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Java Web Start is an application-deployment technology that gives you the power to launch full-featured applications with a single click from your Web browser.

To make Java Web Start Launcher the default program to open JNLP files, open the Charms bar, click the magnifying glass, and then type "Default Programs" (without quotes) into the text field.

Using Java Web Start, it’s possible to design desktop Web clients that provide a rich user experience decoupled from a browser. In this article, I will primarily look at Java Web Start.

Isn’t Java Web Start (JWS) supposed to allow web-based distribution of applications? So why would one want to distribute a Java Web Start (JWS) application via CD-ROM? Well, for a number of reasons.

Sun Microsystems announced Wednesday at Internet World that it is shipping its Java Web Start software, which allows users to launch Java applications without worrying whether the Java platform is ...