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Dear support forum,

I've run into a set of problems recently in regards to Minecraft. "This Registry Refers to a Nonexistent Java Runtime Environment installation or the Runtime is corrupted. The system cannot find the path specified" is all I would get. I've tried a list of options from previous posts, they seemed like fixes, but none of them worked.

1) I've tried uninstalling Java and all of it's content, even from my LOCAL_MACHINE (Regedit) and re-downloading.

2) I've tried uninstalling Minecraft and re-installing(bad idea.)

3) I've tried re-installing different versions of Java (like from oracle for example).

4)I've deleted every possible content of Minecraft AND Java yet still get the same results. When I uninstall Java and try to run MC it'll just re-direct me to install Java which will re-start the cycle of my problem over and over again.

5) Java -version in CMD will either tell me that Java is not recognized as an internal or external file (whether Java is installed or not).

I'm so lost, is there anyone who can give me a fix to this?

Quote from cestislife

Attempt to use JavaRA to uninstall Java.
http://singularlabs....oftware/javara/

Though judging from your description you may have screwed up your registry pretty bad.

Possibly.. JavaRa isn't working. Any other solutions?

Quote from cestislife

Do you have a 64bit machine then? If so please install the 64bit version of Java.

You may have luck with Java 8,
https://jdk8.java.net/download.html

I don't think there's any luck.. Although after installing Java 8, NOTHING pops up when trying to upload minecraft.. I'm sorry for pestering you so much lol. Literally nothing is happening when trying to turn on MC.

Quote from King-Plush

I don't think there's any luck.. Although after installing Java 8, NOTHING pops up when trying to upload minecraft.. I'm sorry for pestering you so much lol. Literally nothing is happening when trying to turn on MC.

Double post sorry! New update.. it went back to 'This Registry Refers to a Nonexistent Java Runtime Environment installation or the Runtime is corrupted. The system cannot find the path specified' again.

Still need new fix.. lol.

Quote from cestislife

You may need to add the Java installation to PATH. Refer here,
http://www.java.com/...d/help/path.xml

Yeah it didn't work.. :\ Still getting the registry runtime Environment Error.

Bump for help.

Bump for help still.

Quote from King-Plush

Possibly.. JavaRa isn't working. Any other solutions?

Explain what "isn't working" really means.
Your registry has data in it for a Java installation that was either incompletely uninstalled, or manually deleted (i.e. not even attempted to be uninstalled). JavaRa should fix your registry in this case.