How to install Minecraft
- 1). Visit the Minecraft website and click "Buy Now!" if you do not yet own a license. Click "Register" to create a username and password, then log in. Read the terms and conditions. If you agree to abide and be bound by them, check the box next to "I have read the user agreements" and choose your payment method --- credit card or PayPal. You now have a Minecraft license associated with your username.
- 2). Click "Download" from the main page while logged into the Minecraft website. Download the launcher file appropriate to your operating system --- .exe for Windows, .zip for Mac OSX or .jar for other operating systems. Choose a save location and download the file.
- 3). Double-click on the Minecraft launcher to launch the application. The first time you do, the launcher will install the necessary files onto your computer. After running the launcher for the first time while connected to the Internet, you will be able to play offline whenever you want.
- 4). Enter your username and password in the launcher screen and click "Log in". The launcher will download and install any updates, then take you to the Minecraft main menu.
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