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Apple released an update to Java on Monday June 15. This update patched a number of security holes, and tightened restrictions on launching java web applications. This has a direct affect on Elluminate. If a person applies the Java Update 4, they will not be able to launch Elluminate. Rather, the .jnlp file that was previously opened by Java Web Start.app will instead be opened by a random program, often TextEdit.app.

This Update is an important security update and will appear in OS X users Software Update within 7 days of release. By Monday the 22 this update should be applied to the vast majority of 10.4 and 10.5 OS X users.

Java Update 4 moved the Java Web Start.app to a new location. It used to be located in /Applications/Utilities/Java/Java Web Start.app .
After applying Update 4, it is now located in /System/Library/CoreServices/Java Web Start.app

Double clicking on the downloaded getAdapterJNLP.jnlp file will cause it to open in the default application. The trick is to reassociate the .jnlp with Java Web Start.app. On the getAdapterJNLP.jnlp file you’re trying to use Java Web Start on, change the “Open with:” to /System/CoreServices/Java Web Start. That’s what appears to be opening the .jnlp files I download on my Mac. I’m assuming your .jnlp files are being opened by TextEdit, or some other app…

This short video shows the steps to associate the downloaded .jnlp file with Java Web Start
http://screencast.com/t/lSelPOHZz6