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Hello my name Tyler and my cousin just started getting an error when starting the minecraft launcher recently and being the tech cousin he has turned to me for help on the issue. I have tried many solutions to this problem, but nothing is working. Here is the launcher log

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Bootstrap (v5)
Current time is Feb 6, 2014 5:25:14 PM
System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 7'
System.getProperty('os.version') == '6.1'
System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64'
System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.7.0_45'
System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'

Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 2/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 3/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 4/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 5/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 6/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 7/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 8/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 9/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws...ncher.pack.lzma (try 10/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 87: create
Unable to download remote file. Check your internet connection/proxy settings.
FATAL ERROR: net.minecraft.bootstrap.FatalBootstrapError: Unable to download while being forced
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.execute(Bootstrap.java:95)
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:381)


Please fix the error and restart.
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I have tried several things from this thread: http://www.minecraft...e-being-forced/


Here is a list of things I have tried

1. Uninstalled Java and Installed the latest.
2. Checked host file.
3 Did a dns flush
4. Disabled firewall

None of these worked.

I had this error just a week ago and was being driven insane by it!
First, do you have Kaspersky Anti-Virus or Kaspersky Internet Security?

Quote from ViTaLC0D3R

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Hi,

Bootstrap errors are all very different, the topic you linked to had an issue with timestamps (system time was wrong).

Some simple Googling 'java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error 87' should give you this: http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/kb/socketexception-unrecognized-windows-sockets-error-04/

Please see the above page, it should hopefully explain everything.

Also - yes, if you have an antivirus you may want to try removing it.