Getting Tomcat Apache To Run On Microsoft Windows 7
So the last few days I have been updating my work laptop to Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate. I have now successfully reinstalled most of my existing software. This also includes a new installation of ArcGIS 9.3.1. I am very impressed with Windows 7 Release Candidate, Microsoft has done a great job with this release. A few new features but also tons of bug fixes.
One of the last pieces of software I needed to reinstall was Tomcat Apache. I use Tomcat Apache for a few web applications and thus the need to install this. I downloaded the latest version. Tomcat Apache 6.0.18. Installation is as per normal. Attempting to start the Tomcat Apache process you get the following:
Tomcat Apache fails to start with the above error. The error isn’t very informative so digging further by looking at the Apache Tomcat logs you get the following:
Having a look at the logs we can see that the JRE is reporting a missing module which cannot be found. The file that is missing is named: msvcr71.dll. While this file should exist in your JRE folder, Tomcat Apache cannot access it.
The simple fix for this problem is to copy the msvcr71.dll from your JRE folder to the Apache Tomcat /bin folder as per screenshot below.
Attempting to start the Tomcat Apache service again will work fine.
While the fix is really simple, it too me a while to figure this one out and research it. I am not sure whether this applies to x86 or x64 versions or both but I am running Windows 7 x64. There are a few issues I have found with ArcGIS 9.3.1 and ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 on Windows 7 so I’ll blog about them as soon as I can.
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Thanks bro, it was a great help for me………
thx… it also fixed my apache in xampp lite =p
Big thanks!
I’ve successfully started tomcat on windows 7 RC 7127.
I’ve changed tomcat folder permission by adding write privilege to tomcat folder.
hi,
plese tell me the solution to install the tomcat server in windows 7 operating system.
send me the solution to my email id(regs1631@yahoo.co.in)
even i have the same problem as you.
mail me to nag.bharadwaja@yahoo.com, if u get any information regarding that.
hey i didn’t understand properly how to install tomcat on windows 7.
will u tell me plz?
hi,
please can u tell me how u changed the permission of tomcat folder to write privilege
Thanks for yur help. I control my apps now ^^ thanks
Thanks’s ….still running
Thanks! It worked great.
Great! It worked like a charm! Didn’t notice any other compatibility issues regarding Windows 7. I think Microsoft finally did some really good work with this OS.
Thanking you
U r the man!!!!
Thanks a lot!!!
Eres grande hermano!!! En verdad una gran ayuda para los que apenas comenzamos con Apache
Gracias otra vez!!!
Thanks a lot, U made my job easy….
Hi, this tutorial seems very usefulll… but it doesn’t work for me..
I have a Windows 7 Professional on a Dell XPS16, i tried to installa Apache Tomcat 6.0 and i had the problem you fix… unfortunately i haven’t solve it. In my Java installation folder i haven’t the file <msvcr71.dll> so i downloaded it but it still doesn’t work… I reboot several times. I have java 1.6 installed, could it be that the problem??
RE: Getting Tomcat Apache To Run On Microsoft Windows 7
windows7下tomcat的安装问题
Thank you! Worked great
plz tell me how to install tomcat 5.5.
mail me to nag.bharadwaja@yahoo.com
I can’t get it to work with Windows 7 64 bit. Any ideas?
Muy buen consejo, ude hacer funcionar conesto mi tomcat 6 en Windows 7 x64 gracias !
I copied the DLL and it still doesnt work (Windows 7 RC). any idea why? thanks
THANK YOU VERY MUCH about this fix, you SAVE MY LIFE =) . Thanks for share
Thanks a lot! This is just what I needed to get Tomcat working on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
Tnks a lot. Now it’s working fine!!!
thanks a lot for this fix. i’m using win7 since beta problem with tomcat was the only one i had with this os.
Thanks a lot …
Thanks a lot…..
It’s working
well, it works.
Thanks a lot.
thanks
i was getting an error:
javaw.exe – ordinal not found
the ordinal 2502 could not be located in the dynamic linked library
LIBEAY32.dll
this is whats the error window said^
and even after copying the dll into tomcat/bin it din’t worked out for me..
suggestions..anybody..?
I HAVE SOME PROBLEM IN TAOMCAT 6 THAT IS NOT WOTKING PROPERLY I HAVE SOME ERROR ACCESS IS DENIED.
BUT WHEN I INSTALL TOMCAT6 IT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN I RESTART MY SYSTEM AND THEN START TOMCAT6 THAT IS ERROR DISPLAY ACCES IS DENIED .
PLS GIVE ME SOME SOLUTION…
Thanks very much that worked a treat on Windows 7 X 64
This really seemed to help quite a few people. It didn’t do anything for me. Does anyone else have any ideas? Using 64 bit, redownload and installed tomcat and JDK etc., etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks dude !
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Regards,
Jone
Thanks a lot…It helped me a lot..
Hey dude,
in tomcat 5.5 dont working
Hi,
I have tomcat6.o on windwos 7 ultimate.
When i run servlet from my browser by typing http://localhost:8080/examples/servlet/servlet_name
the same file of servlet runs in windows-xp but not on windows-7
Please replay on vaibhav.great@yahoo.com
what makes it work?
I installed 32 bit JVM, then downloaded apache-tomcat-6.0.26-windows-x86.zip(not the windows installable). Extracted it into c:\apache\ and tried registering the Tomcat as a service by clicking on $CATALINA_HOME\bin\service.bat. It failed with a message stating that registration failed. But it is now working with this msvcr71.dll inside $CATALINA_HOME\bin\.
Please let me know about what was earlier missing or what have made it to work now??
I am also having the same problem on Windows 7 Pofessional. It starts and then goes away.. When i check the processes running it doesn’t show Tomcat6 Can anyone please explain whats happening.
Had the same problem, solution suggested here didn’t help (got a different error in the log, something like ‘cant start service’).
Discovered that I had installed the wrong Java version (32x, not 64x as my system was).
So check your system properties (open a Windows Explorer, right click on ‘Computer’, select properties). On the properties page, check the ‘System type’.
Mine was ’64-bit Operating System’. So I installed a new Java version. Then everything worked fine, with no copying of any files.
mine sys is 32 bit and I have the same problem, what do i do?
I could not fix my problem…
please help me.. I have windows 7 of 64 bit OS…please mail me on aries.mishra@gmail.com
Thanks guru , thanks very much.
Thanks a lot….
which tomcat version is use for window 7 please tell me
What if I have Windows 7 Home Premium? (not Professional).
Please use A,B,C – 1,2,3 (simple, elementary, black and white, straightforward language)
Thank you !
my problem is when i change the code of server.xml, i can not save it,it is not allowed!
Dude,
Thanks so much, this little nugget of info just helped me out.
i am using windows 7 ultimate(64 bit),which version of Tomcat will be suitable for my os?please help me sir!
i am using windows 7 64 bit and not able to use tomcat on windows 7
please help me!!!!
Thanks a lottttt brrrroooooo!
Thanks,
.
It is working now
The advice above did not work for me, but my problem was definately related to 64 bit, and here’s how I fixed it:
* (I am running Windows 7 Enterprise edition 64 bit)
* uninstall JRE (it turns out I had 32 bit edition)
* uninstall Apache Tomcat
* manually delete “c:\program files\java” and “C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5″ (which should be empty, or have been removed by uninstallation – just make sure)
* use MS Internet Explorer to download Java. This is important! Do not use Mozilla Firefox (which I what I tried before) as Sun (Oracle)’s website then does not give you a linke to the 64 version of the Java VM. Only if you use MS Internet Explorer will you see a link to “jre-6u22-windows-x64.exe”
* once you’ve installed the jre (I let it install to the default location) install Apache Tomcat, the tomcat service starts without the need for me to copy any dll’s, or edit my environment variables.
i use windows7 prof. 32bit
i proved.
Example:
CATALINA_HOME: D:\apache-tomcat-7.0.4
JAVA_HOME: D:\Java\jdk1.6.0_22
JRE_HOME : D:\Java\jre6
then
run startup.bat
for me ->it’s successful
but, i not copy msvcr71.dll Apache Tomcat /bin folder
i use windows7 prof. 32bit
i proved.
Example:
CATALINA_HOME: D:\apache-tomcat-7.0.4
JAVA_HOME: D:\Java\jdk1.6.0_22
JRE_HOME : D:\Java\jre6
then
run startup.bat
for me ->it’s successful
APPACHE TOMCAT SERVER IS NOT WORKING IN MY WINDOWS7 OPERATING SYSTEM HOW IT IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU KNOW PLEASE SEND ME SOLUTION TO MY EMAIL…yardh_changzou@yahoo.com
Cara, Está funcionando direitinho. Vc foi o anjo enviado por DEUS. Tenho 1 projeto pra entregar na segunda. Vlw man.
U r the man.. It worked fine.
Thanks a lot..
Thank u for helping me…………..
Apache tomcat now running
thanks for information.
my problem are solved.
thanks for information
Thanks man , my problem also solved
Hey! My Tomcat application is not getting started .
What do I do now!!!
Help me out!!!!!!
Apache tomcat 5.5.30 is not working in windows7 ultima..The service starts and stops in the middle
I need solution soon for my work!!! Some one help !!!!!!!!!Apache tomcat 5.5.30 is not working in windows7 ultima..The service starts and stops in the middle
Hi,I installed the tomcat6 on windows 7 but am unable to connect to http://localhost:8080/
Thought i started the service , the Tomcat icon appears in the taskbar, can anybody suggest me..
please check that u r having oracle r not.if there then it will take the default port no. as 8080 which is also port no. for tomcat.so i suggest u that change ur port no. for tomcat while installing then try to give that port no. in url for getting ur tomcat home page.