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My problem is as can be seen in the subject.

I previously had CGoban properly installed, but at some point it dropped file association and i made the mistake of trying re-installing it.

Steps i've taken to fix the problem:

* Java installed from KGS download page link.
* Downloaded cgoban.jlnp. When i run it, java starts and KGS client opens. Nothing gets installed however, no CGoban icon on desktop or file association (which I can't assign manually either). I can only run CGoban directly from cgoban.jlnp file or cgoban.jar file. (i.e. no entry for CGoban in Control Panel -> Programs section)
* If I select "start with" on the download page, CGoban just starts and that's it.
* I've gone through the KGS help section on Sensei's several times, but the info looks like it's a bit outdated, at least regarding Windows 7.
* I've gone as far as to remove all registry entries pointing to CGoban or .sgf files and then installing everything from scratch, but that doesn't help. I also have tried re-installing java.

So, does anyone know how I can get CGoban to properly install and associate .sgf files with it?

(In case it matters, my OS is Windows 7 64-bit)

My suggestion: Open your Java control panel and in "Temporary internet files" click view. CGoban is probably there under applications. Delete it with a right click, then go the the website and install it again. That's worked for me in the past.

That worked like a charm!

I only had to first remove .sgf file association manually from the registry, because although CGoban asked me if I wanted to change it, it apparently couldn't get it right on its own. After that I installed again, and voilà, all is good. Thanks!

Something went wrong in the no file association build for cgoban recently. I'll fix it tonight. I would have fixed it yesterday, except that the Android build had to be done also.

I'm having the same problem as nibelung, but I don't where to find Java control panel, as per Daal's advice. Any tips?

antispin: I found it at C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javacpl.exe

antispin wrote:I'm having the same problem as nibelung, but I don't where to find Java control panel, as per Daal's advice. Any tips?

It should be in your Windows Control Panel. It just says "Java"

Just uploaded a new version of the "-nfa" (no file association) client. It should work now. At least it works for me when I try to run it.

I reinstalled CGoban 3. Everything works except the icon. The icon was not downloaded (I searched my C drive for "cgobanIcon.jpg" and it was not present.)
How do I get the icon, and where do I put it?

You can also use another installation method:

http://senseis.xmp.net/?CGoban3OfflineInstallation

I'm having some trouble with CGoban 3 file associations (Win 7, 64-bit). Initially, double clicking an .sgf file gave me an error message. I looked up a few things and tried a couple of tricks, but haven't found a good solution yet. Apparently re-installing CGoban doesn't help in my case.

What I did manage to do was try to manually direct .sgf files to open with CGoban. It kinda works actually, the problem being that if I open an .sgf file directly, it will always open a new instance of CGoban Main Window even if I already have it open, along with a blank command prompt box.

Here's how I have .sgf extension configured - I'm wondering if someone knows how to make this work better?
(Program Path:) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe" -jar "C:\Program Files (x86)\CGoban\cgoban.jar" -open "%1"

I also noticed that I have java.exe, jawaw.exe and javaws.exe in both Program Files\Java and sysWOW64 folders. Is this normal?

walpurgis wrote: Apparently re-installing CGoban doesn't help in my case.

Did you delete it first from within the Java control panel? (CGoban hides in the Java control panel's "Temporary Internet Files" >Settings).

Yes I also tried deleting it from the Java control panel. It's been a while now, but at one point I tried a fresh install of both Java and CGoban, but I just can't get the file association back to normal.

As it's possible to force .sgf files to open with CGoban (although not how it's supposed to happen) I'd assume there's a way to also do it "right". I just don't have the technical knowledge to configure it properly.

You can try uninstalling cgoban specifically from java web start by opening a command prompt and typing this in:

javaws -uninstall cgoban.jnlp

I haven't done this in a while so the cgoban.jnlp may need to change to cgoban or something like, depending on the file that cgoban installed from. After that you can reinstall it.