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I have a Windows 8 computer and my video card is AMD Radeon HD 6550D but everything I try to launch or open minecraft I get this 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 4/14/13 5:07 PM

-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.5.1
Operating System: Windows 8 (x86) version 6.2
Java Version: 1.7.0_17, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 410509224 bytes (391 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: 2.4.2
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:235)
at avv.a(SourceFile:56)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:507)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT 30c997a5 ----------
Could anyone please help me Dx

Quote from cestislife

Install the Catalyst Software Suite here.
http://support.amd.c...iw_vista32.aspx

If that does not resolve the issue, please post your DxDiag log.

Do u have a 64 bit link? Cause I have a 64 bit computer.

Quote from cestislife

Your crash log states that you have 32-bit windows.

Either way, this is it then.
http://support.amd.c...iw_vista64.aspx

And it seems that you are running 32-bit Java, please install 64-bit Java here.
http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Is this safe? Because last time I got an "failure configuring windows update reverting changes" and end up having to reboot my whole computer.

Quote from cestislife

The drivers are from the hardware's manufacturer, if that's not safe I do not know what is.

Oh okay so I just download Catalyst Software Suite? Sorry for all these questions.. I really dont want to screw up.

Quote from cestislife

Yes.

K i downloaded it and all but now when I try to run minecraft all I get is a black screen...