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So, whenever I try to start Minecraft using Minecraft.exe, this is what happens:

Bootstrap (v5)
Current time is Feb 6, 2014 8:12:41 PM
System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows XP'
System.getProperty('os.version') == '5.1'
System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'x86'
System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.7.0_51'
System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '32'

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Renaming C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.pack.lzma.new to C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.pack.lzma
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Reversing LZMA on C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.pack.lzma to C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.pack
Unpacking C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.pack to C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.jar
Cleaning up C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft\launcher.pack
Starting launcher.
FATAL ERROR: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PropertiesUtil.<init>(PropertiesUtil.java:71)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PropertiesUtil.<clinit>(PropertiesUtil.java:31)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.<clinit>(StatusLogger.java:48)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.<clinit>(LogManager.java:44)
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher.<clinit>(Launcher.java:58)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.startLauncher(Bootstrap.java:240)
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.execute(Bootstrap.java:124)
at net.minecraft.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:381)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.logging.log4j.util.ProviderUtil.<clinit>(ProviderUtil.java:70)
... 12 more


Please fix the error and restart.

I'm running Windows XP SP2.
Anyone know a fix?
I also have the latest Java (version 7 update 51) and Minecraft 1.7.4
Its probably just this old piece of garbage that i'm trying to play on. And I can't seem to get service pack 3 either.

Minecraft works fine on my Windows 7.

-John

This is your problem: C:\Documents and Settings\cool!\Application Data\.minecraft

exclamation points are bad.

It is not enough to just change your windows user name, you need to change the directory for your windows user profile.

For more info see http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/special-characters/

Oh snap. I made that username while I was 8, im 13 now. Oh well, thanks for the help!