I'm not sure if this is in the right section but here goes. I have a desktop computer running windows xp. When I booted up my computer today a java update installed itself. As usual I went to start up minecraft but it didn't start straight away. I though that was normal because that normally happens to me. My computer had been on for 10 minutes and I tried again but all that happened was me getting a thinking arrow for a split second but it didn't start up. I think it's something to do with the java update but I need help solving it. Also does anyone know how to go back in time on the computer? As in before the update?
Run java from the command line (windows + r, enter "cmd"), this might display error messages that you aren't currently seeing. The command should look something like.
java -jar "<path/to/minecraft.exe>"
Where <path/to/minecraft.exe> is actually the path to minecraft.exe. So if it were say on the Desktop of user John it may look like this.
java -jar "C:\users\John\Desktop\Minecraft.exe"
Nope! Java doesn't work at all. The command crashed as soon as I opened it.How do I do a system restore? That's all I want to know.
1. Go to control panel
2. Go to uninstall programs
3. Uninstall any instances of Java you have
4. Go to http://www.java.com/download/index.jsp and download java
5. Install it
6. Restart your computer
That was the first thing I did after the ten minutes. I was hoping that a restart would fix it.It says:
lib/deploy.jar Old File not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No updates done since file contents do not match.
Nope! Java doesn't work at all. The command crashed as soon as I opened it.How do I do a system restore? That's all I want to know.
2. Go to uninstall programs
3. Uninstall any instances of Java you have
4. Go to http://www.java.com/download/index.jsp and download java
5. Install it
6. Restart your computer
Problem should be solved.