NetWeaver Developer Studio NWDS 7.2 on Windows 7 Prof x64

[Former Member]

Hello

neither installing NWDS 7.2. from CD nor directly from https://nwds.sap.com/swdc/downloads/updates/netweaver/nwds/ce/index.html does work on an x64 version of Windows 7.

It seems the bundled VS-redistributable is only shipped for x86 systems which breaks the installer.

I know the prerequisites explicitly state that only x86 systems are supported but... WTF!

ALL new notebooks and workstations with a decent amount of RAM are shipped on x64.

Is there any way to get it running under x64?

Thanks!

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

The "offical" installation media with the number 51038237 is

NW CE 7.2 Windows IA64, x64 Inst.master, Kernel 1/4

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Where do I have to look for that media?

BTW, installing http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32bc1bee-a3f9-4c13-9c99-220b62a191ee&displa... prior to NWDS installation and running it in Admin+WinXP SP3-Compat-Mode does work...

Thanks!

[sujith_prathap]

Try instaling the 32-bit jdk on windows 7 and then install NWDS. It should work fine.

[Former Member]

OK, I assumed that it is clear that you must install JDK x86 for the NWDS to work.

Besides this, I had to install the previously mentioned VS-redistributable.

BTW, NWDS is working fine now after having it started in Administrator-mode several times.

My colleague has to enable the Windows XP Compat-Mode though as he installed it to c:\program files(x86)\nwds.

As NWDS is clearly capable to run under an x64 OS it's just crap to state that its prerequisites are x86 OS only and not mentioning the VS-dependencies. X86 is totally dated on developer machines...

Cheers

[Former Member]

Hi ,

I tried to open the NWDS 7.2 which was download in the link provided in the thread(NWDS_Platform).

I am getting the below pop up

Current JVM

You have to use a JDK as a JVM instead of a JRE

  Current JVM:

    Sun Microsystems Inc. JRE 1.6.0_33

    java.home = C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6

  Supported JVMs:

    JDK provided by SAP AG: java.version 1.6.0_07 or higher

    JDK provided by Sun Microsystems Inc.: java.version 1.6.0_07 or higher

  A JDK is not the same as a JRE. If a JDK is required, a JRE is not sufficient

Could you please help?

I could not find any to make the JDK entry.

I have installed both the J2sdk1.4 and JDK1.6 since i am using the NWDS 7.01 version also.

My system is Windows 7 - 64 bit (C:\Program Files (x86))...

Thanks.

Senthil Kumar S.

[SandipAgarwalla]

the system variable, JAVA_HOMe should point to the JDK not JRE..thats the issue

make JAVA_HOME=JDK installation folder

[Former Member]

Hi Sandip,

Thanks. Though i have set the right path in the environment variable. I need to add it explicitly in the developer studio.

Now I am able to launch.

But No perspective to configure the sld and other stuff.

Am i installing the right set up? I have downloaded NWDS_Platform from the below link.

https://nwds.sap.com/swdc/downloads/updates/netweaver/nwds/nw/720/

If you have any link where i can download the NWDS 7.2, please provide.

Regards,

Senthil Kumar S.