New install confusing me

[Stephen Mann]

I just got a new XP laptop and downloaded the installer onto it.

Where's the executables? The directory has plenty of *.class files, but no *.jar or *.exe files.

[Hyper-Man]

See the attached file.

[ghost-angel]

All those .class came inside the JAR file that XP likely decided to unpack in an all helpful friendly manner like....

Redownload manually and make sure it's not associated with a ZIP program.

[Stephen Mann]

Thanks for the clue, ghost-angel. One further question: how do I un-associate the jar file from WinRAR and WinZip?

I've looked at the properties for the file, and can change what opens it, but what program should open it? I tried opening it with a *.bat file, but that just opened it with WinRAR.

Help?

Steve Mann

[Starwolf]

Javaw.exe should "open" it, and is the executable.

You can try a batch file with one line like this...

javaw -Xmx128m -jar HDv3setup.jar

Alternatively you can right click the jar file and select "open With", then making sure to select the always use this program option, browse to your java install folder and select javaw.exe. click "ok" and that should set java as the default for .jar extensions in the future and run the installer.

Hope this helps :D

[Nolgroth]

Thanks for the clue, ghost-angel. One further question: how do I un-associate the jar file from WinRAR and WinZip?

I've looked at the properties for the file, and can change what opens it, but what program should open it? I tried opening it with a *.bat file, but that just opened it with WinRAR.

Help?

Steve MannMake sure that Windows hasn't appended a ZIP extension to the file.

In the folder where you have HD installed.

Click on Tools -> Folder Options
Click on the View tab
Uncheck Hide Extension of Known File Types.If it has a .jar.zip extension, delete the .zip part.

Then right click on the HDv3.jar and select Open With. Choose Select Program. You should have Java (TM) Platform SE Binary in there somewhere. Check the Always use the Selected Program to open this kind of file box. Click OK.

That should do it.

[Stephen Mann]

Javaw.exe should "open" it, and is the executable.

You can try a batch file with one line like this...

javaw -Xmx128m -jar HDv3setup.jar

Hope this helps :D

Yup, it did. I created the batch file and it works. Thanks!

[Starwolf]

Yup, it did. I created the batch file and it works. Thanks!

Glad I could help :)