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open .Jar file with java and not javaw via Double Click

I have a .jar file that I would like to open via double clicking it and not the command line. When I double click it however it opens with Javaw.exe, I would like it to open with Java.exe when I double click it.

Note: I do not want to change the default program it opens with (Java TM Platform SE binary) because I still want my other .jar files to open with Javaw.exe.

Thanks

Solution

  • I would have suggested changing the file associations, but you say you don't want other .jar files to open with java.exe. So your best option might be to create a batch file and double click that instead.

    e.g. my_jar.bat with contents:

    "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\Java.exe" my_jar.jar