[NUMBERRACE-21] does not run under Windows 7 Created: 03/Jun/2009  Updated: 15/Jun/2011  Resolved: 15/Jun/2011

Status: Resolved
Project: NUMERORATA
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 2.3.4
Fix Version/s: 2.3.5

Type: Bug Priority: Major
Reporter: Oleksandr Maslov Assignee: Oleksandr Maslov
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0
Labels: None
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified
Environment:

java 1.6 update 12
Windows 7 RC 1 Build 7100

Attachments: JPEG File w7rc-b1700-updates.jpg    

 Description   

Does not work under Windows 7 (neither standalone nor webstart).

> java -jar "C:\Users\alex13\Programs\NumberRace-2.3.5\lib\numberrace-core-2.3.5.jar"
03.06.2009 16:18:35 org.unicog.numberrace.setup.GamePreferences <clinit>
INFO: sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@d9f9c3
16:18:35 WARNING [WindowsPreferences.<init>] Could not open/create prefs root node Software\JavaSoft\Prefs at root 0x80000002. Windows RegCreateKeyEx(...) returned error code 5.
16:18:35 SEVERE [GamePreferences.setupPreferences] creation failed
16:18:35 SEVERE [Game.main] Game Preferences Initialization failed. Exiting...

 Comments   
Comment by Oleksandr Maslov [ 15/Jun/2011 ]

can't reproduce this after W7 final release

Comment by Oleksandr Maslov [ 04/Jun/2009 ]

Warning still there "WARNING [WindowsPreferences.<init>] Could not open/create prefs root node Software\JavaSoft\Prefs at root 0x80000002. Windows RegCreateKeyEx(...) returned error code 5." but game starts and worts after java and windows updates.

Current configuration:
java version 6 update 13 (build 1.6.0_13-b03)

Windows 7 RC1 build 1700 with installed updates (see attachment)

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