Re: Java Se Runtime Environment 8 64 Bits
Kiera Mcintyde
I though this was a Windows 11 problem but after trying on my old Windows 10 PC I get the same error. Sorry for the re-post, I thought it was a Windows 11 issue.
Due to a hard disk crash I have to re-install Line6 Edit for my good old Pod 2.0. But the installer depends on being able to download and create jre_setup.exe for Java Runtime v1.6 32-bit and that download fails. Being fully aware of the security issues with outdated Java installs, what are my options?
I'm surprised Windows11 even works with a 32-bit computer. Are you sure you have a 32-bit version of Windows 11? Go to Windows - Settings - OS Build Info. Under Device Specifications - System Type - Does it say 32-bit or 64-bit? My Windows10 64-bit computer runs Line6 Edit fine. Also why does the Java download fail? Is there an error message?
It's not the computer that is 32 bit but rather that the line6 editor is trying to download it. The computer is a new i9 Windows 11 x64.
If you look where the app is installed, it's installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Line6\ which is used for 32-bit architecture.
When installing it flashes a warning saying it needs the runtime, attempts to download it with a "Connecting" message then fails with another error message with no specifics given. When you run the app, it then gives you the message, "This application requires a 32-bit Java Runtime environment 1.6.0". It sends you to the JRE download but only 64-bit is available, I believe as I cannot find any 32-bit versions on the Java site. Only options appear to be on online file archives and they make me nervous, even though I have BitDefender.
Same error for Windows 10. So, if for any reason you lose your Line 6 edit installation (as I did) you can't reinstall.
Problem solved although I'm not crazy about having old Java on my PC.
I found the Java archives and figured out what appears to be the last version to support 32-bit Java (indicated by windows-i586 in the name, I guess named after Intel Pentiums): -later-archive-downloads.html
This requires that you create an Oracle account. You have to be sure you are signed in when you are on the link above or the download won't work so check the "Accounts" icon in the top right if you have trouble..
I downloaded and ran the file jre-8u311-windows-i586.exe and this time when I ran Line 6 edit, it ran as expected and connected to my Pod 2. and I am back in business! I hope this helps someone!
Problem solved although I'm not crazy about having old Java on my PC.
I downloaded and ran the file jre-8u311-windows-i586.exe and this time when I ran Line 6 edit, it ran as expected and connected to my Pod 2. and I am back in business! I hope this helps someone!
This may or may not be something in which I'm interested at some point, but I heartily commend and thank you for following up and presenting the solution to the problem that you encountered. Wish everyone were so helpful and considerate!
I'm well aware that some of you won't touch Java - runtime OR apps - because you perceive it to be a huge security risk. Be that as it may, there's still no getting away from the fact that it's one of the most long-running (and convenient) ways to run any given app, cross-platform.....without the need for re-coding/re-compiling.
And there are, even now, an awful LOT of Java apps still out there.....often tucked away in the most ulikely of locations. I have quite a number, some of which I want to share with the community over the coming days. Phil B. recognised this fact, which is why he started a Java apps thread over at Murga some years back.
I'm also making available a copy of Richard Erwin's Java Information Utility; this lets you keep an eye on & configure your JRE, once installed. After loading the SFS, once this has been installed it will remind you that you need to re-boot before Java is fully activated & recognised by the system (in case you didn't already know as much)..!
For those of you who aren't aware, and may have visited the Oracle Java download page, and wondered why I'm not offering Java 17 or 18 (or wherever it's got to ATM), it's quite simple. Release numbers for the JRE runtime and the SDK developer packages are NOT in "lock-step"; although the development package may well have hit 18 (or whatever), v8 update_xxx is still the newest end-user runtime.
Thanks, Mike, for the applications. I'm one of those folks who thought Java was generally unsafe so having looked for apps which might be useful. But I do have one I run occasionally as there is nothing otherwise comparable. So, from time to time I download the latest version of Java. And that leads to the following question: Is java always backwards-compatible?
I'm no expert, Mike, but AFAIK Java is always backwards-compatible.....at least, it is in MY limited experience. The only release that I ever found misbehaved itself was 8u181 or 8u191, around 18-21 months ago; they made a balls-up with one of the network modules, and it temporarily affected PaleMoon's ability to run!
The script/utility that puppy_apprentice has forgotten to link you to was written by Richard Erwin (rerwin). It basically downloaded, unzipped, installed and did everything else required, including all sorts of "ifs", "thens", "what-ifs", "maybes" & all sorts of other cross-checks. There's also a standalone utility for the Java 'Control Panel', though you can find that one alongside the SFSs on my Google Drive at the link in post #1.
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I'm trying to install DocFetcher 1.1.7 on Windows 7 64Bit, but the normal installer does not find installed JRE. The installer says "No JRE found" and tries to download & install JRE from Oracle.
When I type "java -version" on command prompt it is displayed "java version "1.7.0" ". The Java version is installed as 32 and 64 bit, but it's an IBM version, not a Sun/Oracle one. Use of Oracle java is not permitted here.
Then I used the portable version and extracted ZIP file to scratch directory with full permissions for everyone. Here I can start GUI, but the index process throws "java.lang.NullPointerException" for every Powerpoint presentation (.ppt file).
I assume it is also a problem with Java.
I don't know the exact details of how DocFetcher tries to find the JRE (this is handled by third-party software), but in the folder DocFetcher\misc you can find an alternative launcher named DocFetcher.bat. Copy that file up into the DocFetcher folder and try to launch it.
You may change the JRE that the DocFetcher.bat uses by replacing the "java" keyword in the last line of the bat file with a path to the java executable, e.g. like so:
C:\path\to\jre\java -enableassertions -Xmx512m ...