Problems with Minecraft Magic Launcher and Windows 8?

Hi All,

This isn't really a question it's more of an answer. I was having troubles with magic launcher running on my Windows 8 computer. It would say that it couldn't connect to the server so I would always have to play offline and couldn't play multiplayer unless I went to the regular launcher which wasn't ideal. So I did a ton of searching and finally found an article that gave me the right answer. It had me open up run and copy and paste a bunch of words into it and it worked. I am now able to play online and connect to the server.

This is what it had me do:

Close the launcher and all other java applications

Press and hold the windows key, then press the R key, then release (i.e. press Win + R).

This causes the Run dialog to appear (bottom left).

Copy and paste the following command into the Run dialog:

setx _JAVA_OPTIONS -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true

Press OK.

You may see a black screen appear and disappear very quickly.

Afterwards start the launcher and enjoy the game

I had this problem when minecraft was still 1.4.7. I am not sure if the problem will persist in 1.5+

Here's the website:

http://desk.feed-the-beast.com/index.php?/Knowledg...