Security Exception: MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: socket during opening JNLP file

java windows-7 jnlp java-web-start malformedurlexception
Ripon Al Wasim picture Ripon Al Wasim · Jul 19, 2013 · Viewed 49.5k times · Source

OS: Windows 7 32-bit JDK: jdk1.7.0_25

I have Studio.jnlp file. I tried to open it by double-click. But I found the error as below:

"MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: socket" Details: java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: socket

Summary of Exception

Details of Exception

Answer

Ripon Al Wasim picture Ripon Al Wasim · Jul 30, 2013

Go to Control Panel of Windows and do the followings:

Click Java -> Click "Network Settings..." button under General tab -> Select Direct connection radio -> Click OK

That's it. Exception could be removed.

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