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(Single player) launcher issue

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Every time I try to run the launcher a it says it cannot find java.exe . And says to make sure I typed it in right. I have tried re-downloading and extracting the file. But this doesn't seem to change anything. Am I missing something obvious or do I need to do something complicated to fix this?
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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did you extract the archive before trying to run it, or are you running it from in the zip?
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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FlatStanle wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:28 am Every time I try to run the launcher a it says it cannot find java.exe . And says to make sure I typed it in right. I have tried re-downloading and extracting the file. But this doesn't seem to change anything. Am I missing something obvious or do I need to do something complicated to fix this?
Which launcher? Saradomin or the one directly from 2009scape.org?

You need java to play RuneScape. RuneScape is a Java game.
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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ryannathans wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:31 am did you extract the archive before trying to run it, or are you running it from in the zip?
I extracted the zip to my desktop and ran it from there. After that is gives the same error but it can't find my user account i.e. c:users/(account name)
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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Ceikry wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:35 am
FlatStanle wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:28 am Every time I try to run the launcher a it says it cannot find java.exe . And says to make sure I typed it in right. I have tried re-downloading and extracting the file. But this doesn't seem to change anything. Am I missing something obvious or do I need to do something complicated to fix this?
Which launcher? Saradomin or the one directly from 2009scape.org?

You need java to play RuneScape. RuneScape is a Java game.
I have Java installed it keeps saying "still waiting for server to start"
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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Do you have a space in the path to the folder?

Windows can't elegantly handle spaces in path names.
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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Ceikry wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:41 am Do you have a space in the path to the folder?

Windows can't elegantly handle spaces in path names.
I think that might be it. How to I change the path, so I can get rid of the space. It doesn't ask for the path when I run the executable
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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You move the singleplayer files somewhere else that doesn't have a space in the path.
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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Ceikry wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:48 am You move the singleplayer files somewhere else that doesn't have a space in the path.
That fixed it. Thank you so much! Sorry for any hassle, I know i can be kinda dense.
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Re: (Single player) launcher issue

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All good, for future reference, your question was already answered in the FAQ. Generally, it's good practice to always check for a FAQ in new places before asking questions

Hope you have fun! :D
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