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Unable to install Java on Windows 10 (1603 Error)

I tried to download Java on my laptop (which has windows 10) but i keep getting a 1603 error. My computer used to have windows 8.1 and it did not work back then either
I appreciate any advice to solve or work around this problem

I have had this problem. I was able to fix it thanks to a co-worker. The problem started happening after I installed HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT, aka QTP). Installing this product changes the Windows environment variables used by Java. He told me the following: "So change the names of JAVA_OPTIONS, IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS, JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS to something else (both in system and user variables) and delete any Java folder(in Program Files (x86) or Program Files) which gets installed despite the error. Restart the system and then try installing Java."
Actually, all I did was rename the environment variables and run the installer. This worked.

My answer is not related to win 10, but might help someone who is having similar problem in windows 7 machine and not able to install jre 32 bit version.
the work around to this is once you downloaded the jre, copy the path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_121\bin\javaw.exe" and paste it under java runtime environment settings which is found -Java Control panel>java>view

I think you downloaded the wrong version. If your laptop support x64 bit software you should download Java 1.8 x64 version.
Here is the link.
https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

I had this problem for a month now. I tried everything on my windows 8, but I couldn't get the latest java on it. When I tried to install java on an empty computer, the 64 bit version did not go through (error 1603) and I realized the problem didn't come from an old java install and I install 32 bit. it worked on the new computer with windows 7 and on my computer running 8.1.
note: I had deleted all the java versions before going through with it.

To fix java 1603 error you have to follow few simple steps.
First of all remove all old java version.
Then remove some windows update file which might be reason of this
error. Like KB2918614 update.
After that download and Install latest version of java and activate
java in browser. Now everything will be fine you can test the java
version on java website...
For explained and easy solution to java 1603 error follow this link: http://protechguides.com/java-error-code-1603-solved/

I encountered this error on Windows 8.1 and when I checked with Oracle web site, they said that is is not yet resolved, and under investigation. They also showed a link for off-line installation as an alternative arrangement. However, upon investigation of my system, i found out that the available space in C drive was only about 20 MB or so. I cleared my system and provided enough space. When I tried with the extra space, I didn't encounter any error. May be, you could try with a better free space...

First you should close the browser because if any webpage will use Java, it will cause conflict. Then do custom installation, i.e. install in some other folder other than default folder and point environment variable to newly installed Java location. It will resolve your issue.

Cannot uninstall Java

First off, I've been trying to launch Eclipse but I kept getting the below error
Failed to load JNI shared library "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin...\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll"
So I looked through this thread
Failed to load the JNI shared Library (JDK)
The sensing I got was that I might want to uninstall Java and make sure I have the right 64 bit version, since I already have a 64 bit Eclipse.
I went ahead and went to uninstall the Java Update files via the control panel, which went fine.
Then when I tried to delete the Java files in my Program Files (x86) folder, I can't do it as the "file is being used by another process"
Now I can't install a new version of Java as I get an error code 1603 owing to the incomplete Java files, and I still got my JNI shared library error to fix.
I'm really stuck now. What do I do?

If you use 64 bit eclipse, you need a 64 bit operating system and 64 bit JDK. Close your eclipse and JDK, remove X86 JDK and install 64bit JDK.

ctrl+shift+esc open task manager and end all processes that are opened by java. Sometimes when you run java and your applications don't close properly, java run-time environment is still running. So you have to force java out of that state. Next time, i'd just install the newer version of java right on top of the old one. Because the installation process removes the old version of java for you and replaces it with the newest one.
with jframes using the code
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE)
this is essential to your program so it closes completely.

Eclipse RCP Plugin application crashes / freezes in windows 7

Eclipse RCP plugin application which has a mix of SWT and swing/awt windows getting crashed randomly in Windows 7 64 bit. Especially when i open SWING/awt dialogs. I cant able to debug even when i use -consoleLog in .ini file since it hangs as well along with the application.
The build details are given below.
JRE Version : 1.6_u04
NSIS Installer
.ini config : -vmargs-Xms64m -Xmx1024m
When i change the jre to 1.6_u18 it works fine. As update 18 provides win 7 support. But still some window freezes :(
If i reduce -Xmx value to 512m then it works properly.
Rarely Java Heap space problem also arises.
Pls guide me the proper way of fixing this issue.
Also let me know if we need to adjust Heap space in OS ?
The application installer comes along the with bundles of JRE 1.6_u04 itself. Will there be any issue of max heap size in windows 7?
Please advice !!

Eclipse freezes Ubuntu, hard reboot required

I'm on a team of 6 developers and we are all using Eclipse Indigo on Ubuntu 11.04. At least once a day, if Eclipse is running, each of us experiences a total system lock-up. The only cure is a hard reboot of the PC. Some of us have had it more than ten times in one day. This does not happen if Eclipse is not running, so I can confidently say that Eclipse is the problem.
I have tried increasing the memory available to Eclipse by going into the ecplise.ini and increasing the Permsize, MaxPermSize, Xms, and Xmx. This has made no difference and everyone's PC is still locking up.
Has anyone experienced this before? I could understand maybe on one PC, but it happens on every single PC!
Java version: java-6-sun-1.6.026 JDK version
Ecplise version: Indigo SR1 BuildID 20110916-0149
Ubuntu version: 11.04 64-bit
EDIT: Ctrl-Alt-FnX keys do not work once the PC has locked up.
EDIT: I've revisited the eclipse.ini settings and increase the memory some more. So far I haven't had a crash yet. I will use the other developers as guinea pigs, but I'm hopeful that these settings will stop the crashing.
-XX:PermSize=256m
-XX:MaxPermSize=512m
-Xms1024m
-Xmx2048m

This is not to resolve Eclipse problem... which might be happening because of some display issues I suspect.
Instead of hard reboot you can press keystrokes Ctrl+Alt+F1 together to reach console and there you can login to a text based terminal and kill the Eclipse process.

more a comment than an answer, but I cant add you a comment yet.
I'm kinda using the same setup: Ubuntu 11.04 64bit with Eclipse Indigo SR1 RC3 64-bit (buildid 20110909, didnt had time or need to update to a newer release yet, but RC3 is stable for me). Make sure, you have installed the 64-bit version of Eclipse.
OpenJDK in combination with Eclipse didnt went well for me, so I changed to java-sun jdk 1.6/7. Make sure Eclipse is not referencing to the OpenJDK installation instead of java-sun jdk.
I had some issues with Eclipse Indigo (pre SR1) freezing in combination with SVN Subversive/m2eclipse plugins. For me it got better with the SR1 (RC3), but still not perfect (a freeze now and then). A while later Subversive SVN had an update, and now it's stable again. In short: make sure, you have installed the newest plugin versions (use eclipse update sites, no local copies). Older versions might lead to the same problems I experienced.
What other plugins are you using, can you verify if your Eclipse crashes without any plugins installed?
Two other issues I'm aware of: with Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) rendering UI elements was broken/lead to crashes as well (GTK_NATIVE_WINDOWS). Later Eclipse had problems with the native scrollbars (think it was with Ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04). I'm pretty sure, problem 1 aint an issue anymore with Eclipse Indigo + 11.04. Problem 2 I'm not sure if it was 10.10 or 11.04. But I still start my eclipse with the following script.sh and it works for me, you could give it a shot as well:
#!/bin/bash
export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0
export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=false
exec $(dirname $0)/eclipse "$#"

Try upgrading the kernel to the latest version. I think this lock up is caused by the kernel bug detailed on this page https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/924905

While you wait for better answers, I would definitely try a virtual machine like Virtual Box to:
Try to see if I can replicate the problem in a Virtual environment, which is similar to your actual environment. This way you can see if the problem the combination of the versions of software that you're using or your physical hardware.
Run Eclipse through the VM. It may not crash and will prevent you from having to do a full re-boot of the system, until you determine what the actual problem is.

I have a similar problem. From time to time it happens that the complete X11 desktop freezes. I can still move the mouse but clicks on elements have no effect.
In this situation I switch to the text console and kill eclipse. After I did that, everything works again.
I am using a laptop with an Intel graphics chipset. So I tend to blame it on the the graphics driver.
I have other computers with different graphics hardware where I haven't noticed the problem, but I don't use eclipse that often on them. On all I am using Ubuntu 11.10 64bit with gnome or unity desktop.

I have the same issues. It is very inconvenient. I have just confirmed that killing eclipse fixes the issue for me.
However, I have found something strange in that I can still click on the stupid overlay scrollbars. It's like they have the focus of the entire system.
What seems to have fixed the issue to me was to install the gnome shell and start using gnome 3, then turn off the overlay scrollbars in the startup scripts for X. I installed gnome 3 for a separate reason and disabled the scrollbars because I find them annoying, but I do find that this has solved the problem for me. You may be able to get away with just disabling the scrollbars, information for which is readily available on google.

JMF on 64bit java?

I know JMF is pretty much dead and whatnot, but I do know that it can still be used.
I intend to use it for personal uses and don't expect that much from it.
I have managed to install the 32bit JMF and when I run JMStudio it somehow magically works even though all of my java jres and sdks are 64-bit.
I personally believe that this proves that it CAN work.
When creating a program importing the jmf.jar as a library, my code compiles perfectly.
Only at runtime do i get any form of error with the common:
Exception in thread "VFW Request Thread"
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: JMFSecurityManager:
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: C:\Program Files
(x86)\JMF2.1.1e\lib\jmvfw.dll: Can't load IA 32-bit .dll on a AMD
64-bit platform
Obviously there is a problem with using a 32bit dll on a 64bit system.
My question is if its not compatible:
how does JMStudio work perfectly fine (it definitely uses java)
how can I fix it so that my program can run without depending on this dll
or other workarounds
Thanks a ton to anyone who has ever tried this before.
Java is definitely lacking in native specific tools such as webcams.

I think the main issue is the 64bit Java JRE/JDK trying to use the 32bit JMF, and/or JMF having a problem with the path that Windows 7 chooses as a default to install it to.
I have had success following the instructions posted here:
Oracle Forums: Install JMF on Windows 7 64bit
It basically boils down to:
Install a 32bit JRE/JDK, and ensure that this is what your code uses.
Install JMF to simple directory in the root of C: (i.e. c:\JMF2.1.1e)
Good luck!

JMFStudio is 32 bit supporting software so we must install 32bit support JDK and also Eclipse then we not get any exceptions as you mentioned in above and errors.
For my case it works fine.
and also
Try to remove unused jdk path in environment variable, if duplicate path present then also it not works fine
other wise you should re-install OS.