"Can't load AMD 64-bit .dll on a IA 32-bit platform" error

[haggis999]

(20-10-2013 10:13)simoncn Wrote:  

(20-10-2013 10:01)haggis999 Wrote:  I'm guessing that I must have accidentally changed the version of Java on my PC from 64-bit to 32-bit.

Yes, it sounds like that's what happened. See Note 1 in the section 'Installing or updating MinimWatch' on this page for some options for solving this.

I've just reinstalled the 64-bit version of Java on my PC and now all is well again with MinimWatch.

This all a bit puzzling. Oracle's installation page for Java states "If you use 32-bit and 64-bit browsers interchangeably, you will need to install both 32-bit and 64-bit Java in order to have the Java plug-in for both browsers". This clearly implies that both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java can coexist. Why then would my MinimWatch functionality have been screwed up by a subsequent semi-automated update process initiated by Oracle?

BTW, I am currently running the latest V7.45 version of Java on my PC but am restricted to the use of Java SE for Embedded 6 on my NAS. Is this mismatch of Java levels between PC and NAS likely to cause a problem in future as the levels diverge even further?

David