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Originally Posted by Annah
Hey Splat,
Awhile back I noticed the same thing about the .jar file. I have java version 1.6 (I assume the program we're talking about is from java.com, right?) but when I try to double click the .jar file, winzip or winace pops up and I get completely stuck at that point.
I'm messing with the various programs again today, seeing if I can get something set up before a flight tonight.
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Sounds like what happened is when you installed WinAce it took over the file extension for Java JAR's. It's a common compression scheme listed in several of these all-in-one archiving programs (WinRAR will do it too if you're not careful). All you need to do to fix this is right-click on the file you're trying to run with the .jar extension, select "Open With," "Choose Program," find "Java 2 Platform ... binary" in the list (or whatever version of java you have installed, and place a check in the box next to "Always open with ..." Provided you're using Windows (2000/XP/MCE, not sure about Vista (PoJ)) That should, this will work for you. One thing you'll have to be on the watch for is that the offending program(s) may try to highjack the extension again at a later date, if so simply right-click on the file, select "Open With" and Java will be one of the default programs you can choose without having to find it again.
You can also simply try re-installing Java and see if it re-takes its extension back again. Have fun!
