Keith Jacobson

check the appdata folder and get ride of anything old in there. Skins and resource packs. then restart the launcher and see if that does it
fingers crossed!

quick update.

I was going to start my own report as suggested, but I tried a couple more things first.

Again, uninstalled game AND Java. Reinstalled game, NOT Java yet.

I've also been using resource packs from long ago and a couple of skins. Deleted all of those in the appdata folder.

Started the game, still no Java installed, and BOOM! I'm back in business!

The only thing that really makes sense here, is the resource packs were just too old and were freaking out the game.

Going to install Java next and try the launcher again, but again, I don't think that was the issue.