Does SQL Developer 4.0.2 run on Window 8.1 64 bit? I cannot get it to start up.

Thank you for the prompt response!

Is the application data directory different from sqldeveloper directory?  I've uninstalled (deleted the sqldeveloper directory) and reinstalled multiple times with the same behavior resulting.  Is there a directory outside of the sqldeveloper directory to delete that I'm missing?

Thank you.

Thanks for the quick suggestions.

I downloaded and installed the version with the embedded JDK first and it reacted with the behavior I described.  Before downloading the one without, I downloaded and installed jkd1.7.0_67 from the Oracle site.  After starting the one without the JDK and providing the JDK path, again the same 10% behavior.  Right now,  jkd1.7.0_67 is the only jdk on my machine.  (I also tried it with jdk 8, but SQL Developer didn't like it so I removed it).

Thanks for the quick response!

Before downloading SQL Developer (without the embedded JDK), I downloaded and installed jkd1.7.0_67 from the Oracle site.  After starting Developer and providing the JDK path I got the 10% behavior (same behavior as when I previously installed SQL Developer with the embedded JDK).  Right now,  jkd1.7.0_67 is the only jdk on my machine.  (I also tried it with jdk 8, but SQL Developer didn't like it so I removed it).

The jdk is not currently in my path, as the below output show:

Path=c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;c:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT

PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

So, javac won't work as below:

C:\Users\Steve>javac | clip

'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

HOWEVER, I then put the JDK in my path variable as shown below and ran javac successfully:

C:\Users\Steve>set path
Path=c:\program files\java\jdk1.7.0_67\bin;c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Cli
ent\;c:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windo
ws\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\In
tel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Ma
nagement Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management
Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Co
mponents\IPT
path = c:\program files\javac\jdk1.7.0_67\bin;c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS
Client\;c:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Wi
ndows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files
\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R)
Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Manageme
nt Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine
Components\IPT
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

C:\Users\Steve>javac
Usage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
  -g                         Generate all debugging info
  -g:none                    Generate no debugging info
  -g:{lines,vars,source}     Generate only some debugging info
  -nowarn                    Generate no warnings
  -verbose                   Output messages about what the compiler is doing
  -deprecation               Output source locations where deprecated APIs are u
sed
  -classpath <path>          Specify where to find user class files and annotati
on processors
  -cp <path>                 Specify where to find user class files and annotati
on processors
  -sourcepath <path>         Specify where to find input source files
  -bootclasspath <path>      Override location of bootstrap class files
  -extdirs <dirs>            Override location of installed extensions
  -endorseddirs <dirs>       Override location of endorsed standards path
  -proc:{none,only}          Control whether annotation processing and/or compil
ation is done.
  -processor <class1>[,<class2>,<class3>...] Names of the annotation processors
to run; bypasses default discovery process
  -processorpath <path>      Specify where to find annotation processors
  -d <directory>             Specify where to place generated class files
  -s <directory>             Specify where to place generated source files
  -implicit:{none,class}     Specify whether or not to generate class files for
implicitly referenced files
  -encoding <encoding>       Specify character encoding used by source files
  -source <release>          Provide source compatibility with specified release

  -target <release>          Generate class files for specific VM version
  -version                   Version information
  -help                      Print a synopsis of standard options
  -Akey[=value]              Options to pass to annotation processors
  -X                         Print a synopsis of nonstandard options
  -J<flag>                   Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
  -Werror                    Terminate compilation if warnings occur
  @<filename>                Read options and filenames from file

C:\Users\Steve>

When I start SQL Developer - same 10% behavior

Voila!  After deleting the files in my AppData folder (thank you Gary for the valuable hidden directory hint!), SQL Developer fired up.

Being a first time participant in this forum, I am duly impressed with the responses I received.  I could have saved myself hours of time coming here first.  Thank you all!