Update JRE

SAM III runs on a programming language called Java and is dependent on the Java Runtime Environment. There are security updates that Oracle releases for JRE 1.8. You may need to update the JRE to be in compliance with your internal security policies.

If you want to use a different JRE for any reason, this article may be relevant to you also (e.g., if you want to use the system JRE instead of the one that comes with SAM).

Instructions

In the SAM III install directory (refer to the install documentation if you don't know what this is), you will find SAM3Serverw.exe. Run this program to manage the SAM III Windows service. Browse to the Java tab:

To update the version SAM III is using, replace the JRE file under C:\Program Files (x86)\SAMIII\jre\jre1.8.x_xxx with the latest jre1.8 release. Finally, point the Java Virtual Machine path to the jvm.dll file located in jre1.8.x_xxx\bin\client\jvm.dll.