title: Error starting Tomcat from NetBeans - '127.0.0.1*' is not recognized as an internal or external command
body: <p>Both Google and Stackoverflow have shown me people with similar issues however this error is slightly different in that the IP address is suffixed with an asterisk:<br><br></p>
  
  <p>NetBeans 8.0.1 is giving me the following error when trying to start Tomcat.<br></p>
  
  <p>'127.0.0.1*' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.<br><br></p>
  
  <p>I've got both Tomcat 7.0.56 and Tomcat 8.0.14 installed, they both start OK from the command line (one at a time). I have them added to NetBeans' list of servers as Tomcat 7 and Tomcat 8.<br><br></p>
  
  <p>I have a "Hello World" web app which I have configured:<br>
  Properties -> Run -> Server: tried both Tomcat 7 and Tomcat 8<br>
  Both give the same error.</p>
  
  <p>If I try starting Tomcat using either:<br>
  Services -> Servers -> Tomcat 7 -> Start<br>
  Services -> Servers -> Tomcat 8 -> Start<br>
  I get the same error as when trying to start a web app:<br><br></p>
  
  <p>'127.0.0.1*' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.<br></p>
  
  <p>Any ideas ?<br>
  Even if it's only what that asterisk is doing there ?</p>