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JavaRa Changelog

What's new in JavaRa 2.6

Apr 21, 2014
  • JavaRa 2.6 adds preliminary support for the recently released Java Runtime Environment version 8. Several issues related to detecting JRE uninstallers, particularly on 64bit systems, have also been resolved.
  • Now detects and removes JRE 8
  • Fixed registry access issues on x32 systems
  • Fixed an exception when running JavaRa on the commandline on x64 Windows
  • Updated Brazilian Portuguese localization

New in JavaRa 2.5 (Feb 3, 2014)

  • A Windows security update released in December affected JavaRa’s ability to access the Windows registry, effectively breaking its ability to identify and remove versions of the Java Runtime Environment on some systems.
  • JavaRa 2.5 implements a more reliable method of accessing the registry, which has restored the Remove Java Runtime and Check JRE version functionality. Due to the time sensitive nature of this release, we have only tested it on Windows 7 x64 and Windows 8 x64. Users of other operating systems are encouraged to report issues in the JavaRa support forum.
  • Furthermore, a change to the Oracle download servers prevented JavaRa from being able to download the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment directly from their website. In JavaRa 2.5 the JRE installer will be acquired from SingularLabs’ servers instead. We will be enabling this slowly to ensure we don’t overload our servers.

New in JavaRa 2.4 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Fixed issue where the JavaRa definition file would become truncated
  • Updated internal URLs to reflect Oracle’s changes in the JRE download server
  • Fixed issue causing hidden controls to become visible

New in JavaRa 2.3 (Sep 12, 2013)

  • Fixed issue where definition updater would freeze
  • The logging option can no longer be disabled
  • Fixed crash when using multiple command line switches
  • The size of the application window is now preserved between sessions
  • Updated Russian, Czech, Spanish and Brazilian translations
  • Added Italian and Traditional Chinese translations

New in JavaRa 2.1 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • Added Java temporary file cleaning tool
  • Added German, Spanish & Hungarian translations
  • Added /UPDATEDEFS and /UNINSTALLALL commandline arguments
  • Program now requests admin rights on start
  • Improved detection of Java version

New in JavaRa 2.0 Beta 3 (Apr 20, 2012)

  • Updated Polish translation
  • Added /CLEAN, /PURGE and /SILENT commandline switches.
  • Can now produce a log file
  • Fixed x64 bug in “Remove JRE Startup Items” tool.
  • Show JRE Versions” now supports x64 JRE installs.
  • JRE Installer now automatically opens after download.
  • Improved translatability of page labels.
  • Comments (*//) in language files now supported

New in JavaRa 2.0 Beta 2 (Mar 13, 2012)

  • Fixed issue where main buttons became un-clickable for non-English users.
  • A results dialog is now shown after removal routine.
  • Progressbar now increases more consistently.
  • Credits/Help links now open in web browser.
  • Fixed “program settings” preservation issue.
  • Corrected typo’s in English language file.
  • Program now produces a log file of removed items and errors.
  • Can now output untranslated strings.

New in JavaRa 2.0 Beta (Jan 27, 2012)

  • added /SILENT and /REMOVEOLD commandline arguments, fixed a crash caused by incorrectly formatted definitions and added support for “jucheck.exe” update checking.

New in JavaRa 1.16 Beta (Mar 24, 2011)

  • [added] Many new registry keys for JavaRa to remove
  • [added] New system of reading registry keys into the program
  • [added] New system of reading languages
  • [added] (beta!) x64 support
  • [fixed] (beta!) software crashes upon failure to access HOMEDRIVE environment variable
  • [fixed] (beta!) Broken jupdate method

New in JavaRa 1.15 Beta (Jul 16, 2009)

  • [fixed] JavaRa commandline issue
  • [fixed] Small bug causing JavaRa to crash if no Java executable was found.

New in JavaRa 1.14 Build 1655 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • [fixed] Issue with regard to JRE 6u7
  • [added] Multiple arguments on commandline now supported (e.g. JavaRa.exe -r -p)
  • [updated] Defintions file
  • [added] Finds and removes old JRE installers not previously known

New in JavaRa 1.13 (Dec 29, 2008)

  • [Fixed] JavaRa crashing upon not finding "JavaRa.def" file.
  • [Fixed] Minor typo

New in JavaRa 1.11 (Aug 3, 2008)

  • [Added] Option to remember translation selected
  • [Added] Dutch Translation.
  • [Added] Spanish Translation.
  • [Added] Italian Translation.
  • [Fixed] Some minor bugs.
  • [Added] Better support for Windows Vista filesystem
  • [Added] Closing of jucheck.exe and jusched.exe when JavaRa is removing older versions of the JRE, in order to prevent locked file conflicts.
  • [Fixed] "Internal Error 2753. RegUtils" error.
  • [Added] Loads of new registry keys for JavaRa to detect.

New in JavaRa 1.10 (Jul 17, 2008)

  • [Fixed] Minor grammatical error
  • [Fixed] 124 Error bugs
  • [Fixed] Small bug in Sun Download Manager removal
  • [Updated] Webaddress. JavaRa can now be found at http://raproducts.org
  • [Added] More registry keys for JavaRa to detect

New in JavaRa 1.09 (Jul 12, 2008)

  • Updated for JRE 1.6.0_07
  • Added Lots of registry entries for JavaRa to detect

New in JavaRa 1.08 (Jun 30, 2008)

  • [Updated] Source Code Package
  • [Added] Removal of extra registry entries (code written by Fred de Vries)
  • [Added] Link to lunarsoft.net support forums

New in JavaRa 1.06 Beta (Jun 20, 2008)

  • [Changed] License. Now licensed under the GNU GPL v2.
  • [Added] --removeSDM command line option
  • [Added] -p and --purgefiles. You can now delete useless JRE logfiles silently
  • [Added] --runsilent and -r as other -runsilent options
  • [Added] Option to remove the Sun Download Manager
  • [Added] Option to open JavaRa logfile from Additional Tasks dialog
  • [Added] Timestamps in JavaRa logfile

New in JavaRa 1.05 Beta (Apr 29, 2008)

  • [Added] Option to remove JavaRa logfile
  • [Updated] Additional Tasks Dialog
  • [Fixed] jucheck.exe bug - only searched in one folder for jucheck.exe
  • [Added] New registry keys for JavaRa to detect
  • [Added] More accurate description of what JavaRa does after it is finished searching for JRE files
  • [Fixed] Bug where program would not terminate if a user attempted to terminate it while in a YESNO MessageBox
  • [Added] Instructions for Updating Java from Sun's Website
  • [Added] Logfile support
  • [Added] New About Dialog
  • [Added] Manual inside of program
  • [Added] Code forcing only one instance of the program can be opened at a time

New in JavaRa 1.04 Beta (Apr 15, 2008)

  • [Added] Options window
  • [Added] Donate button
  • [Added] Option to remove jusched.exe startup entry
  • [Added] Removal of JRE files in the Temp folder
  • [Added] Removal of JRE versions older than 1.6.0
  • [Added] Alternate way to update the Java JRE
  • [Added] New Update JRE Dialog
  • [Added] Option to update JavaRa
  • [Added] Command line switch: -runsilent
  • [Fixed] Problems with removing certain JRE folders
  • [Added] Removal of JRE registry values and keys

New in JavaRa 1.03 Beta (Apr 5, 2008)

  • New button 'Clean Useless Files'
  • New button 'About'
  • Cleaning of Java .ERR files
  • Feature in JavaRa that tells which JRE folders were deleted