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When I double click the jar file, the GUI program doesn't start by itself. Instead I have to open the Command prompt and then type java -jar abc.jar and only then it starts up. Why is that? What do I need to do to avoid this?
Is it that I have some problem with the default jar file opener? What should be the jar file opener?
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Normally after installing Java, there will be an association between . jar and the javaw.exe. This enables the executable jar to be opened on double click. You can check the association by going to Control Panel -> Programs -> Default Programs -> Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
If you do not have Java installed, and the PATH variable is not set correctly, attempts to run a JAR file on Windows or Ubuntu will result in a 'Java not recognized' error. To run a JAR file, you must install the Java JDK or JRE on your computer.
Close all of the browser windows, then reopen any web pages that require Java. In most cases starting a new browser session should make the latest installed version of Java active in your browser. Note: If you are still prompted to update, try restarting your system.
Maybe you would like to follow the instructions in this post: Running JAR file on Windows.
Just a minor note though. The exact syntax for me to work was in my Windows XP:
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\javaw.exe -jar "%1" %
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if nothing happens, then don't you get any error message like could not find main class or something similar?
I would suggest check your jar file association. On command-line type:
ftype | find "jarfile"
Sometimes, even resetting it works, find out the absolute path of JRE and run the command:
ftype jarfile="C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %*
This would most probably solve your problem.
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