Editor's note: For SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.3 installs on a Windows system, a Java proxy error or “unable to load the Java virtual machine” error typically occurs when the –Dsas.jre.libjvm argument in the JREOPTIONS parameter in the SAS configuration file (ie, the SASV9.CFG file) points to an incorrect or non-existent install of the Java JRE.
The solution below provides the correct value that needs to be placed in the config file for the Dsas.jre.libjvm argument.
Sorry I see you are using SAS 9.3 not 9.4
To resolve install Java version 7 then -
In the Windows Start Menu, search for “notepad”, you should get the Notepad application as one of the top results. Right-click it and choose “Run As Administrator”.
For SAS 9.3, In Notepad, open the following file: “C:\Program Files\SASHome\x86\SASFoundation\9.3\nls\en\sasv9.cfg”. This is the SAS configuration file that controls many settings for SAS operation.
Amend the line of text startin with Dsas.jre.libjvm to -
Dsas.jre.libjvm=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\client\jvm.dll
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