Java Web Start Launcher
Java ™ Web Start Launcher Introduction
Java Web Start software allows you to download applications from the Web and run Java. Java Web Start software:
1. to provide a one-click activation of applications convenient method
2. Ensure that you always run the latest version of the application
3. Avoid complicated installation or upgrade process
How to get Java Web Start software
Starting Java 5.0 release version, Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the Java Web Start. This means that when you install Java, will automatically install Java Web Start. The first time you download a Java application using Java Web Start technology, Java Web Start software starts automatically. Java Web Start software to the entire application cache (stored) on the local computer. In this way, all required resources are already available locally, so almost instantaneously when started again later. Every time you start the application, Java Web Start software component checks the application's Web site to determine whether a new version; if so, automatically downloads and launches the new version.
Those words are more than the official explanation, in short, as long as you java5.0 and above versions of java installed, will be built this java web start program. So you first determine your java is not more than 5.0. Well, the next step is determined on, whether the person, go to java.com install java. Here a link to the
windows java 8 download , there are also other systems. If the downloaded several complete packages are installed in a custom installation location choose not eject Next, install the recommended online.
How to run the jnlp file with Java Web Start way
1. Before the first time you use Java Web Start to run the program, the Open is not Java Web Start launcher way, you need to manually open a java web start Launcher.
2. Click to select other applications, go to the bottom to find to find other applications on this computer, find the directory of your Java installation's bin folder.
3. Click Select javaws.exe, you can open the file jnlp
Here is the screenshot I opened the IBM download program