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Java 7 update 21 breaks all existing JWS desktop shortcuts on windows

jlanawaltApr 18 2013 — edited Apr 26 2013

I just updated from 1.7u17 to 1.7u21 and all my Java Web Start shortcuts broke because I no longer have C:\Windows\SysWOW64\javaws.exe.

I can "reinstall" the web start apps or delete their shortcuts and re-create them and they work because they now point to C:\Windows\System32\javaws.exe.

Earlier in the Java 7 series I had all my shortcuts break because the opposite had happened. System32\javaws.exe disappeared and new shortcuts pointed at SysWOW64\javaws.exe.

What can I do to make these shortcuts more stable, short of not using web start?

System:
Windows 8 Pro x64
Java 1.7 update 21

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