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          Bad video card drivers!      
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    Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode.
    This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers.
     
     
     
    --- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
    Generated 10/7/12 12:40 PM
     
    Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5
    OS: Windows 8 (x86) version 6.2
    Java: 1.7.0_07, Oracle Corporation
    VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
    LWJGL: 2.4.2
    [failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]
     
    org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:185)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:236)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:657)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
    --- END ERROR REPORT fc4a4bc8 ----------
     
     
    asked Oct 7, 2012 in Minecraft Bugs by anonymous
    reshown Nov 3, 2012 by Claush
      

    2 Answers

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    Hidden due to being too long unanswered.  Feel free to reshow admins.

     

    ~miklvy
    answered Nov 2, 2012 by miklvy (13,760 points)
    0 votes
    answered Jan 2, 2013 by Prîncëss Esšîę Víølã (180 points)
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