title: Error occurred during initialization of VM (java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object)
body: <p>I'm trying to install Java to use Eclipse (I followed all instructions to install Java and Eclipse) but my Eclipse is not starting due to some bad configuration I guess. I can't figure out why it's not working for me.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Eclipse Installation:</strong></p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Extracted Eclipse at <code>C:\eclipse</code></li>
  <li>Created a shortcut to my desktop having target <code>C:\eclipse\eclipse.exe</code></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>When I try to run Eclipse with this shortcut, I see following Eclipse splash screen for a second and it disappears. Eclipse does not start at all.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlTUj.png" alt="Eclipse Splash Screen"></p>
  
  <p><strong>JAVA Installation:</strong></p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Installed JDK at <code>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10</code></li>
  <li>Installed JRE at <code>C:\Program Files\Java\jre7</code></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p><strong>Environment Variables Configuration:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10
  PATH = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10\bin;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tested my Java installation using the console and figured out this issue but I don't know how to fix it, and I guess this is causing Eclipse not to start.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Problem:</strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/aXxoU.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>