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* I've gone through the KGS help section on Sensei's several times, but the info looks like it's a bit outdated, at least regarding Windows 7.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.

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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

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?

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

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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.