{"id":325,"date":"2016-03-23T12:54:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T12:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2018-10-18T14:29:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T14:29:25","slug":"minecraft-error-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-net-minecraft-client-main-main","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/23\/minecraft-error-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-net-minecraft-client-main-main\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Error: Could not find or load main class net.minecraft.client.main.Main"},"content":{"rendered":"

After successful installation, <\/span>Minecraft<\/b> doesn\u2019t work fine followed by an error message.\u00a0<\/span>The error may occur due to different reasons, including but not limited to the corruption of a .jar file containing game data, corruption of game installation files, insufficient administrative privileges or cross-version compatibility issues.<\/p>\n

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In this situation, it is wise to clean up the game and system junk using ST Cleaner<\/strong>. This operation helps rejuvenate the computer and optimizes its performance at all ends.<\/p>\n

 
\n\"Minecraft<\/a><\/p>\n

ST Cleaner\u00a0follows Google Software Principles<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rename Corrupt .Jar File<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Jar file specified below might be corrupted. Rename it and then re-launch Minecraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Click the <\/span>File Explorer<\/b> icon on the taskbar.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Click the <\/span>View <\/b>tab on the Ribbon interface.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Check the <\/span>Hidden items<\/b> checkbox to show all hidden files and folders.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Open the following location: \u00a0C:\\Users\\USER_NAME\\AppData\\Roaming\\.Minecraft\\Libraries\\Net\\Minecraft\\1.6.2<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Rename <\/span>Minecraft-1.6.2.jar<\/b> as <\/span>Minecraft-1.6.2.jar.old<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Run as Admin<\/b><\/h3>\n

    The game functionality issues might arise due to insufficient administrative privileges. Re-launch it as an administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Right-click the <\/span>Minecraft<\/b> icon on your Desktop.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Choose <\/span>Run as administrator <\/b>option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Diagnose Compatibility Issues<\/b><\/h3>\n

      The information below will help you re-run Minecraft in compatibility mode:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Open Minecraft context menu by right-clicking the executable file.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Click <\/span>Properties<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Click the <\/span>Compatibility <\/b>tab.<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Check the box named <\/span>Run this program in compatibility mode for<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Select an earlier version of Windows, and then click <\/span>OK<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Reinstall Minecraft<\/b><\/h3>\n

        Using the following command-line, first rename the .Minecraft folder and then uninstall and reinstall the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Exit <\/span>Minecraft<\/b> completely.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Press <\/span>Windows Key<\/b> + <\/span>X<\/b>; choose <\/span>Command Prompt (Admin)<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Type the following commands:\n
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          • CD C:\\Users\\USER_NAME\\AppData\\Roaming\\<\/b><\/li>\n
          • REN .Minecraft .Minecraft.OLD<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Exit<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Press <\/span>Windows Key<\/b> + <\/span>X<\/b>; choose <\/span>Search<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Type <\/span>Settings<\/b> and open it from the Search Results.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Click the <\/span>System<\/b> tab on the left and then<\/span> click the<\/span> Apps & Features <\/b>tab.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • In the <\/span>Type an app name <\/b>textbox, type <\/span>Minecraft<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Select <\/span>Minecraft <\/b>from the Search Results; and then click <\/span>Uninstall<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Follow the removal wizard, restart the PC.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Install Minecraft again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            After successful installation, Minecraft doesn\u2019t work fine followed by an error message.\u00a0The error may occur due to different reasons, including but not limited to the corruption of a .jar file containing game data, corruption of game installation files, insufficient administrative privileges or cross-version compatibility issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[229,228,226,227,230],"class_list":["post-325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solutions","tag-compatibility-issues","tag-corrupt-jar-file","tag-minecraft","tag-minecraft-error","tag-reinstall-minecraft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1732,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions\/1732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}