JNLP - Unable to launch application

Whenever I try to load my JNLP file, it is throwing the following exception.

com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: Unable to load resource: http://a.b.c.d/MyProgram/MS.jnlp

            at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResource(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResource(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.updateFinalLaunchDesc(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Unknown Source)

            at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Unknown Source)

            at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Solution:

1. Start Java Control Panel (from windows control panel -> java, OR from Java folder)
2. On "General" tab click "Network settings..."
3. Choose "Browser Settings" instead of "Use Proxy server"
4. Click OK and you are done.