Hi,
I am trying to get the server started and get this java exception under WIN7.

C:\Lou Files\multiverse\bin>start-multiverse.bat
DEFAULT_MV_PROPERTYFILE is C:\Lou Files\Multiverse\bin\Chronicles.properties
MV_HOME is C:\lou files\multiverse
ENABLE_MGMT is false
Using properties file C:\Lou Files\Multiverse\bin\Chronicles.properties
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse/jar
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse.jar
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
Could not find the main class: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse.jar. Program will exit.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse/jar
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse.jar
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
Could not find the main class: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse.jar. Program will exit.
JDBC is
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse/jar
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse.jar
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
Could not find the main class: files\multiverse\dist\lib\multiverse.jar. Program will exit.
( was unexpected at this time.

I think I have the path correct to get to the files. Does anyone have an idea?
Regards,
Lou

OY!
I found my issue. My directory had a space in it, "C:\lou files\" I removed the space and now things are rolling!!
Lou

Glad you sorted it out