rssowl failing to start with error "MESSAGE Could not load library: jWinHttp.dll"

[GaneshB]

Dear Friends,

I've installed RSSOwl.2.2.1.Setup.exe on Windows7 with java.version=1.8.0_181.

On clicking rssowl icon, nothing happens and many errors appear in C:\Users\username.rssowl2.metadata.log file. First few lines from this are given here.

Are these all errors related to missing "library: jWinHttp.dll"? Please help.

*!ENTRY org.rssowl.ui 1 0 2018-07-22 12:12:11.515
!MESSAGE RSSOwl Starting Up (RSSOwl/2.2.1.201312301314 (Windows; U; en))
!ENTRY org.eclipse.core.net 4 0 2018-07-22 12:12:11.783
!MESSAGE Could not load library: jWinHttp.dll
!STACK 0
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: C:\Users\tempad.rssowl2\config221\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles\11\1.cp\jWinHttp.dll: Can't load IA 32-bit .dll on a AMD 64-bit platform
at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(Unknown Source)

Thank you,

[GaneshB]

attaching log file which shows all errors.

[Xyrio]

rssowl 2.2.1 is 32bit and needs jre 32bit.

if you dont mind beta software you can try this fork (by me) which has 64bit binaries too: https://github.com/Xyrio/RSSOwlnix/releases

[GaneshB]

thanks for response.
Sure, I'll change JRE to 32bit.
What about the missing dll - library: jWinHttp.dll- error ?
Do you know, how do we get this dll?

Thanks

[Xyrio]

according to the error message you have the dll it just does not work on a 64bit system. but ignore that. mismatch of the jre architecture should be the root problem.