Well, I was able to download and run the demo version of Minecraft (never played it). Killed a sheep. Then exited. So that works fine as far as I can tell.
Well, if no one is able to figure out the issue with this, then I basically paid 60 bucks for nothing...is there any way I can get my money back? [Latter section posted 7/20/2014]
Sorry you are still having trouble, I'm super behind on forum posts. If you like, send us an email and we can provide a refund.
javaw.exe -server failing proves the Java that comes with Spine won't run on your computer (OpenJDK on Windows). I don't know why. 
You can try running Spine with the system Java:
java -jar launcher\launcher-full.jar
If that works you can use javaw instead so you can close the command prompt (or you can make a .bat file). Sorry again for the trouble!
I'm still open to using the second "java -jar" etc. example you provided (cause I'd like to use your program), but I'm not sure "where" I'm supposed to run it. I opened the command prompt for Admin, but I don't know which folder I should navigate to. I'm guessing I go to [Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin]. When I executed it there, I got the following error.
Error: Unable to access jarfile launcher\launcher-full.jar
Perhaps it might be stored elsewhere? I just installed using the default settings for both Java and Spine, so...
Sorry, I should have been more explicit. Run the command from the Spine installation folder, eg:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Spine
java -jar launcher\launcher-full.jar
If Java is not in your command shell path, you'll need to specify the full path to it, eg:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Spine
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\java" -jar launcher\launcher-full.jar
Note the quotes are needed because the path to java.exe has spaces in it.
Yeah, doing that results in the following text still...
Error: Unable to access jarfile launcher\launcher-full.jar
If there aren't any other methods you can think of, then I'll just have to email you for a refund. Sorry for all the trouble. Wish it could have worked. :-/
Could it just have something to do with permissions? Since it says it is "unable to access", there must be something preventing me from running it...
It could be permissions, though "Unable to access jarfile" is also what you get if Java just can't find the JAR file. Can you check there is indeed a launcher-full.jar file in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spine\launcher directory?
You can run this command to make sure it is not a permissions problem:
icacls "C:\Program Files (x86)\Spine" /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)F
launcher-full.jar is present in the directory you mentioned.
Results of running the command line instruction:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Spine: Access is denied.
Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files
:o Hmm, maybe it is a permissions problem. Try pressing Windows + R, type cmd, check run as admin, then press OK and try the icacls command again.
I was getting the "Could not create the Java VM" error as well while starting Spine (only after restoring the PC from hibernation) and this recommended solution did the trick for me: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1761312/fix-create-java-virtual-machine-issue.html
Okay Nate, finally got around to running what you said. Results took longer this time, and it worked, I think?
processed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Spine
Sucessfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files
What does that mean I need to do? Cause I already previously tried running Spine as an administrator
Okay, so I just tried what Mnemonic suggested, and it finally worked! Thank you very much, to all of you (especially Nate and Shiu for working with me for so long).
Glad to hear you got it working. And thanks Mnemonic for finding the solution!
Had the same error!
Strangely it worked the first time, second time starting Spine got that error.
Thanks for the solution!
I have this error on occasion ( I'm running Windows 8. ).
Not sure what my Java setup is, but the following just worked for me:
1.) Find "launcher-full.jar" in your spine installation directory.
2.) Double click it .
==> Tadaa! Spine runs.
( Just thought I'd put it here in case in might help someone else ...) :think:
I had this same issue and resolved it by simply closing any open Chrome browser windows.
Open up Windows' System Properties from the control panel and hunt down the environment variables section:
Most Java tools will now be able to find your Java installation either by using the JAVA_HOME environment variable or by looking for java.exe / javaw.exe in the Path environment variable.
More about....Java Virtual Machine
http://net-informations.com/java/intro/jvm.htm
Jomy
That is true, but Spine comes bundled with it's own version of Java and doesn't use JAVA_HOME (or the other mechanisms, like the Windows registry) to find the system Java installation.
