[java] how to run or install a *.jar file in windows?

I have downloaded jbpm-installer-3.2.7.jar but I don't know how to install or run the file.

If I double click on it, it opens in winrar. I tried installing through command prompt, but I got the following errors:

C:\Documents and Settings\ccuser\Desktop\manoj>java -jar jbpm-installer-3.2.7.jar

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/izforge/izpack/installer/Installer (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
    at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)

Have you tried (from a command line)

java -jar jbpm-installer-3.2.7.jar

or double clicking it with the mouse ?

Found this and this by googling.

Hope it helps

If double-clicking on it brings up WinRAR, you need to change the program you are running it with. You can right-click on it and click "Open with". Java should be listed in there.

However, you must first upgrade your Java version to be compatible with that JAR.

Open up a command prompt and type java -jar jbpm-installer-3.2.7.jar

To run usually click and it should run, that is if you have java installed. If not get java from here Sorry thought it was more general open a command prompt and type java -jar jbpm-installer-3.2.7.jar