What’s the best way to start Java applications on Windows 7?

Try Launch4j (http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/), its a simple jar to exe wrapper (actually wrapping the jar is optional). It should solve your Icon and Taskbar requirements. Its also capable locating installed JRE’s (some configurable rules). The font problem I don’t quite get, Swing should automatically use fonts depending on Windows settings, unless you somehow overwrite that in … Read more

Izpack fails with ‘There is no script engine for file extension “.js”,

There are four questions asked here: Why is 32bit exe working and 64 bit exe not working Why does neither 32bit or 64bit if I try and install without the wrapper. Why does simply associating filetype with an editor break this javascript stuff, I can imagine that this or a similar problem could effect alot … Read more