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

[simoncn]

(20-10-2013 10:51)haggis999 Wrote:  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?

MinimWatch and MinimServer for Windows don't currently support 32-bit and 64-bit Java coexistence. This is because MinimWatch and MinimServer are launched using the Windows program association for the .jar extension, which is unpredictable if both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java are installed. I suspect that your installation of a 32-bit Java update changed the .jar association from 64-bit Java to 32-bit Java. I'll put this on my to-do list to investigate again at some point.

Quote: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

At present, MinimServer and MinimWatch support both Java 6 and Java 7, and the same functionality is available with both versions. I'm considering taking advantage of new Java 7 functionality in a future release of MinimServer, and I'm hoping that all the major NAS platforms will support Java 7 before this happens.