A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser. Contrast with Java applets ...

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.

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.