[oljo]

I have just downloaded fso installere but i dont understand ho to start it, there are no exe files or other programfiles i can use, are there any guide i can use?

[tomimaki]

Java installed?

[General Battuta]

Yeah, just install Java and you can run it by clicking on it.

[oljo]

Well i have installed java but the only thing thats happend when i click the file is i get up all the folders inside.

[Goober5000]

You should be able to double-click on the file to run it -- assuming the file is associated with Java.  It's not supposed to be opened like a zip archive.

But you can bypass this by opening a console or command prompt.  Just type this:

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java -jar FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar

[jr2]

To do that, you'll have to either be in the same directory as FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar or specify the directory manually.

i.e.,

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C:\Users\Userxyz>cd Downloads
C:\Users\Userxyz\Downloads>java -jar FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar
or

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C:\Users\Userxyz>cd "\Personal Folders\Downloads"
C:\Personal Folders\Downloads>java -jar FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar

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C:\Users\Userxyz>D:
D:\>cd "\Personal Folders\Downloads"
D:\Personal Folders\Downloads>java -jar FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar
or

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C:\Users\Userxyz>java -jar "\Personal Folders\Downloads\FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar"
or

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C:\Users\Userxyz>java -jar "D:\Personal Folders\Downloads\FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar"

As you can see, the current folder is listed on the left, and you must use quotation marks if there is a space included in the specified path.  Hope that helps if you are a command prompt newbie.

It looks as if some sort of archive utility is associated with your .jar files instead of java, hence why you have to use the command prompt (or perhaps a re-install / update of java will fix that).

[Phantom Hoover]

...Can you not just right click and 'Open with...', then select Java?

[jr2]

More like right-click, open with.. browse to C:\Program Files\java\jre1.8.x_yy\bin, and select java.exe

Of course Windows *might* have put it as a suggested program so you might not have to do that (I know Win 10 is smart enough to, not sure about 7 or older OSes)

So, yes, you can.

[oljo]

Nevermind  got it working, formated and installed Windows 10, install java, and just clicked the file

Thanks for the help! looking forward to play Freespace 2 again!