At our new client, we still use Java 1.4 and I found that there is a problem installing Web tools in Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede). The P2 Installer shows WST is installed, but I cannot see Server profiles, J2EE perspective, anything related to it.
Here is what I installed, as shown in P2
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2713856746_3e0e6ec91f.jpg?v=0)
But I cannot see J2EE related stuff in Perspectives, Preferences or New windows
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2713856778_eab4e9ece4.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2713055645_50aedc5cc5.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2713856808_7454bfaa76.jpg?v=0)
To resolve this, I installed a private 1.6 JRE. Started Eclipse with
And it works!
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2713844444_19088cb34e.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2713043549_b8065a8574.jpg?v=0)
Here is what I installed, as shown in P2
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2713856746_3e0e6ec91f.jpg?v=0)
But I cannot see J2EE related stuff in Perspectives, Preferences or New windows
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2713856778_eab4e9ece4.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2713055645_50aedc5cc5.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2713856808_7454bfaa76.jpg?v=0)
To resolve this, I installed a private 1.6 JRE. Started Eclipse with
eclipse -vm c:\java\jre1.6\bin\javaw
And it works!
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2713844444_19088cb34e.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2713043549_b8065a8574.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2713031427_b9e8f902df.jpg?v=0)