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I've had my minecraft since beta 1.2 and it's been perfectly fine. All of a sudden I try to get on cause I hadn't played in a while, message pops up that says Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine Error: A fatal exception has occured. Program will now exit. I've been looking up alotttt of fixes and none of them seem to have helped. I need some help. All of a sudden I really want to play minecraft and nothing seems to work. People say it's a Java problem so I downloaded the latest java. Then I tried installing java 1.6 but it wouldn't let me uninstall Java 1.7 once I had installed 1.6. I have a windows xp 32 bit I think. I can't find a download link for 32 bit windows xp Java. I don't know what's wrong some help would be appreciated. I know alot of people have had this error. I tried running Minecraft in browser and it worked fine. I have all the stuff download. I uninstalled minecraft and reinstalled it. Same thing. Thanks. I'm staying up until this is fixed. I need some sleep. lol.

You can download java at http://www.java.com/ . Also, click "Do I have Java" and see what it says. Try installing by this link: http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=69485 , or if it doesn't work, do this link, and install. http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=69474 . Also, try force updating. It could just be corrupt. I think I've seen this issue before, but I'll have to look around again.

Quote from Wormy14

You can download java at http://www.java.com/ . Also, click "Do I have Java" and see what it says. Try installing by this link: http://javadl.sun.co...?BundleId=69485 , or if it doesn't work, do this link, and install. http://javadl.sun.co...?BundleId=69474 . Also, try force updating. It could just be corrupt. I think I've seen this issue before, but I'll have to look around again.

I have installed that. When I pull up the link you sent me it says it's already installed. I've reinstalled it multiple times. I took the version I had, killed it, installed it again, killed it again, installed the newest version, uninstalled that, then reinstalled the newest version.

You could try Java 6 and see if that works.

Quote from Wormy14

You could try Java 6 and see if that works.

Good suggestion, but I already tried it. :/ the problem with that is when I download Java 6 it says that it's not a valid win32 application.

I don't like Java right now

Open console and run with java -jar
You know: stacktrace or gtfo

Quote from Cabinet404

Open console and run with java -jar
You know: stacktrace or gtfo

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.


C:\Documents and Settings\default>java -jar
Error: -jar requires jar file specification
Usage: java [-options] class [args...]
(to execute a class)
or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...]
(to execute a jar file)
where options include:
-d32 use a 32-bit data model if available
-d64 use a 64-bit data model if available
-client to select the "client" VM
-server to select the "server" VM
-hotspot is a synonym for the "client" VM [deprecated]
The default VM is client.

-cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
-classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
A ; separated list of directories, JAR archives,
and ZIP archives to search for class files.
-D<name>=<value>
set a system property
-verbose[:class|gc|jni]
enable verbose output
-version print product version and exit
-version:<value>
require the specified version to run
-showversion print product version and continue
-jre-restrict-search | -no-jre-restrict-search
include/exclude user private JREs in the version search
-? -help print this help message
-X print help on non-standard options
-ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
-enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
enable assertions with specified granularity
-da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
-disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
disable assertions with specified granularity
-esa | -enablesystemassertions
enable system assertions
-dsa | -disablesystemassertions
disable system assertions
-agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]
load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof
see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help
-agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]
load native agent library by full pathname
-javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]
load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument

-splash:<imagepath>
show splash screen with specified image

that good?

Nope. Run
java -jar "path_to_minecraft_launcher.jar"

Quote from Cabinet404

Nope. Run
java -jar "path_to_minecraft_launcher.jar"

I feel stupid. What exactly am I putting in after

C:\Documents and Settings\default>

your quotation marks confused me


Edit: Tried it again.



C:\Documents and Settings\default>java -jar path to minecraft launcher.jar
Error: Unable to access jarfile path

OK, here is example:
You have your minecraft.jar in
C:\Documents and Settings\default
and your jar file named
minecraft.jar

Then type

java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar"

Quote from Cabinet404

OK, here is example:
You have your minecraft.jar in
C:\Documents and Settings\default
and your jar file named
minecraft.jar

Then type

java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar"

Ok. it said this.


C:\Documents and Settings\default>java -jar C:\Documents and Settings\default\mi
necraft.jar
Error: Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents

:facepalm:

Compare two strings:
java -jar C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar
java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar"

Quote from Cabinet404

:facepalm:

Compare two strings:
java -jar C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar
java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar"

lol I know I'm making you facepalm. Not too good at this sorta stuff.

Ran both of those.


C:\Documents and Settings\default>java -jar "C:\Documents and Settings\default\m
inecraft.jar"
Error: Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents and Settings\default\minecraft.jar

C:\Documents and Settings\default>java -jar C:\Documents and Settings\default\mi
necraft.jar
Error: Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents

Sorry. Then, there do you put your minecraft.jar from there? I have this last reply for today, it is my firs day, so I'll send you a message.

Quote from Cabinet404

Sorry. Then, there do you put your minecraft.jar from there? I have this last reply for today, it is my firs day, so I'll send you a message.

Whatt?

At minecraft.net there is download link to jar file. I posted direct link. You have an error because you have no minecraft.jar at C:\Documents and Settings\default.

Err, it's probably because their username is not "default"... Replace default with your short username, it should say it in your start menu or system login screen. Or, make a simple text document with notepad, and paste this in it: java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar Minecraft.exe . Then save the file, rename the extension to .bat, copy the file to the folder with your "Minecraft.exe", and open the .bat file. If it closes immediately with no result, edit it and add "PAUSE" to the next line of the file, making sure you save. Then post what it says. Or come back here if you can't figure it out.

Also, how is Java 6 not a valid Win32 application? Did you download it from the Java website, and made sure it downloaded completely? How many times did you try?

Quote from Wormy14

Err, it's probably because their username is not "default"... Replace default with your short username, it should say it in your start menu or system login screen. Or, make a simple text document with notepad, and paste this in it: java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar Minecraft.exe . Then save the file, rename the extension to .bat, copy the file to the folder with your "Minecraft.exe", and open the .bat file. If it closes immediately with no result, edit it and add "PAUSE" to the next line of the file, making sure you save. Then post what it says. Or come back here if you can't figure it out.

Also, how is Java 6 not a valid Win32 application? Did you download it from the Java website, and made sure it downloaded completely? How many times did you try?

I have tried that fix with the notepad and the bat file and that didn't do anything. I got some black screen popping up for a quick second that closed real quick.

I don't know but that's the error message I got. I downloaded it from the Java site. There's no 32 bit installation on the actual Java website. Lowest is 64.

You probably didn't read my entire post.

Here, make sure the .bat file is in the same folder as Minecraft.exe, and have the .bat say this.

Minus the below "quotes" , just copy the text.

"
java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar Minecraft.exe
PAUSE
"

Or, if you open the Command prompt, type "java" and see if it recognized as a command.