WTF.

How can I fix this. Apparently Java is supposed to play this file, not fucking open everything that is in the .jar file. Whenever I double click on the file, it asks what I want to open it with, and I click java, and it asks if I want to install something from java, and then after I click yes, I get a fucking opoup that says:

Windows ® Installer. V 5.0.7600.16385

msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]

Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

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Can someone help me?

 

Can you open it with Winzip or WinRAR ?

 

Should not have to.

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Run-a-.Jar-Java-File

 

Have you tried PayPal yet?

 

did you ever get your PC fixed? and did you get the sata cables I sent you!?!?

 

I'm pretty sure he hasnt called PayPal.

 

Yeah, tried that last night and it's worthless. I don't know how to program in Java, and I have the JRE installed, to no avail. It' frickin' works on my XP laptop, why not my Windows 7 laptop?!

 

Your computer hates Lucas too, huh.

 

What exactly is this file for? I believe .jar files are java compressed files, so I don't think it should "play". If anything, it would just open like winzip or winrar to show more files.

 

Poor Jar Jar....

 

wskars.

 

 

It's a link on my wife's online Master's degree program that has an embedded presentation. When she clicks the link on my XP laptop, it opens in Java and a presentation with voice-over opens and starts playing.

When I do the same thing with my Windows 7 laptop, it opens the file in another folder and shows the files in the link vice opening up the Java presentation. I have to confirm which JRE I have installed on my XP laptop, but this is annoying.

 

Hey Whiskers, if I can't get it to work when I get home at 4PM, could you try to get it to work?

 

Yeah, PM me and I can remote in.

 

Cool. I'll then let you view five pics of my wife.

 

sweet.

 

what!? i helped too

 

I'm sure whisky will have them on his facebook page soon.

 

I want the one of the friend on the bed.

 

I'll let you look at her toe.

 

http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

Tells you which version of java you have installed.

 

I did have build 23 (the latest version), but unchecked the box and downloaded build 7, and I still got the same problem.

 

Using IE on both?

 

XP has IE and it worked and opened the jar file.

Windows 7 laptop has Firefox and it would not open the file correctly.

 

Well I would try firefox on the XP machine to verify it works correctly there. It could just be the site doesn't like Firefox.

You could also just get the IEtab extension for firefox and try it on the 7 machine.

 

I might do that.

 

It seems like the Windows 7 machines that I have can't play this file, but XP can just fine. WTF is going on?

 

You never pm'd me.

 

Of what we talked about, what did you try?

 

Sorry Whiskers. I asked for my wife's password so that I COULD PM you when I got home from work, and she would not give it to me. So I was done with it yesterday.

I might try to pick this up again tonight, because now she's using MY laptop to watch her classes, and I'll be damned if there is going to be a double-standard.

Could I maybe do it again tonight (assuming she gives me the password)?

 

Worked on Firefox on XP, but we already knew that it would because it worked on IE. Seems to have problems only with Windows 7.

 

Hmm, maybe try to completely uninstall java on the 7 machine, reboot then reinstall.

 

Why would I do that if the file needs Java to open?

 

Reinstall Java after the reboot.

 

 

Already did that and no dice.

 

try turning on Xp compatibility mode. right click on the .jar file and choose properties. click on the compatibility tab and set it for XP sp3.

 

it could just be something with that jar file that it only works in XP