title: Tomcat 7 won't start
body: <p>I was running a java application and it's a lot of records i am bringing back form the database, i got a <code>java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space</code> in the browser. Now Tomcat 7.0 wont start. The Tomcat logs showed this:</p>
  
  <p><strong>Error Log</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>[2013-04-29 16:23:05] [info]  Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.10.0 64-bit) started
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [info]  Running 'Tomcat7' Service...
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [info]  Starting service...
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [error] %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [error] Failed creating java C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\client\jvm.dll
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [error] %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [error] ServiceStart returned 1
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [error] %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [info]  Run service finished.
  [2013-04-29 16:23:05] [info]  Commons Daemon procrun finished
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can some one tell me how i can fix this every time i click start on tomcat it tried to start and then fails.</p>
  
  <p><strong>hs_err_pid4284.log</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>#
  # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
  #
  #  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x000000006818b51a, pid=4284, tid=4760
  #
  # JRE version: 7.0_10-b18
  # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (23.6-b04 mixed mode windows-amd64 compressed oops)
  # Problematic frame:
  # V  [jvm.dll+0x1ab51a]
  #
  # Failed to write core dump. Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows
  #
  # If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
  #   http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
  #
  
  ---------------  T H R E A D  ---------------
  
  Current thread (0x00000000056c1800):  VMThread [stack: 0x00000000061b0000,0x00000000062b0000] [id=4760]
  
  siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000005, reading address 0x00000000012cee80
  
  Registers:
  RAX=0x00000000012ceeb8, RBX=0x00000000062af320, RCX=0x00000000010f8420, RDX=0x00000000015e237c
  RSP=0x00000000062af2a0, RBP=0x00000000010f3330, RSI=0x00000000010f0df0, RDI=0x00000000010f3500
  R8 =0x00000000015d0000, R9 =0x0000000000000006, R10=0x00000000062af350, R11=0x00000000015e237c
  R12=0x00000000010f3ea0, R13=0x000000000000000a, R14=0x00000000056590d0, R15=0x0000000000000000
  RIP=0x000000006818b51a, EFLAGS=0x0000000000010202
  
  Top of Stack: (sp=0x00000000062af2a0)
  0x00000000062af2a0:   00000000015d5510 0000000000000000
  0x00000000062af2b0:   00000000012ceeb8 00000000012cee40
  
  
  Instructions: (pc=0x000000006818b51a)
  0x000000006818b4fa:   cc cc cc cc cc cc 40 53 48 83 ec 20 48 8b d9 e8
  0x000000006818b50a:   32 bf 0b 00 84 c0 0f 84 b7 00 00 00 48 8b 43 20
  0x000000006818b51a:   48 8b 48 c8 48 81 f9 ff ff 00 00 77 0e 8b d1 48
  0x000000006818b52a:   8b 48 e8 e8 ce af f3 ff 48 8b c8 80 3d 65 3c 4b 
  
  
  Register to memory mapping:
  
  RAX=0x00000000012ceeb8 is pointing into the stack for thread: 0x000000000095d000
  RBX=0x00000000062af320 is an unknown value
  RCX=0x00000000010f8420 is an unknown value
  RDX=0x00000000015e237c is an Interpreter codelet
  method entry point (kind = native)  [0x00000000015e2100, 0x00000000015e2980]  2176 bytes
  RSP=0x00000000062af2a0 is an unknown value
  RBP=0x00000000010f3330 is an unknown value
  RSI=0x00000000010f0df0 is an unknown value
  RDI=0x00000000010f3500 is an unknown value
  R8 =0x00000000015d0000 is an unknown value
  R9 =0x0000000000000006 is an unknown value
  R10=0x00000000062af350 is an unknown value
  R11=0x00000000015e237c is an Interpreter codelet
  method entry point (kind = native)  [0x00000000015e2100, 0x00000000015e2980]  2176 bytes
  R12=0x00000000010f3ea0 is an unknown value
  R13=0x000000000000000a is an unknown value
  R14=0x00000000056590d0 is an unknown value
  R15=0x0000000000000000 is an unknown value
  
  
  Stack: [0x00000000061b0000,0x00000000062b0000],  sp=0x00000000062af2a0,  free space=1020k
  Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
  V  [jvm.dll+0x1ab51a]
  
  VM_Operation (0x000000000924f3c0): ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation, mode: safepoint, requested by thread 0x0000000007ae0800
  
  
  ---------------  P R O C E S S  ---------------
  
  Java Threads: ( =&gt; current thread )
    0x000000000708a000 JavaThread "http-bio-8084-exec-104" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3296, stack(0x000000000d930000,0x000000000da30000)]
    0x000000000f286000 JavaThread "http-bio-8084-exec-103" daemon [_thread_blocked, 
  
  Other Threads:
  =&gt;0x00000000056c1800 VMThread [stack: 0x00000000061b0000,0x00000000062b0000] [id=4760]
    0x0000000005784800 WatcherThread [stack: 0x00000000069b0000,0x0000000006ab0000] [id=1760]
  
  VM state:at safepoint (normal execution)
  
  VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread:  ([mutex/lock_event])
  [0x000000000095a890] Threads_lock - owner thread: 0x00000000056c1800
  [0x000000000095ad90] Heap_lock - owner thread: 0x0000000007ae0800
  [0x000000000095b310] MethodData_lock - owner thread: 0x0000000007ae0800
  
  Heap
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  
  Card table byte_map: [0x00000000045d0000,0x0000000004680000] byte_map_base: 0x0000000003e79000
  
  Polling page: 0x00000000001f0000
  
  Code Cache  [0x00000000015d0000, 0x0000000001f00000, 0x00000000045d0000)
   total_blobs=1903 nmethods=1504 adapters=348 free_code_cache=40047Kb largest_free_block=40703552
  
  Compilation events (10 events):
  Event: 3663.180 Thread 0x0000000005757800 nmethod 1674 0x0000000001d07210 code [0x0000000001d07780, 0x0000000001d0a698]
  Event: 3663.322 Thread 0x0000000005757800 1675             java.lang.Class::arrayContentsEq (70 bytes)
  Event: 3663.323 Thread 0x0000000005757800 nmethod 1675 0x0000000001def050 code [0x0000000001def180, 0x0000000001def258]
  Event: 3663.347 Thread 0x000000000576e000 nmethod 1661 0x0000000001eda810 code [0x0000000001edba60, 0x0000000001eeb478]
  Event: 3663.413 Thread 0x0000000005757800 1676             org.apache.log4j.helpers.PatternConverter::format (127 bytes)
  Event: 3663.435 Thread 0x0000000005757800 nmethod 1676 0x0000000001d05510 code [0x0000000001d05780, 0x0000000001d063d8]
  Event: 3663.442 Thread 0x000000000576e000 1677             org.apache.log4j.helpers.PatternParser$LiteralPatternConverter::format (10 bytes)
  Event: 3663.443 Thread 0x000000000576e000 nmethod 1677 0x0000000001d05290 code [0x0000000001d053e0, 0x0000000001d05468]
  Event: 3663.464 Thread 0x0000000005757800 1678   !         org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory::getBeanNamesForType (509 bytes)
  Event: 3664.753 Thread 0x0000000005757800 nmethod 1678 0x0000000001e2eed0 code [0x0000000001e2f380, 0x0000000001e32718]
  
  GC Heap History (10 events):
  Event: 4039.689 GC heap after
  Heap after GC invocations=1795 (full 850):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  }
  Event: 4039.689 GC heap before
  {Heap before GC invocations=1796 (full 851):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  Event: 4039.933 GC heap after
  Heap after GC invocations=1796 (full 851):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  }
  Event: 4039.933 GC heap before
  {Heap before GC invocations=1797 (full 851):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  Event: 4039.935 GC heap after
  Heap after GC invocations=1797 (full 851):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  }
  Event: 4039.935 GC heap before
  {Heap before GC invocations=1798 (full 852):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  Event: 4040.227 GC heap after
  Heap after GC invocations=1798 (full 852):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  }
  Event: 4040.229 GC heap before
  {Heap before GC invocations=1799 (full 852):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  Event: 4040.232 GC heap after
  Heap after GC invocations=1799 (full 852):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  }
  Event: 4040.232 GC heap before
  {Heap before GC invocations=1800 (full 853):
   PSYoungGen      total 87296K, used 0K [0x00000000faab0000, 0x0000000100000000, 0x0000000100000000)
    eden space 87232K, 0% used [0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000faab0000,0x00000000fffe0000)
    from space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000fffe0000,0x00000000ffff0000)
    to   space 64K, 0% used [0x00000000ffff0000,0x00000000ffff0000,0x0000000100000000)
   ParOldGen       total 174784K, used 56171K [0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000faab0000, 0x00000000faab0000)
    object space 174784K, 32% used [0x00000000f0000000,0x00000000f36dac38,0x00000000faab0000)
   PSPermGen       total 83968K, used 83966K [0x00000000eae00000, 0x00000000f0000000, 0x00000000f0000000)
    object space 83968K, 99% used [0x00000000eae00000,0x00000000effffb40,0x00000000f0000000)
  
  Deoptimization events (10 events):
  Event: 3250.026 Thread 0x000000000707f800 Uncommon trap -58 fr.pc 0x00000000019ffd28
  
  
  Internal exceptions (10 events):
  Event: 4035.499 Thread 0x0000000007ae0800 Threw 0x00000000eaea6150 at C:\jdk7u2_64p\jdk7u10\hotspot\src\share\vm\gc_interface/collectedHeap.inline.hpp:226
  
  
  Events (10 events):
  Event: 4038.120 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation done
  Event: 4038.120 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation
  Event: 4038.635 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation done
  Event: 4038.635 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation
  Event: 4039.179 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation done
  Event: 4039.179 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation
  Event: 4039.686 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation done
  Event: 4039.687 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation
  Event: 4040.228 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation done
  Event: 4040.228 Executing VM operation: ParallelGCFailedPermanentAllocation
  
  
  Dynamic libraries:
  0x0000000140000000 - 0x000000014001e000     C:\Users\Darin\apache-tomcat\bin\Tomcat7.exe
  0x0000000077020000 - 0x00000000771cb000     C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
  
  
  VM Arguments:
  jvm_args: -Dcatalina.home=C:\Users\Darin\apache-tomcat -Dcatalina.base=C:\Users\Darin\apache-tomcat -Djava.endorsed.dirs=C:\Users\Darin\apache-tomcat\endorsed -Djava.io.tmpdir=C:\Users\Darin\apache-tomcat\temp -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager -Djava.util.logging.config.file=C:\Users\Darin\apache-tomcat\conf\logging.properties -Xmx256m 
  java_command: &lt;unknown&gt;
  Launcher Type: generic
  
  Environment Variables:
  JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10
  PATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\ant\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;
  USERNAME=DARIN-PC$
  OS=Windows_NT
  PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6, GenuineIntel
  
  
  
  ---------------  S Y S T E M  ---------------
  
  OS: Windows 7 , 64 bit Build 7600 
  
  CPU:total 2 (2 cores per cpu, 1 threads per core) family 6 model 23 stepping 6, cmov, cx8, fxsr, mmx, sse, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, tsc
  
  Memory: 4k page, physical 4192320k(1608396k free), swap 8382744k(5403772k free)
  
  vm_info: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (23.6-b04) for windows-amd64 JRE (1.7.0_10-b18), built on Nov 28 2012 05:00:40 by "java_re" with unknown MS VC++:1600
  
  time: Thu Jan 17 17:09:11 2013
  elapsed time: 4040 seconds
  </code></pre>