Cannot launch Minion (doesn't do anything)

[Benie]

Hey. I'm having an issue trying to launch Minion. I never had an issue before with it. I tried to uninstall and reinstalled the current version (2.1.4 beta according to the website, which is the same version I had 6 months ago). I double clicked the executable and nothing happens. I also searched my entire computer and I'm not seeing any '.minion' anywhere. Tried creating it in C:\Users\Myname\, but all I get is "You must type a file name." It will not allow me to have a period there.

I'm using Windows 7 x64 (Home Premium). It's installed in a custom folder. I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials as my AV. Current Java version is Java 8 Update 73.

Please assist. Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Issue is now resolved. Though I find it a bit rather annoying and awkward to launch the game via a batch file (not to mention, it takes 30 seconds to a minute to fully load up) instead of using the main executable (which makes a lot more sense), it still works. And I am happy for that.