Dennis Dietrich
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MCL-1227Minecraft Launcher Fatal Bootstrap Error when having a modified Windows system theme
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Added Affects Versions: 1.1.1
Removed Affects Versions: 1.0.10
Added Affects Versions: 1.3.6
Changed Environment:
Windows 7 64 bit
Java 32 bit Update 25
Java 64 bit Update 25
Java 32 bit Update 51
Java 64 bit Update 51
Added Affects Versions: 1.3.11 1.3.10 1.3.9
Changed Environment:
Windows 7 64 bit
Java 32 bit Update 25
Java 64 bit Update 25
Java 32 bit Update 51
Java 64 bit Update 51
Hava 64 bit Update 67
Changed Environment:
Windows 7 64 bit
Java 32 bit Update 25
Java 64 bit Update 25
Java 32 bit Update 51
Java 64 bit Update 51
Hava 64 bit Update 67Windows 7 64 bit
Java 32 bit Update 25
Java 64 bit Update 25
Java 32 bit Update 51
Java 64 bit Update 51
Java 64 bit Update 67
Added Affects Versions: 1.5.3
Hi,
yes, this is still a concern.
This happens with the most recent minecraft.exe from https://minecraft.net/download
I can't update the version in my report, as there is no version shown.
A Java window opens and shows this text when i doubleclick the minecraft.exe:
Since there was no previous version of minecraft on my PC, i guess the launcher version is the most recent.
I am not even sure if this is a launcher issue, as i never got that far (the launcher does not even show up). The minecraft.exe just stops after showing the above text.
Edit:
Running 1.5.2 on the website ( http://minecraft.net/demo ) works fine.
Uninstalled both 32 and 64 bit Java, deleted the .minecraft folder, deleted the minecraft.exe.
Ran CCleaner (on harddrives and registry).
Installed Java 32 bit.
Downloaded minecraft.exe from https://minecraft.net/download and ran it.
Same error as before, now in 32 bit:
Uninstalled 32 bit Java, ran CCleaner, installed 64 bit Java.
Tried to run minecraft.exe, same error as before (now in 64 bit again):
Uninstalling and reinstalling sadly didn't help.
Yes!
This seems to be the problem!
I changed the design back to the standard Windows 7 theme, and now i am able to launch minecraft.
That means my custom theme prevented a proper startup.
If i were capable of doing it, i would write a .bat to change the theme and then start minecraft.
Minecraft is running fine now.
Edit:
From the minecraft forums, posted by user Tehyoda:
This works for me!
It is still a concern.
The error looks the same.
Now crashes without the error message.
After it says "Starting launcher", the icon at the top will change from the Java icon to the green/brown grass block icon, and the version number will appear behind "Minecraft launcher" (in this case 1.5.3).
No error message will appear. If you resize the window, everything inside the window turns into a light grey with no text visible anymore (just moving the window doesn't change anything).
There is no log file in the logs folder.
I used a fresh install of Minecraft, as usual.
The small .bat file still works fine, and the launcher appears as expected, so Christopher Rose may not be reporting the same issue (since it also doesn't work without a theme for him).
Without the error message, this bug may be hard to track for new users, and they may never be able to play the game, since they can't get help with their issue.
This needs to be adressed soon.