Recently I was exploring the contents of a .jar file in 7-zip. I ended up changing the default program as I was opening and inspecting numerous jars. I do not remember how, but the default program was set to windows explorer. It now will not allow me to change the default program for any jar file.
I have tried:
Right Click>Open With>Choose Default Program - It allows me to choose a program to run it, but the check box for default is grayed out.
Control Panel>Default Programs>Associate A File Type Or Protocol With A Program - .jar does not appear in the list of file types.
Uninstalled the Java SE binary and re-installed the latest update.
Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks, -Jarrod
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\\.jar\UserChoice]
Make a .txt file the paste the above code save it as (anything you want) but make the file extension as .reg! Then open it a prompt should appear confirming the merge to the registry click "Yes". Restart your computer and you're done!
That should work it did for me
-Martin