Solution for:- Error opening registry key 'Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment.3'

Hi,

This morning when i try to run the eclipse, i have been turned up into the following error "Error opening registry key 'Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment.3' ", but java is already installed in my system and what happened now suddenly. Through many sources i found that, it happened due to some unexpected things happened in java registry files. To resolve this issue you either take anyone of the following solution,

Solution 1:

Add the JRE registry entries manually.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment]
"CurrentVersion"="1.7"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.7]
"JavaHome"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7"
"RuntimeLib"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7\\bin\\client\\jvm.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.7.0_01]
"JavaHome"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7"
"RuntimeLib"="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7\\bin\\client\\jvm.dll"

Solution 2:

Install the latest version of the java or update latest version. Since you would not able to fully uninstall the java, re installation would help to uninstall the old libraries and update with latest.
Once the installation is completed just restart your system which helps the application to perform effectively.


Thanks.




Enjoy Testing.