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[ryjarvis]

***IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS POST CAREFULLY, BECAUSE IT'S
PRETTY SIMPLE TO DO.***

First off, I'm new here, and since I'm new, I've had my troubles with Minecraft. But since I've learned, I feel like sharing to help out all the people I see with troubles with mods (I used to take half an hour to do just one mod and figure ­ out xD)

Trying to get images as well.

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

-WinRAR (Or any other program that can extract and open .jar files
- The mod you wish to use (if it's in an archive, extract the files and get them ready)

BACKUP YOUR .MINECRAFT FOLDER BEFORE ANY MODDING
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST DATA


STEP ONE:

Read the OP's instructions carefully, and look for updates in the thread carefully.

To open your .minecraft folder:

In Windows 7: C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft

In Windows Vista/XP: C:\Documents and Settings\*your user name*\Application Data\.minecraft

Linux: /home/Your User Name/.minecraft

Mac OS/X: ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft


.minecraft Folder

The .minecraft folder looks something like this:



-bin
-resources
-texturepacks
-saves
-options.txt

What's inside the bin folder is what we need:



-natives
-lwjgl,jar
-minecraft.jar
-jinput.jar   
-lwjgl_utility.jar
-version file

Open the minecraft.jar file with WinRAR or the program of your choice. (Some programs may make another .jar file with the name "minecraft" in it, such as xau's HD Texture Patch which made a "minecraft-1.1_02" jar in my folder. Don't mod these .jar's, only mod "minecraft.jar")

STEP TWO:

This part is really simple. Now that you have your .minecraft.jar open, you can follow the instructions of the mod you got. Most instructions are like this:

-Extract the contents of the mod to a temporary folder (I keep all my stuff in a folder called Minecraft Tools on my Desktop, makes it easier to do over if I screw up again).

-Drag and drop the contents of the mod into the WinRAR window that has minecraft.jar open. If the mod has any folders in it that are the same name as any in the minecraft.jar (such as armor or gui, don't worry, WinRAR will merge the contents together)

-Some mods require the deletion of the META-INF folder. Do this if it is required for the installation of the mod.

-Finish any other instructions, and then you're done!

[shinaw]

I don't know if you know how to fix this, but everytime I try to drag and drop, I can't. I just can't drag my files in the minecraft.jar (which is opened by winrar). Where my mouse button should be it gives me a "can't drag to here sign", like a circle with a line crossing it. Sorry if this is vague, but can you help me with this? Thanks

[Charlie7552]

shinaw said:

I don't know if you know how to fix this, but everytime I try to drag and drop, I can't. I just can't drag my files in the minecraft.jar (which is opened by winrar). Where my mouse button should be it gives me a "can't drag to here sign", like a circle with a line crossing it. Sorry if this is vague, but can you help me with this? Thanks

I get a similer thing. "Archive name and parameters".
WAT DO.

[Mineology]

I'd delete the bin folder and try again, if not reinstall winrar. If still not, try Winzip or 7zip.

[tekren77381]

i can't find my minecraft folder

[Mineology]

tekren77381 said:

i can't find my minecraft folder

Documents and Settings> Name> Application data> Minecraft> bin

[Theoodslayer]

Do you drag and drop the WHOLe mod folder or just the stuff inside it (which you put into another folder?)

And what do you mean by 'extract'?

I probably sound REEEEEALLLY stupid but It just seems hard to me.

Also in the bin folder the 'minecraft.jar' folder is just a 'minecraft' folder

Please reply ASAP! There's a     behind me!

[Palmer125]

Ya I did this but it didn't work so I deleted the stuff and now my minecaft launches and says done loading but it is froze.

[wyndkin]

Thanks a lot for your guide it really helped!

[Dugado]

when i try to launch my minecraf.jar file, it just opens a file that says 'minecraft' . what do i do? please help?

[da_kreeper]

can i open my jar folder with Java?

[da_kreeper]

i opened it with 7zip

[Taegy]

Go to run and type in %appdata% to get to the minecraft folder...

[Green Frog]

So i have watched a lot of youtube videos and read instructions and they all amount to basically what you said in this post.  HOWEVER, i still cant seem to get the mod i have to "take".  i found the bin folder and i unziped with 7zip the minecraft.jar file and got in to it -no problem-.  when i drag the downloaded mod class files and other folders in to the jar file i get a warning message that asks if i really want to copy the mod files into the jar.  this part is different from all the video tutorials that i have seen in that, when they preform this operation,  a larger option box pops up and they select the option to "add and replace".  when i say yes to this copy option the mod files appear in the jar file but when i close this whole mess and kick up minecraft, that changes the mod was supposed to implement do not happen.  I make sure to delete the META folder as well but this helps nothing.  My questions are thus;  what am i doing wrong?  How can i fix it? and why am i getting this result in the first place?  below are some of the stats for the system I'm running if this information helps in finding a solution.   Windows XP, Minecraft Beta 1.3, Pfaeffs Mod viewtopic.php?f=1032&t=216890 , no mod loader.  if you need any more information just ask.  thanks for the help.

once more, PLEASE HELP!!!

[darthness]

Hey, im kinda new here and I wanted to try some mods. I followed your instrucions but when I tried finding minecraft.jar only a file with the name minecraft (without the .jar) looked like th one you described. I tried opening it with java (I dont have winrar or winzip or any of those things) and it didn't work. I think its because of me using java but is it obligatory to have winzip and those kind of programs to install a mod? I really dont want to pay money just so I can install a mod and my free winzip trial was over a year ago.

[madmerlined]

I can't find my mincraft folder anywhere. i've only got the launcher. i was wondering how i could get/find it. i've tried all the links etc and everything i can think of to find it, and i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong

[Taptaptap]

Ok, I have a different problem - when I start Minecraft, it resets my .jar file to whatever it was before adding any mods and restoring META-INF. How do I get around this?

[Xnm]

Just like every other guide I've looked at.

Yet I haven't found an answer why it ain't working for me.
I just copy the files from the mod over to the WinRaR, but I still get a black screen when I launch Minecraft.

I've tried deleting the whole Minecraft folder and downloading it again but no luck.

If anyone has any idea what might be wrong, I'd love some help.

[Tapdragairsoft]

Xnm said:

Just like every other guide I've looked at.

Yet I haven't found an answer why it ain't working for me.
I just copy the files from the mod over to the WinRaR, but I still get a black screen when I launch Minecraft.

I've tried deleting the whole Minecraft folder and downloading it again but no luck.

If anyone has any idea what might be wrong, I'd love some help.

What mod are you trying to install? Is it compatible with the most updated version of minecraft? Are you using modloader if it's required?

EDIT: Oh, and did you delete the METI-INF?

[TheGreatIbbolia]

So, these instructions definitely don't require modloader then?