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So Minecraft won't launch and this is the error message:
Couldn't launch game
java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java" (in directory "/Users/Natalie/Library/Application Support/minecraft"): error=2, No such file or directory
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.processException(ProcessBuilder.java:478) ~[?:1.6.0_65]
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:457) ~[?:1.6.0_65]
at net.minecraft.launcher.process.JavaProcessLauncher.start(JavaProcessLauncher.java:25) ~[launcher.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launcher.GameLauncher.launchGame(GameLauncher.java:291) [launcher.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launcher.GameLauncher.onDownloadJobFinished(GameLauncher.java:521) [launcher.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.popAndDownload(DownloadJob.java:116) [launcher.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.access$000(DownloadJob.java:11) [launcher.jar:?]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob$1.run(DownloadJob.java:86) [launcher.jar:?]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:439) [?:1.6.0_65]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) [?:1.6.0_65]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) [?:1.6.0_65]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:895) [?:1.6.0_65]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:918) [?:1.6.0_65]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:695) [?:1.6.0_65]
Caused by: java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.forkAndExec(Native Method) ~[?:1.6.0_65]
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.<init>(UNIXProcess.java:53) ~[?:1.6.0_65]
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:91) ~[?:1.6.0_65]
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:452) ~[?:1.6.0_65]
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Please help! It opens but then when I hit play it loads and stops loading... that's it, and doesn't actually open the game, only the launcher opens.

Yep I have the same exact problem and I have started a topic for it. It really es me off, you could follow mine as well as yours to get maximum replies but the forums are pretty slow. My topic is called "Minecraft Launcher opens but game does not"

No, This is a different problem. This problem is that java does not open with the game, and instead tries to open the JDK. This is a system path problem. Try completely removing all things java, rebooting your computer, and reinstalling the Java runtime environment from

https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Make sure to get the right bit for your computer. (windows/Linux/mac and correct bit, 32/64.)