I just purchased Minecraft for my son and was hoping to present it to him tomorrow on his birthday. I downloaded Minecraft.exe from the download page but when I click on it I get:
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine
Error: A fatal exception has occured. Program will exit
I removed Java and redownloaded it and verified it was correct for my computer which is:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
I tried the Magic Launcher and get this error:
*** MagicMinecraftLauncher 1.0.0 ***
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at magic.launcher.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)
Now, I assumed the original exe would have installed Minecraft on my PC but maybe that is not how the game is run (I have no idea).
When I click "Setup" in the Magic Launcher it says "not found" in red under Minecraft.jar.
My son downloaded the demo from PC Gamer and that has been working. I do have a folder with files at C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXXXXX\Application Data\.minecraft. Which I assume came from teh demo. I have now deleted all those files and uninstalled the demo. I still get the Java error.
There is No other message at all? There should be a reason given.
A common one is due to someone trying to "give java more memory" and doing it wrong.
Then java can't start at all.
The typical message in that case would be
Error occurred during initialization of VM Could not reserve enough space for object heap
There is No other message at all? There should be a reason given.
A common one is due to someone trying to "give java more memory" and doing it wrong.
Then java can't start at all.
The typical message in that case would be
Nope, just that pop up. When I downgraded to Java 6 Firefox would not load the browser based game so I reinstalled Java 7. Java definitely works as the browser game loads fine now.
Does Minecraft or Mojang have a support system? I can't seem to find a way to contact them. That seems quite odd as you are paying them for a prodfuct and when it doesn't work you can't even get official help?
Do you happen to have any special characters in your Windows username?
No special characters and sorry but don't use IRC. The "technical support resources" are of no help. So it looks like I can't run the game? Should I file a dispute at PayPal?
I have the exact same problem. I
Java Virtual Machine Launcher
Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\Minecraft.exe
Q: How is "Unable to access jarfile" the "exact same problem" as "Could not create the Java Virtual Machine" ?
A: Because it isn't
Don't hijack other people's threads. User is not really your user name is it? Your username likely has a bit of punctuation in it and is the cause of your trouble.
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Normally if I would doubleclick the Minecraft file on the desktop it says Could Not create Java Virtual Machine.
I right clicked it and clicked run as then clicked O.K and I got that problem. I used User because I dont want people finding out personal information about me.
This is what the actual error was: Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents and Settings\Ashhad\Desktop\Minecraft.exe
Q: How is "Unable to access jarfile" the "exact same problem" as "Could not create the Java Virtual Machine" ?
A: Because it isn't
Don't hijack other people's threads. User is not really your user name is it? Your username likely has a bit of punctuation in it and is the cause of your trouble.
When I right click and Run As I also get the same error "Unable to access jarfile".
@Kureepar I had the same problem on my machine (Lenovo W520, Windows 8). When I tried to run Minecraft, I would get the error:
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine
Error: A fatal exception has occured. Program will exit
It appears to me that the problem has to do with the Video drivers. On my laptop, there are basically two video subsystems. The "Integrated" Intel HD graphics processor, and a second "Discrete" NVIDIA Quadro 2000M. There is a third choice called "NVIDIA Optimus" which is basically a layer above the Integrated and Discrete systems that allows both to be used at one time by the operating system. Sounds cool, but tends to wreak havoc on a lot of apps. I have had no end of troubles with the NVIDIA drivers, and suspected they may be the culprit.
To test it out, I rebooted in to my BIOS config, and changed my video display settings to use just the Integrated video.
Rebooted back into Windows, and Minecraft ran fine, no error. Whew.
I have not yet tried changing my video config back to see if somehow Minecraft magically still works, but at a minimum I'm able to run it with my "Integrated" graphics drivers.
You may want to research the Video configuration on your machine to see if you have a similar situation.
Ok, I booted back into my BIOS, and changed my config back to NVIDIA Optimus. Then back in Windows, Minecraft now works. Go figure. Maybe it just needed to run once.. Anyhow, I am now running.
This sounds like it possibly could be a system permissions/security related issue to me. Try right clicking the minecraft launcher(make sure it's on your desktop) and tell it to run as administrator. Try launching if it still fails then next I would try turning off your antivirus and firewall then try launching the game. If it works then you will need to put exceptions for Java into them so they won't block it. Additionally if you have any kind of monitoring software that could be a possible cause for the issue too. Those are some things that you can try and eliminate to troubleshoot your issue.
Ok, I booted back into my BIOS, and changed my config back to NVIDIA Optimus. Then back in Windows, Minecraft now works. Go figure. Maybe it just needed to run once.. Anyhow, I am now running.
This sounds like it possibly could be a system permissions/security related issue to me. Try right clicking the minecraft launcher(make sure it's on your desktop) and tell it to run as administrator. Try launching if it still fails then next I would try turning off your antivirus and firewall then try launching the game. If it works then you will need to put exceptions for Java into them so they won't block it. Additionally if you have any kind of monitoring software that could be a possible cause for the issue too. Those are some things that you can try and eliminate to troubleshoot your issue.
I can't seem to run as Administrator as I don't know the password. Is there an easy to reset that?
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I removed Java and redownloaded it and verified it was correct for my computer which is:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
I tried the Magic Launcher and get this error:
Now, I assumed the original exe would have installed Minecraft on my PC but maybe that is not how the game is run (I have no idea).
When I click "Setup" in the Magic Launcher it says "not found" in red under Minecraft.jar.
My son downloaded the demo from PC Gamer and that has been working. I do have a folder with files at C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXXXXX\Application Data\.minecraft. Which I assume came from teh demo. I have now deleted all those files and uninstalled the demo. I still get the Java error.
I would appreciate any help.
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual_v6.jsp
Now the error is just "Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine".
A common one is due to someone trying to "give java more memory" and doing it wrong.
Then java can't start at all.
The typical message in that case would be
Nope, just that pop up. When I downgraded to Java 6 Firefox would not load the browser based game so I reinstalled Java 7. Java definitely works as the browser game loads fine now.
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No special characters and sorry but don't use IRC. The "technical support resources" are of no help. So it looks like I can't run the game? Should I file a dispute at PayPal?
Here it is:
Java Virtual Machine Launcher
Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\Minecraft.exe
Q: How is "Unable to access jarfile" the "exact same problem" as "Could not create the Java Virtual Machine" ?
A: Because it isn't
Don't hijack other people's threads. User is not really your user name is it? Your username likely has a bit of punctuation in it and is the cause of your trouble.
I right clicked it and clicked run as then clicked O.K and I got that problem. I used User because I dont want people finding out personal information about me.
This is what the actual error was:
Unable to access jarfile C:\Documents and Settings\Ashhad\Desktop\Minecraft.exe
I have used the updater and updated LWJGL but I still get the same error.
When I right click and Run As I also get the same error "Unable to access jarfile".
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine
Error: A fatal exception has occured. Program will exit
It appears to me that the problem has to do with the Video drivers. On my laptop, there are basically two video subsystems. The "Integrated" Intel HD graphics processor, and a second "Discrete" NVIDIA Quadro 2000M. There is a third choice called "NVIDIA Optimus" which is basically a layer above the Integrated and Discrete systems that allows both to be used at one time by the operating system. Sounds cool, but tends to wreak havoc on a lot of apps. I have had no end of troubles with the NVIDIA drivers, and suspected they may be the culprit.
To test it out, I rebooted in to my BIOS config, and changed my video display settings to use just the Integrated video.
Rebooted back into Windows, and Minecraft ran fine, no error. Whew.
I have not yet tried changing my video config back to see if somehow Minecraft magically still works, but at a minimum I'm able to run it with my "Integrated" graphics drivers.
You may want to research the Video configuration on your machine to see if you have a similar situation.
Hope that helps.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
I will try this, thanks.
Just updated my nVidia driver and still the same error.......
I can't seem to run as Administrator as I don't know the password. Is there an easy to reset that?