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I am unable to start the game as it gives me the error

"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 9/3/12 8:37 PM

- Minecraft Version: 1.3.2
- Operating System: Windows 8 (x86) version 6.2
- Java Version: 1.7.0_07, Oracle Corporation
- Java VM Version: Java HotSpot™ Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
- Memory: 826804544 bytes (788 MB) / 1037959168 bytes (989 MB) up to 1037959168 bytes (989 MB)
- JVM Flags: 3 total; -Xbootclasspath/a:C:\\PROGRA~1\\Java\\jre7\\lib\\deploy.jar;C:\\PROGRA~1\\Java\\jre7\\lib\\javaws.jar;C:\\PROGRA~1\\Java\\jre7\\lib\\plugin.jar -Xmx1g -Xms1024M
- LWJGL: 2.4.2
- OpenGL: ~ERROR~ NullPointerException: null
- Is Modded: Probably not
- Type: Client
- Texture Pack: ~ERROR~ NullPointerException: null
- Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)[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:233)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:516)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT 56983452 ----------

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I have Intel Q 35 chipset and the drivers are upto date. I have just bought the game for my son and he is unable to play.

HELP!!