Belgian:
Thanks for helping me out.See attached file for the results I get when I run java.exe from the Arduino java\bin folder in a command prompt. I ran java.exe - verbose and I ran java.exe - version. Both commands run fine and it doesn't spawn any errors in the Application Log.
I also tried to run Arduino as Administrator and I get the same result, with the same error in the Application Log as running it normally.One additional note: I'm running another program that requires Java just fine - APC Powerchute.
Right, but it's likely not running /this/ JVM, but its own, or a system-wide VM.
The launch4j ref given earlier might be your best bet, actually. You just need to find the launch4j.log (or is it Arduino.log?) file it creates.
Given the VM can at least startup, it is probably failing when loading some of the native libs it needs, which other apps and simple tests will never reference.