How do i fix this ???

[RoryRB]

So when you install new clients for minecraft (like forge (for mods)) you have to run a .jar file to get the version installed, now i accidently clicked 'open with' and 'notepad', and it didnt let me run it, so i installed jave thinking that would do it but now it shows up as a notepad file when i download it, does anyone know what i could do ???

[shaz2sxy]

Win10

Click on the start and search for Default Programs

 

There should be an option for "default Apps for file type"

 

You should look for the .jar and change the application

[RoryRB]

3 minutes ago, shaz2sxy said:

Win10

Click on the start and search for Default Programs

 

There should be an option for "default Apps for file type"

 

You should look for the .jar and change the application

Thats not my issue, its when i click on it it only gives me the option of internet explorer or notepad, i want it open as a java .jar so i can run the setup

[Lurick]

Right click on the .jar > Open With > Chose Another Program

[RoryRB]

2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Right click on the .jar > Open With > Chose Another Program

but it will only let me choose internet explorer or notepad but i dont want that, i just want to run it with and it doesn't give me the option for java

[Lurick]

4 minutes ago, Zvoid said:

but it will only let me choose internet explorer or notepad but i dont want that, i just want to run it with and it doesn't give me the option for java

So you don't have a More Apps at the bottom?

[RoryRB]

1 minute ago, Lurick said:

So you don't have a More Apps at the bottom?

nope just this, plus your trying it with a png, if you look closely my .jar has defaulted to internet explorer

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, Zvoid said:

nope just this, plus your trying it with a png, if you look closely my .jar has defaulted to internet explorer

 

I just told you to go there and then click Choose another app....

[RoryRB]

2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

I just told you to go there and then click Choose another app....

just tried doesnt show up with the right thing either

[Lurick]

Just now, Zvoid said:

just tried doesnt show up with the right thing either

Once you click Chose Another App then scroll down and click More Apps in the pictures I showed you.

You then need to browse to find the Java program in either C:\Program Files    -OR- C:\Program Files (x86)

and find 'java.exe' and select that

[RoryRB]

19 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Once you click Chose Another App then scroll down and click More Apps in the pictures I showed you.

You then need to browse to find the Java program in either C:\Program Files    -OR- C:\Program Files (x86)

and find 'java.exe' and select that

Ok i have managed to get confused so below is the vid i'm trying to follow, when he downloads it the icon is the java logo and when he double click it runs the .jar but when i do it, it has the internet explorer icon and when i double click it opens internet explorer and has a buggy mess

[RoryRB]

20 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Once you click Chose Another App then scroll down and click More Apps in the pictures I showed you.

You then need to browse to find the Java program in either C:\Program Files    -OR- C:\Program Files (x86)

and find 'java.exe' and select that

Sorry forgot the link lol 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ZSU8eSdn4&list=PLY8U4jr00HlP8QGdl9MsUsyGO2GZ3lJay&index=18&t=0s

[Lurick]

19 minutes ago, Zvoid said:

Ok i have managed to get confused so below is the vid i'm trying to follow, when he downloads it the icon is the java logo and when he double click it runs the .jar but when i do it, it has the internet explorer icon and when i double click it opens internet explorer and has a buggy mess

So right click on the .jar file > Open With > Chose another app > Scroll down and find More Apps and click on that. At this point it MIGHT populate with extra apps so scroll down again and see if it says Look for another app on this PC and click that. It should be in blue at the bottom.

 

At this point you'll see something like this:

 

From here, in the address bar go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\

Then find the latest jre folder which should be jre1.8.0_221 or similar. Click to enter that folder and then open the bin folder and you should see a 'java.exe' file in there that's about 180KB or so

 

Select java.exe and then click Open and it should open the app with java

[RoryRB]

3 minutes ago, Lurick said:

So right click on the .jar file > Open With > Chose another app > Scroll down and find More Apps and click on that. At this point it MIGHT populate with extra apps so scroll down again and see if it says Look for another app on this PC and click that. It should be in blue at the bottom.

 

At this point you'll see something like this:

 

From here, in the address bar go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\

Then find the latest jre folder which should be jre1.8.0_221 or similar. Click to enter that folder and then open the bin folder and you should see a 'java.exe' file in there that's about 180KB or so

 

Select java.exe and then click Open and it should open the app with java

got it but it wont open, i have set as always use this app tho so im gonna restart and then try it

[RoryRB]

9 minutes ago, Lurick said:

So right click on the .jar file > Open With > Chose another app > Scroll down and find More Apps and click on that. At this point it MIGHT populate with extra apps so scroll down again and see if it says Look for another app on this PC and click that. It should be in blue at the bottom.

 

At this point you'll see something like this:

 

From here, in the address bar go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\

Then find the latest jre folder which should be jre1.8.0_221 or similar. Click to enter that folder and then open the bin folder and you should see a 'java.exe' file in there that's about 180KB or so

 

Select java.exe and then click Open and it should open the app with java

For some reason it quickly opens a command prompt and closes it, which his normal but it dosn't do anything els

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, Zvoid said:

For some reason it quickly opens a command prompt and closes it, which his normal but it dosn't do anything els

Hmmm, that's odd. Let me see if I can dig anything up

[RoryRB]

2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Hmmm, that's odd. Let me see if I can dig anything up

can you attach video's on this forum, if so i could use obs and show you if it helps 

 

If you couldn't tell already I'm not very competent when it comes to the software kind of things as a vast amount of my knowledge is on hardware