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Inquisit.jnlp "Windows can't open this file" in Chrome

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By Maurits - 12/8/2014

Hi,

I have put our web experiment online. When using Chrome, I am requested to install the Inquisit.jnlp plugin. After downloading the plugin, I cannot run the plugin, I get the message ""Windows can't open this file" and then you need to select a program to open the file. 
I will get it to work when I download the npInquisit- plugin under: 
Having trouble starting?
• Click here and follow the instructions above to install the Inquisit plug-in.

I found out how to get it working, but I can imagine my participants are likely to drop out when it doesn't work immediately. 
This is the second experiment I have put online, the first one did not had this problem (to my recollection). Do you know what is going wrong / what I am doing wrong?
(In IE everything works fine)

Thanks in advance!

Maurits
By Dave - 12/8/2014

The jnlp file itself is not a plugin. It's essentially a configuration file for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on the system. If the system has a properly installed and browser-enabled JRE, Windows will with what to open the file (i.e., the Java Web Start executable): https://www.ehow.com/how_5035559_open-file-extension-jnlp.html

For proper configuration of the Java in Chrome, see e.g. https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/chrome.xml and https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1247383?hl=en