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digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:43 PM

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so ive been trying to play modded minecraft,and i needed java 8 for the modpack i was thinking of,however...well,it got fucked and now no matter what i do,with any use java doesnt work,it may be a segmentation error,or so i think

waxen pagodaBOT Jan 12, 2023, 12:43 PM

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broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 12:44 PM

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uh, do you even know what segmentation error means lol

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anyways, what exactly are you doing that generates the error?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:44 PM

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literally just opening any java application

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lemme check tho

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when i try to download java or use java for anything,this error pops up

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 12:48 PM

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ah

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:48 PM

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i tried downloading a bunch of versions of java before because i am...not the best at computers and kept getting it wrong

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 12:48 PM

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this issue has come up before but the channels are gone and i don't really know about it myself, but from what i remember;
try opening cmd.exe and check java -version

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:49 PM

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it doesnt recognize java as a command

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 12:51 PM

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ok so that means you haven't installed it

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or at least not properly

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make sure to check the box about PATH when you install

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:51 PM

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it just pops that error i posted before and gets stuck

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 12:51 PM

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when you try to open the installer/wizard?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:52 PM

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Yes

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any piece of tech i touch gets cursed i swear to god

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 12:53 PM

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that happens to all of us, try leveling your anti-curse charms

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i don't remember where to go from here, sorry

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 12:56 PM

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ah well...if you can find anyone who can help,if appreciate it a lot

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:05 PM

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digital vector

ok,it finally stopped downloading

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but it threw me the same error i posted before like 9 times

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and when i try to use it to open anything ,like a minsweeper app i downloaded for testing,it just throws the same error,again

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 1:08 PM

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broken steppe this issue has come up before but the channels are gone and i don't really know ...

does this work

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:09 PM

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nope

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opening CMD and typing that command results in uh,java not being recognized as a command

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 1:13 PM

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oof

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:14 PM

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y-yeah

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shits fucked

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 1:43 PM

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Hi, do you know you don't need to install Java using the installation wizard at all. For example I let IntelliJ to download different versions of Java and than can easily switch between them.

What I'm trying to say is that it's enough to just download Java binaries, place it to some nice place and than you have to only make sure to update JAVA_HOME and PATH system variables.

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:44 PM

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i tried things like adoptium and it uh,didnt work either

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 1:45 PM

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And you updated PATH variable?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:45 PM

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i believe so

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yes

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still same problem

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 1:46 PM

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Can you post here the content you put into that variable?

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I'm doing this all the time and it just works

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:47 PM

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i dont think i fully understand,but first lemme check one thing

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it just refuses to open at all

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even the configuration file

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ok i think i found the issue

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 1:58 PM

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digital vector it just refuses to open at all

What refuses open what?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:58 PM

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java itself

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cursed situation

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 1:59 PM

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How do you open Java?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 1:59 PM

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nvm that wasnt it

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:00 PM

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Okay

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:00 PM

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just opening any file with java brings the same issue

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:01 PM

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You can open any Java file with text editor. That should work

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:02 PM

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but i cannot run anything that requires java

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:03 PM

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and if you run "java -version" what do you get?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:03 PM

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literally says java is not a command

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:04 PM

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Because you did not set updated path to Java on PATH system variable!!!

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:05 PM

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bruh i cant open configure java what can i do

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really i dunno how to do that

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please,tell me how

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:06 PM

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https://stackhowto.com/how-to-set-the-java-path-environment-variable-in-windows-10/

StackHowTo

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How to Set the Java Path Environment Variable in Windows 10 - Stack...

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to set the Java Path Environment Variable in Windows 10. If

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This is for JAVA_HOME variable. Next to it there will be a Path variable where you add absolute path to bin directory in Java

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:14 PM

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ok

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:14 PM

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weak geyser https://stackhowto.com/how-to-set-the-java-path-environment-variable-in-windows-...

now what

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:15 PM

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Check the version in cmd

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:17 PM

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C:\Windows\System32>java -version
Error: could not open `C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_351\lib\i386\jvm.cfg'

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well this is progress atleast

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:18 PM

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Show me content of the variables you updated

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You definitely used wrong path

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:19 PM

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100% probably

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i just put it into the download folder for now

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weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:20 PM

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I need the system variables content

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:21 PM

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aye aye

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:22 PM

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Ok and next to this variable is also Path variable

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Have you updated it too?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:22 PM

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wdym ¨next to?¨ i dont understand

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:23 PM

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In the parent window, there is a lot of other variables

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:23 PM

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you mean on the link you posted earlier? sorry im rather slow

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:24 PM

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The window where are listed all the system variables. There you have the JAVA_HOME variable

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:25 PM

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OK i think i found it

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its thi?

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:25 PM

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Yes, this one

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:26 PM

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what do i do with all this?

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:26 PM

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Amazing

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Change the first entry

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By the variable u used in JAVA_HOME

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Oh and remove rest of the Java entries

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To not confuse the system

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:28 PM

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ok done

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now?

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i still cant seem to run games

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(like i did not have java at all)

weak geyser Jan 12, 2023, 2:38 PM

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version in cmd still say that it is unknown command?

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:38 PM

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no

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wait

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C:\Windows\System32>java -version
Error: could not open `C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_351\lib\i386\jvm.cfg'

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could not open it

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so yes

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my computer is 64 bits tho

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 2:39 PM

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that's a different error so no

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it's reading java just fine but it's not reading the stuff inside java

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 2:40 PM

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oh yeah mis read that

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digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 9:07 PM

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broken steppe it's reading `java` just fine but it's not reading the stuff inside `java`

hey so,what should i do now?

broken steppe Jan 12, 2023, 9:09 PM

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no clue, JAVA_HOME broken probably

it's 4 am please let me sleep chima_ded

digital vector Jan 12, 2023, 9:11 PM

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sorry

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just woke up myself

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as of right now,i have nothing inside the folder java (in uh,both program archives),but i changed the path and home to a java binary i downloaded,no idea how to continue though

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digital vector Jan 13, 2023, 7:21 AM

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bumping it now (better hour i hope) because i think im close to finishing it but i still cant use it

weak geyser Jan 13, 2023, 8:17 AM

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Hello again 🙂 So what is the current state?

digital vector Jan 13, 2023, 9:42 AM

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sorry for not asnwering

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but pretty much,i did what you told me to

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and nothing more,because i was scared of breaking it again

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it recognizes java as a command now atleast,but cant read the version number

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however im going to sleep right now,so i wont be avaiable,sorry

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digital vector Jan 14, 2023, 11:33 PM

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got my sleep schedule fucked now,so ill open this now as im not gonna be awake at a normal human hour

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