# ES 5.0.1 doesn't work with Jre x86 on Win x64

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 24, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128 "2016-11-24T16:49:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![i2um1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@i2um1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/i2um1)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/1 "2016-11-24T16:49:36Z")

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Good evening, ❄️ ElasticSearch team ❄️ !

I have a problem:  
Why I can't run elasticsearch.bat on Windows 10 x64 with jre1.8.0\_111 x86? After some research I found out that bin folder doens't have server folder and elasticsearch.in.bat requires it. Could you handle this situation?

Old 2.4.1 worked fine!

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![smad2005](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/smad2005/32/13401_2.png) [@smad2005](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smad2005)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/2 "2016-11-24T17:01:54Z")

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Just use docker

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/3 "2016-11-24T17:30:02Z")

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You may be did not follow the guide on how to install that on Windows?  
I think you have to remove existing service if any first.

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**Author:** ![i2um1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@i2um1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/i2um1)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/4 "2016-11-24T18:02:06Z")

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I don't want to use it.

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**Author:** ![i2um1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@i2um1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/i2um1)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/5 "2016-11-24T18:06:01Z")

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Where can I find anything about this service in [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/\_installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/_installation.html) ?  
And why it's working with 2.4.1?  
JRE x64 fixed this problem but it was nontrivial case.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/6 "2016-11-24T18:56:33Z")

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So you mean that JDK 32 bits does not play well but JDK 64 bits works well?  
May be you can open an issue and report that?

I don't see anything obvious saying that only 64 bits versions are supported: [https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#show\_jvm](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#show_jvm)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![i2um1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@i2um1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/i2um1)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/7 "2016-11-25T09:58:20Z")

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> [@dadoonet](#):
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> So you mean that JDK 32 bits does not play well but JDK 64 bits works well?

No, JRE 32 bits doesn't play well but JRE 64 bits works well. JDK is NOT JRE.

> [@dadoonet](#):
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> May be you can open an issue and report that?

It was closed [Jre x86 on Win x64 · Issue #21783 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/21783)

> [@dadoonet](#):
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> I don't see anything obvious saying that only 64 bits versions are supported

Me too and it's my concern.

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/8 "2016-12-01T18:06:00Z")

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It will run fine if you remove or comment out the `-server` line from the jvm.options file.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-5-0-1-doesnt-work-with-jre-x86-on-win-x64/67128/9 "2016-12-29T18:06:16Z")

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