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i really need help i keep getting this dang opengl error heres my error report im running windows 8 i have the most uptodate driver i can find my computer is a toshiba l455d-s5976 with an ati radeon 3100 videocard
i know my video card is compatible with opengl because i have played minecraft on it before i upgraded to win8 plz help me

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 10/20/12 3:21 AM

- Minecraft Version: 1.3.2
- Operating System: Windows 8 (amd64) version 6.2
- Java Version: 1.7.0_07, Oracle Corporation
- Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
- Memory: 964130112 bytes (919 MB) / 1037959168 bytes (989 MB) up to 1037959168 bytes (989 MB)
- JVM Flags: 2 total; -Xms1024m -Xmx1024m
- 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 c2607eac ----------

ya i went to the manuf. website 4 the drivers i have to have opengl support because i can play minecraft (when it was working) on far render distance with only a little bit og lag

i got it i had to go back to windows 7 i guess windows 8 didnt have a working video driver for mee oh well at least i can play minecraft again thank u for the help