Error: Java Platform SE Binary has stopped working

Symptoms or Error

"Java ™ Platform SE Binary has stopped working"
Fault application name: java.exe, version: 6.0.40.12, time stamp: 0x84735683 Faulting module name: ANYFILE.dll, version: 4.2.8712.8732, time stamp: 0x5eec9962

Problem Cause

The Application is developed to run in Windows Server 2003 SP1 mode; hence it fails when running in Windows 2008 R2 mode.

Solution

Complete the following steps to resolve the java error:

1. Locate the Windows Event Reporting log for Java, in the Windows 2008 R2 server. It is usually located in C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive.
   

2. Open the Report.WER file in WordPad.
   

3. Navigate to the end of the file to AppPath. It displays the location of the Java.exe file that caused the error. (For example - D:\myapp\subfolder\ocx\jre\bin).
   
   
   

4. Right-click the java.exe file, and select Properties to change the compatibility mode for this instance of java.exe.
   

5. Click the Compatibility tab, and Change settings for ALL users button.
   

6. Clear the Compatibility mode checkbox and select Run this program in compatibility mode for:
   Select Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1) from the drop-down menu.
   

7. Click OK to close the JAVA Properties window.
   

8. Launch the application again