1. install Oracle JDK 6 SE 32-bit JDK: jdk-6u25-windows-i586.exe 2. install Oracle JDK 6 SE 64-bit JDK: jdk-6u25-windows-x64.exe 3. double-click jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4.jar to launch install process. Resulting config (Help > About > Installation Details > Configuration): eclipse.commands=-os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -showsplash -launcher C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio\jbdevstudio.exe -name Jbdevstudio --launcher.library C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio\\plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.100.v20110502\eclipse_1406.dll -startup C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio\\plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar --launcher.overrideVmargs -product com.jboss.jbds.product.product -vm C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin\client\jvm.dll eclipse.home.location=file:/C:/Users/nboldt/jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4/studio/ eclipse.launcher=C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio\jbdevstudio.exe eclipse.launcher.name=Jbdevstudio eclipse.p2.data.area=@config.dir/../p2/ eclipse.p2.profile=profile eclipse.product=com.jboss.jbds.product.product eclipse.startTime=1320007556893 eclipse.vm=C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin\client\jvm.dll eclipse.vmargs=-Xms512m -Xmx1024m -Dosgi.bundles=reference:file:org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator_1.0.200.v20110502-1955.jar@1:start -Dosgi.instance.area.default=@user.home/workspace -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Djava.class.path=C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio\\plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar equinox.use.ds=true file.encoding=Cp1252 file.encoding.pkg=sun.io file.separator=\ java.awt.graphicsenv=sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment java.awt.printerjob=sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob java.class.path=C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio\\plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar java.class.version=50.0 java.endorsed.dirs=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\lib\endorsed java.ext.dirs=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\lib\ext;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\lib\ext java.home=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6 java.io.tmpdir=C:\Users\nboldt\AppData\Local\Temp\ java.library.path=C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio;.;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin/client;C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin;C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/lib/i386;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Intel\DMIX;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Lenovo;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\SWTOOLS\ReadyApps;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Services\IPT\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\VIP Access Client\;C:\Users\nboldt\jbdevstudio-product-eap-win32-5.0.0.v201110271830R-H42-M4\studio; java.runtime.name=Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment java.runtime.version=1.6.0_25-b06 java.specification.name=Java Platform API Specification java.specification.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. java.specification.version=1.6 java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. java.vendor.url=http://java.sun.com/ java.vendor.url.bug=http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi java.version=1.6.0_25 java.vm.info=mixed mode java.vm.name=Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM java.vm.specification.name=Java Virtual Machine Specification java.vm.specification.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. java.vm.specification.version=1.0 java.vm.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. java.vm.version=20.0-b11 line.separator= So, the 32-bit JVM is selected automatically. No problem starting up, creating Example projects, etc. Install JBDS Subclipse feature from Extras site zip. On restart.... no problem. So, I then installed the JBDS Mylyn feature from the update site. No problem.