I bought Minecraft the other day and when I start the launcher it doesn't display the Minecraft symbol at the bottom left of the launcher. I try to log in and it can't connect. I tried to play in the browser and it gets to around 95% updated and freezes. I've disabled all my firewalls, downloaded both the 64-bit and 32-bit versions of the latest java.
If problem still persists, you may have a problem with your hosts file, which overrides DNS queries. Please follow the following directions:
Hold down the Windows key, and press R. In the window that appears, enter "%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc", and press Enter. In the window that appears you will see a file, "hosts". Open that file in Notepad, and copy the contents onto Pastebin, and give us the resulting URL.
I am having same issue here, my operating system is windows 7, uninstalled norton, cleaned my registry, but still unable to connect to minecraft.net. To clarify, I am getting this message in the launcher when i click login.
Edit: Yes i have also unistalled all forms of Java and reinstalled afterwards.
Does not seem to be the issue. Do you happen to have any special characters, such as exclamation points in your Windows username? Does the launcher appear oddly? Such as a grey background, or that the login space is black instead of a dirt background?
I am having same issue here, my operating system is windows 7, uninstalled norton, cleaned my registry, but still unable to connect to minecraft.net. To clarify, I am getting this message in the launcher when i click login.
Edit: Yes i have also unistalled all forms of Java and reinstalled afterwards.
Would be cool if you could create your own thread.
In any case, could you show us your hosts file like the OP did earlier?
I have a exclamation in my username, Grey backgrounds in the updates section, and black all along the login space where the minecraft symbol should be.
I dont have gibberish in the updates, and I still have a username and password space.
Having exclamation marks or other special characters in your Wndows username can break Minecraft.
This displays itself as the black footer in the launcher. The best way to fix this issue is to create a new Windows account without any special characters (only A-Z and 0-9). However, a workaround is available, http://mcfaq.hfbgami...ileFix.exe. We do not guarantee this will work and it may break other parts of Minecraft! Use at your own risk. Must be run as an Administrator.
Java may be defaulting to IPv6, which will not play well with Java itself
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If problem still persists, you may have a problem with your hosts file, which overrides DNS queries. Please follow the following directions:
Hold down the Windows key, and press R. In the window that appears, enter "%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc", and press Enter. In the window that appears you will see a file, "hosts". Open that file in Notepad, and copy the contents onto Pastebin, and give us the resulting URL.
Edit: Yes i have also unistalled all forms of Java and reinstalled afterwards.
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Retired StaffDoes not seem to be the issue. Do you happen to have any special characters, such as exclamation points in your Windows username? Does the launcher appear oddly? Such as a grey background, or that the login space is black instead of a dirt background?
Would be cool if you could create your own thread.
In any case, could you show us your hosts file like the OP did earlier?
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Retired StaffPlease be clearer about your statements. To recap,
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I dont have gibberish in the updates, and I still have a username and password space.
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