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Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more

From Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more
Date 2017-07-14 14:02 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 2017-07-14 3:14 AM, Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>> I have one more symptom to add to the list: I can't execute jars any
>> more, at least not from the desktop.
> 
> I don't have any windows here, let alone 10, so dunno if
> it applies to W10...
> 
> if you right click the jar files and pick "open with ..."
> what does it offer?
> 
I just tried it and Windows asked "How would you like to open this file? 
Keep using this program - Java Platform SE Binary - or Look for an app 
in the store.

That's what I should get, right? I haven't checked to see the Open 
With... options on a jar in ages so I don't even remember what I should 
see there.

> maybe you accidentally changed the association from
> javaw.exe to java.exe, which could lead to similar
> problems.
> 
> if the open with doesn't tell you, you might search the registry
> for "jar"...
> 
> I once saw a machine that insisted on opening .jnlp files
> with adobe acrobat, so maybe it might be a similar thing
> with your .jar files.
> 
There's no doubt that computers get messed up at times; I've seen the 
wrong program assigned to specific file types too very occasionally. :-)

-- 
Rhino

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  Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-13 10:28 -0400
    Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-13 11:26 -0400
      Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-13 16:02 -0400
        Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-13 17:10 -0400
          Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-13 18:11 -0400
            Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-13 18:13 -0400
              Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-13 18:56 -0400
                Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-13 19:23 -0400
                Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-13 22:36 -0400
                Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-13 22:44 -0400
                Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-14 13:53 -0400
                Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-14 14:53 -0400
                Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-07-14 19:18 +0000
            Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-14 07:14 +0000
              Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-14 14:02 -0400
                Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-07-14 11:06 -0700
                Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-14 14:49 -0400
                Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-15 12:15 -0400
                Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-07-15 19:52 +0000
                Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-15 16:31 -0400
                Re: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-07-17 06:04 -0700
                Success! [Was: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more] Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-18 06:33 -0400
                Success! [Was: Can't get [any jar files] to run any more] Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-18 06:27 -0400
            Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-07-14 05:23 -0700
          Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2017-07-14 19:06 +0000
            Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-15 12:17 -0400
  Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2017-07-13 18:09 +0200
    Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-13 16:58 -0400
      Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2017-07-15 01:57 +0200
        Re: Can't get Eclipse to run any more Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2017-07-15 12:01 -0400

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