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#535 Areca Process Will Not Start
Windows 7 x64 with Areca downloaded on May 17. I can't get Areca to launch. I am running Java Update 55 with Java 6 Update 4 and JavaFX 2.1.1. When I run the application, no process begins. I've restarted the computer and also reinstalled Areca. I even tried going back a few versions of Java, all to no avail.
Does anyone have any clue what I might try?
Actually, it's the GUI that won't launch. I can start areca_cl.exe with no problem.
Ah, never mind. I reinstalled Java x64, and Areca x64 and it worked.
I have the same problem - nothing launches. java -version yields:
java version "1.7.0_51"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)
Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to change Java SDK version currently as I have other dependencies on it. I guess it is a bug that it is so dependent on the exact version of a "run anywhere" framework anyways.
If I just execute areca.exe from the command prompt, the prompt just immediately returns without any error message or any other activity.
Indeed, as noted by @Serge on an earlier thread, the issue is that 64bit version of the Eclipse SWT jar library are required and just copying 64bit windows swt.jar into lib/ fixes the issue as detailed here:
http://www.tylerburton.ca/2012/10/fixing-areca-backup-on-64-bit-windows/
As per this guide:
http://www.tylerburton.ca/2012/10/fixing-areca-backup-on-64-bit-windows/
Download this file and replace the old swt.jar file with this one in C:\Program Files (x86)\Areca\lib
http://dinofly.com/files/swt.zip