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Here is my 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 12/28/12 9:50 PM

-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.4.6
Operating System: Windows NT (unknown) (amd64) version 6.2
Java Version: 1.7.0_01, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 390924168 bytes (372 MB) / 514523136 bytes (490 MB) up to 954466304 bytes (910 MB)
JVM Flags: 2 total; -Xms512m -Xmx1024m
AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used
Suspicious classes: No suspicious classes found.
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
LWJGL: 2.4.2
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
Type: Client (map_client.txt)
Texture Pack: Default
Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
Vec3 Pool Size: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null[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:232)
at asq.a(SourceFile:56)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:515)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT a0b62ae0 ----------
I'm using a Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti with Windows 8.
Also as a side note, I had a AMD HD 6750 until it broke. I removed the drivers for that with Driver Fusion and then upgraded to the Nvidia Drivers. Minecraft was working fine before I installed the Nvidia card.

Right-click your window and go onto the Nvid option find the place where it says OpenGL, or something like that, and set the bar to it's lowest settings. Launch-up Minecraft and it should work, these setting also work for those who have older graphics cards like Intel cards.

Quote from 098v

Right-click your window and go onto the Nvid option find the place where it says OpenGL, or something like that, and set the bar to it's lowest settings. Launch-up Minecraft and it should work, these setting also work for those who have older graphics cards like Intel cards.

What window?

Quote from jammieftw

Minecraft does not support windows 8

http://venturebeat.c...markus-persson/

Notch tweeted:
I'd rather have minecraft not run on win 8 at all than to play along. Maybe we can convince a few people not to switch to win 8 that way..

It was working before I installed the new card...

Downgrade your video card and see if it works.

Fixed... and I have no idea how.
I tried it today and it worked. I'm mystified