Saturday, August 20, 2011

Run Minecraft 64-bit Tutorial

If you have a 64-bit windows you can take advantage of it by running Minecraft in 64-bit just follow the instructions below, I am not sure if it boasts any performance at all.

Download 64-bit java and install it.
http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=49026
or download it from http://www.java.com/ you will need to use a 64-bit browser or click on see all java downloads here http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Download Minecraft.jar file and place it anywhere you wish.
http://www.minecraft.net/download/minecraft.jar?v=1313864384895
or download it from http://www.minecraft.net it is under the Linux / Other section

Create a new windows shortcut to run minecraft or just copy and paste this "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1024M -Xms512M -cp Minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame with the quotations in run to execute Minecraft and you can skip the following steps.

Set "Target" to "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1024M -Xms512M -cp Minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame

Set "Start in" to be where the .jar file is. Example "C:\Minecraft"

Optional to set "Run" to Minimized

Optianal to "Change Icon" then browse and select minecraft.exe icon.
Optianal to increase memory usage for Minecraft change the first -Xms parameter to something higher.

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