warhawk22, this is a totally valid question. We are yet to nail down the GUI wallet offering, despite several attempts.
Mostly due to the fact that the upstream Zcash (well funded) core team has been lax in wallet coverage or in Windows builds and instructions.
First, the Vaklinov SWING wallet is neat and has been validated. The same Jar works on Linux and on Windows (the whole point of Java
https://github.com/vaklinov/zero-swing-wallet-ui The information in the post msg18277438 is no longer valid, and we'd like the Dev to strike references to it from the Announcement.
It has a link to the
Zcash version of the SWING wallet and that never could have worked.
And the zerowin.zip image has been build from a codebase that is now obsolete and was not independently validated, so do NOT use it.
We have invited @1towia back into action, and hopefully he can generate Windows binaries from the latest Zero codebase and leave build instructions, so we can validate the build and check the binaries for wide use.
Tearo
i think the link was removed because windows wallet doesn't work
to cryptohelp,
Since the Windows Wallet doesn't work, I am irritated that it offers the Wallet under megaupload. He should know that she's starting but not synchronizing.
Under linux it is no problem to use the wallet. I can only recommend virtual box and in it linux with the wallet then you also have a backup.
But you can also simply register at cryptopia, where you can get a wallet, that's what I did!
@sfg if you want to be sure you ask tearo
you don't have to be able to program, just install java and the
unpack jar file in the correct directory. As described by Crypto.
Download a Wallet never from a third person!A further clarification:
The way this particular wallet, written in Swing/Java works is by talking to a running Zero node via JSON-RPC. It does
NOT hold or have access to the keys, only loads status for display and issues commands for transactions, but no crypto at any point. If you
already have a running Zero node, but don't feel like working through the steps of the Java compilation, I can post the JAR built back in April.
As far as getting the Zero node up and running, you have three options: Native Linux, Windows with a Linux VM, Native Windows executables.
The VM solution is identical to the Native Linux, only you talk to Linux running inside Windows. I default to VMware with Ubuntu 16.04, just because it's a combo I've used before. If you are not up on Linux setup and compilation, prepare for a steep learning curve. And possibly a rewarding career.
The Native Windows solution(s) have not been "blessed". The one published by @1towia was based on an obsolete codebase, before a critical fix was put in. He has not been back since May, to rebuild the current code, based on Zcash 1.0.8-1, and to document the process, so it can be replicated by at least one more competent developer.
@crypto-help, it is wonderful that you have a blog dedicated to Zero, and I totally enjoyed reading the comparison between Zcash and various derivatives. But it seems that the .exe files you are offering in the download are from those old builds, and I advise against using them.
I will not have a chance to work through the Windows build process, to nail down the environment setup and dependencies, test the builds, and document and publish the whole deal. Feels to me like 10-20 hours of focused dev work. I implore other competent developers on the project to step up and get it done. The whole community would love you forever and name their firstborn after you.
Tearo