Solution to XMind JVM Error - Version 1.4.2_03 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version 1.5 or greater is required.

[kingskid360]

After spending more time than I had trying to get XMind 3.2.1 running
on my current laptop, I finally found a solution to this dreaded
error:
"Version 1.4.2_03 of the JVM is not suitable for this product.
Version 1.5 or greater is required."
Searching Google for various portions of that error message did not
turn up anything useful.

I had Eclipse for JavaScript running on my old desktop, and wondered
if installing it would help the problem. Eclipse gave the same error
message:
"Version 1.4.2_03 of the JVM is not suitable for this product.
Version 1.5 or greater is required."

(OS: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 - 32 bit
Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0.02 (Package v1.02)

I downloaded and installed C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01.
Neither Eclipse nor XMind would work _still!_

Finally searching for the solution to this error for Eclipse brought
me to this:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6502399/version-1-4-2-03-of-the-jvm-is-not-suitable-for-this-product-1-5-or-greater-is

Problem - "...when i run eclipse it gives "version 1.4.2_03 is not
suitable for this product.1.5 or greater is required" message and does
not run."

Solution -

"Go to the directory where eclipse is installed and find a file called
eclipse.ini.
Open it and add the following line

-vm
C:\Java\JDK\1.5\bin\javaw.exe

Make sure:
1.) You add that text before any -vmargs option that may be in that
file.
2.) The -vm is on its own line and the path to javaw.exe is on its own
line.
3.) You specify the full path to your JDK 1.5's javaw.exe "

That worked to get Eclipse running, but XMind still would not run.

I found that C:\Program Files\XMind\xmind.ini is very similar to
eclipse.ini. I applied the same fix.

Now XMind is working.

Now I'm going back to some of these pages (_very_ old*) and posting
this same answer. I hope the next guy or gal might be saved a little
time and frustration!

Seems like an error like this that's been around in the installation
since 2009 might have been fixed by now.

(Portable -- I saw there was an option for a portable version of
XMind, but I can't find anywhere that says if the program is identical
for features and functionality between the Windows and the Portable
versions. If someone knows that, maybe they can add a useful answer.)

[stephen zhu]

So good contribution!

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[radhakrish...@gmail.com]

Do you maybe have Oracle database software installed on your system or other?

 Some versions come included with a Java 1.4 JRE. Maybe Eclipse is picking that up instead of your Java 6 JRE.

When you type java -version on the command line, then what version does it show?

Modify your PATH environment variable so that Java 6 is first in the PATH, before any Java 1.4 installation.

 

Just copy your jdk path and add it in first.

Eg:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_17\bin;D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\bin;........

[kuria...@googlemail.com]

Thanks A million. it worked on my Win7 PC. Cheers