I'll be choosing beta 1.3_01 for this tutorial. You should see something like this:įirstly, using the drop-down menu, select the version you wish to download. Now we can get to the heart of this tutorial. Ok, we're all set! If anything goes wrong, you can just replace the minecraft.jar with the backup we've just made. What we need to do is to create a copy of the minecraft.jar file and rename it to something like minecraft-backup.jar. Now you'll see a list of files and folders. When you press enter, you'll be taken to the appdata folder. To make a backup, go to 'My Computer', and type %appdata% in the navigation bar: Oh yeah, Minecraft Version Changer has a built-in backup functionality, but I still like to do the steps below, just to be safe.
You can always force update, but keep in mind that this will overwrite all your mods if you have some installed. Just in case something goes wrong, I recommend that you back up your Minecraft.jar. *NOTE: Some antiviruses say that MVC is potentially dangerous (including mine), but I can assure you that it is clean CNET even approved it ( ) Making a backup You'll also need to download an awesome little program called 'Minecraft Version Changer', available here: This tutorial won't work if you're trying to pirate the game (by all means, if you like it, buy it!). Before we start, make sure you have Minecraft installed on your computer.
