Unable to properly pin JD to Windows 7 taskbar. Is this fixed yet?

[Jiaz]

its already possible
you just have to create a shortcut to Jdownloader.jar
and then replace command to
"C:\Program Files\Java.....\Java.exe" -Xmx512m -jar JDownloader.jar

and can change icon to use jd icon.

put that shortcut into taskbar and it works fine.

board search can also help you

may i suggest that shortcut be premade and ready to use in the JD program folder? so that once we have JD, the shortcut is already there and ready for pinning. i would help new users a lot.

[Jiaz]

a windows user must do this. ask coalado or other users

i did this but i get a java console as well when loading this can that be removed?

here's what i used:

Target:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xmx512m -jar JDownloader.jar

Start in:
C:\Apps\JDownloader

If you minimise that window, you don't see it.

Originally Posted by remi

If you minimise that window, you don't see it.

but i don't want it lol

can't we just have proper windows 7 support?:angel:

[Jiaz]

use javaw.exe not java.exe
then it works like wanted

[Think3r]

@steve: JD is multi-platform, this should answer your question.
Greetz

Works like a charm! Thank You guys. I can only add that to fix the Win7 x64 display issues you have to change the compatibility setting for javaw.exe to WinXP SP3.

# Pin JDownloader to Windows taskbar

## Reference

This problem is discussed in

* [JDownloader not stacking in Windows 7 taskbar](http://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=6648)
* [jDownloader on Win 7 taskbar - help please](http://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=11213)
* [Windows7 Integration](http://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=24457)


## Version

This apply to JDownloader 1 rather than 2 because

* JDownloader 2 use exe4j rather than launch4j
* because launchers that load jvm.dll (f.e. winrun4j and exe4j) require detection of the bit length (32 or 64) of the system's JVM (because a 64 bit Windows can run a 32 bit JVM, and a 64 bit .exe can't load a 32 bit jvm.dll and vice versa) the JDownloader 2 updater detect this


## Problem

Pinning JDownloader to taskbar with

a javaw shortcut

javaw -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -jar "C:\document\program\JDownloader\JDownloader.jar"

or by pinning javaw launched by the launch4j launcher JDownloader.exe to taskbar

has the problem

* all javaw programs are grouped with the same taskbar icon
* this is a problem because different programs should have a different taskbar icon


## Solution

The java wrapper should run java in a thread rather than launch javaw and exit

This is supported in

* winrun4j: yes
* exe4j: yes
* launch4j: no

Use this command to create the winrun4j exe

# change to the jd directory
cd "$PROGRAMFILES/JDownloader"

# download winrun4j
wget -nc _**External links are only visible to Support Staff** unzip winrun4J-*.zip

# copy rcedit64 to PATH
cp winrun4J/rcedit64.exe /usr/local/bin

# copy WinRun4J64.exe
cp winrun4J/WinRun4J64.exe JDownloader_.exe

# save icon in exe
rcedit64 /i JDownloader_.exe jd/img/logo/icon.ico

Create JDownloader_.ini with this content

main.class=jd.Main
classpath.1=*.jar
arg.1=-Dsun.java2d.d3d=false


## Failed to find Java VM

If winrun4j display this [message](_**External links are only visible to Support Staff**
>Failed to find Java VM.

add the jvm.dll path to JDownloader_.ini, f.e.

vm.location=c:\file\program\java\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll


## JDownloader_.exe rather than JDownloader.exe

The exe is named JDownloader_.exe rather than JDownloader.exe because

if the exe is named JDownloader.exe JDownloader display this message

>1 update(s) available. Install now?

because the JDownloader.exe checksum is different

rhash -C --simple JDownloader.exe
864f317b JDownloader.exe
curl -s _http://update0.jdownloader.org/branches/last09/JDownloader.exe | rhash -C --simple -
2aa4318c (stdin)