method may have thrown an exception." I'm not a Java guy, it might be something wrong with my JVM, but I just installed the latest JRE and I get the same error. Any ideas how I can get  SoapUI 3.0.1 running on a Vista machine?

Regards,
Florin

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  • Florin_Neamtu's avatar
    Florin_Neamtu
    Occasional Contributor
    15 years ago
    Update - if I'm using soapui.bat to run the application it works. It tells me that JAVA_HOME is not set, but it runs the application. It seems that soapUI-3.0.1.exe doesn't find Java???
  • Florin_Neamtu's avatar
    Florin_Neamtu
    Occasional Contributor
    15 years ago
    Hi Robert,

    I'm not so sure I understand what you mean. I have used the installer to install the latest SoapUI.
  • SmartBear_Suppo's avatar
    SmartBear_Suppo
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    15 years ago
    Hello,

    There are two way to install soapUI manually by binary or with installer. This will be checked and fix.
    Thank you for reporting.

    robert
  • Florin_Neamtu's avatar
    Florin_Neamtu
    Occasional Contributor
    15 years ago
    I see. I confirm I have used the installer and the shortcut created by the installer in the Start/Programs doesn't start the application. In the meantime starting SoapUI from bin\soapui.bat seems to solve the issue.

    Regards,
    Florin
  • SmartBear_Suppo's avatar
    SmartBear_Suppo
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    15 years ago
    Hi Florin,

    the installer created a XX.vmoptions file in the soapUI\bin folder, can you attach that so we can see its contents?

    Thanks in advance.

    regards!

    /Ole
    eviware.com
  • SmartBear_Suppo's avatar
    SmartBear_Suppo
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    15 years ago
    Thanks!

    Could you try changing the line

    -Xmx1200m

    to something like

    -Xmx768m

    just to see if that helps?

    regards,

    /Ole
    eviware.com
  • Florin_Neamtu's avatar
    Florin_Neamtu
    Occasional Contributor
    15 years ago
    Done the change and yes, it works this time! I'd suspect that value is the amount of memory it attempts to reserve at startup and it fails? However, not really important. Thanks a lot for sorting this out!

    Florin
  • raykan's avatar
    raykan
    15 years ago
    Hi, same issue on WIn XP Servpack 3 but soapUI.bat also didn't work, same error.  Used exe to install.

    Modified line on soapUI-3.0.1.vmoptions file from -Xmx1200m to -Xmx768m, everything working now.  Tnx Ray