Eclipse kepler can't install updates

Question

After downloading updates it shows a error that can't install updates .

An error occurred while uninstalling session context was:(profile=epp.package.cpp, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Uninstall, operand=[R]org.eclipse.rcp.configuration_root.win32.win32.x86_64 1.0.0.v20130521-1847 --> null, action=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.touchpoint.natives.actions.CleanupzipAction). Backup of file D:\eclipse\eclipse.exe failed. Can not remove : D:\eclipse\eclipse.exe

I'm running it under win7 and jdk1.7.0_21 64bit .

How fix it ?

Answer 1

Refer this post: http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/t/487240/. It helped in solving this problem for me.

Shown below for your convenience :

I had same issue with updating Kepler. W7 with admin.

How to solve:

Run eclipse Rename eclipse exe to eclipse.exe.back

Run updates

Updates executed successfully

Premysl Fiala

Answer 2

Solution extracted from the forum linked in Anonymous answer:

1. Run eclipse
2. Rename eclipse exe to eclipse.exe.back
3. Run updates
4. Updates executed successfully

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Answer 3

Create a new workspace. Eclipse Kepler does cause a problem if we work on the older workspace. Worked for me.