Route Riter and Java 7 RR problem after Java Update
#11
Posted 24 August 2014 - 10:46 AM
#12
Posted 24 August 2014 - 01:41 PM
jared2982, on 24 August 2014 - 05:38 AM, said:
I rarely use Java and don't keep it installed unless some game or something wants it. When I'm done, I uninstall it. I understand it's a doorway to bad things on the net.
RouteRiter is another app I rarely use. Once or twice a year at most, if that.
:sign_sorry:
#13
Posted 24 August 2014 - 04:45 PM
Cheers Bazza.
#14
Posted 29 August 2014 - 08:59 AM
The real security issues have to do more with Java (not Javascript - a very different thing) in your browser than with Java itself (runtime for stand-alone software support), so I usually disable Java in the browser or make it an ask-every-time option (along with using NoScript) in Firefox/Pale Moon. I generally don't use web sites that require Java, but some of my stand-alone software (RR, parts of Libreoffice, for example) does need it.
#15
Posted 17 September 2014 - 12:27 PM
can you confirm that RR is working with the latest Java 8.x?
I went to the pain and registered at Oracle, in order to download version 6 for RR, but still I'm torn, as this might be a security risk.
By the way, does RR need anything else besides Java? Mabye Visual C++, Basic, C#, SQL-Sever et cetera? Or none of all that?
#16
Posted 16 November 2014 - 04:38 PM
#17
Posted 16 November 2014 - 05:30 PM
Paul :-)
#18
Posted 16 November 2014 - 06:35 PM
Alexey_Soljenitchev, on 17 September 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:
can you confirm that RR is working with the latest Java 8.x?
I went to the pain and registered at Oracle, in order to download version 6 for RR, but still I'm torn, as this might be a security risk.
By the way, does RR need anything else besides Java? Mabye Visual C++, Basic, C#, SQL-Sever et cetera? Or none of all that?
I currently have Java 8 release 25 - and no others. I *do* have both the 32- and 64-bit flavors installed (64-bit Windows) - I assume that 32-bit software like Libreoffice and RR needs 32-bit Java.
RR is installed in my D:\trainsims root-level train simulator folder collection (MSTS and ORTS also live there), not in Program Files (X86) where it would go by default. The shortcut to it is set up to run with administrator privileges (I have to enter the password each time). Perhaps all of that helps with lack of obvious problems.
RR just ran through checks of several routes without throwing odd (not related to the route) errors. That's no guarantee that all tools will work (I'm not a route builder and don't have the need for some of that stuff) but at least the basics seem to work OK.
The only dependency previously noted for RR is Java. Those other things might be needed for other software, but not RR.
#19
Posted 17 November 2014 - 10:27 PM