Windows 7 : problem with JDK directory

[bangkok]

I'm so pissed off.

I've managed to install everything on a Vista PC... But at home, on my Windows 7 laptop... LiveCode seems unable to locate the JDK.

The JDK is installed in "Program Files (x86)" (impossible to change) instead of "Program Files"... And LiveCode can't find it in the preferences window !

It's unbelievable that the installation can't be straight forward.

Do you confirm the issue with Windows 7 ?

[Mark]

Hi bkk,

What do you mean, can't find it? The preferences window uses a simple file dialog. Can't you just navigate to the right folder?

Kind regards,

Mark

[bangkok]

My mistake. I found another message in the forum that gives the answer... I'm not used to Windows 7 and 64 bits.

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had this problem also. I am running 64bit Windows 7.

I had the wrong version of Java Installed. I removed the version I had installed. It was installed in Program Files (x86).

I installed jdk-6u24-windows-x64.exe and it installed in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24 by default.
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Anyway. Now it's working.

[mwieder]

I'm not used to Windows 7 and 64 bits.

It gets worse with the system folders... 32-bit dlls are installed into the wow64 directory, and 64-bit dlls go into system32.
Some kind of Microsoft double-think.