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I just formatted my computer and installed Windows 7 64bit. I installed Minecraft, Java and my latest video ard drivers. I then tried to start Minecraft and got this message:

Bad video card drivers!
-----------------------
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 3/17/13 8:57 PM
-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.5
Operating System: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1
Java Version: 1.7.0_17, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 935913920 bytes (892 MB) / 1013645312 bytes (966 MB) up to 1013645312 bytes (966 MB)
JVM Flags: 2 total; -Xms1000m -Xmx1000m
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: Very likely; Jar signature invalidated
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:233)
at avp.a(SourceFile:56)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:505)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT 9875ad5a ----------


How do I get Minecraft to work? I saw the OpenGL error and tried all the solutions in the Guides section with no joy. Can anyone help me? Thank you!

OK, I will try those. I tried deleting and re-installing Minecraft and that didn't help. Now I am trying to figure out how to update LWJGL. Like I said: Java is up to date and I verified it on the Java website.

Figures.... the download page for LWJGL crashed and I can't get to it right now. I will have to try again later. Thanks for the help so far!

The webpage came back up and I replaced all the files. I then tried to start Minecraft and got this error:



Bad video card drivers!
-----------------------

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 3/18/13 6:11 PM

-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.5
Operating System: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1
Java Version: 1.7.0_17, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 416707128 bytes (397 MB) / 518979584 bytes (494 MB) up to 1037959168 bytes (989 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: 2.8.5
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
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.RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.)]


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:229)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:303)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:845)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:754)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:736)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:233)
at avp.a(SourceFile:56)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:505)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT 6cdd7d1b ----------


Still the same problem it seems. I tried everything you said to do except replace Java. I will try that next. *Crosses my fingers!*

Installed a fresh 64bit Java and still get the same error. What the heck is wrong?? I need my Minecraft!! /end melt down. Seriously, I have no clue what is wrong. It is almost like OpenGL is off on my video card and I just need to figure out how to turn it on. When I was looking at the Java website, I saw that they sugegsted to type in About:Support in your address bar of Firefox to see what version have (yeah, I know I wasn't looking for Java for Firefox, but it was on the same page!) So, I typed it in and I saw this:

Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer.

That was for: Direct 2D enabled, GPU Accelerated Windows and WebGL Renderer. My graphics driver is 8.56.1.16. I don't understand... I just download the graphics suite 13.1. How can it say that my driver is only 8.56.1.16? I am now really confused.

woohoo! It finally works! I wen and downloaded another driver listed on the ATI site and installed it and now it works! Thanks for the help!