As of Release 2.7 we are now offering conventional installers for Windows, Mac and Linux. The Java Web Start (cross-platform) launcher will continue to be offered as well. There are two very common issues people run into when launching BlogBridge via Java Web Start.



“I know I installed and ran BlogBridge, but I just can’t find it to run it again!”

This is the most common point of confusion. You ran it once, and now you can’t figure out how to run it again. You probably looked for an icon on your desktop and can’t find out, and (if you are on Windows) looked for something on your Start menu, and couldn’t find anything, right. Not to worry.

Solution #1: You can just go back to the same link you used the first time (somewhere in the Download area of this site) and click it again. BlogBridge will not download again, it will just run.

Solution #2: This will take a few more steps, but you might like it better. Run the “Java Web Start” Application. See the BlogBridge icon in the Java Web Start Application Manager? Select that icon and choose the Application menu, “Create Desktop Application” command. This will create an icon on your desktop that you can use from now on to run BlogBridge.

Notes: On Windows, you can probably find the Java Web Start Application under your Start menu, All Programs. Different models of Windows computers might have it in slightly different locations. On Mac, you can probably find the Java Web Start application under Applications/Java/Java Web Start.

“In the download instructions, when I click Open BlogBridge, all I get is a message on my system asking me what application I want to use to open this application.”



You see this message either when you don’t have Java installed or your Java is out of date. This is really easy to correct.

Go to Java.com (http://www.java.com) and click “Download Now!.” Java is free and easy to install and will allow BlogBridge and many other wonderful applications to run.

Relevant FAQs:

• I forgot to ask for desktop integration. Is it too late?
• When I am installing BlogBridge, I get a question about “Desktop Integration” - what is that?
• I ran BlogBridge once, but now I can’t find the icon to run it again?