Minecraft isn't working for Windows 8 running on ALIENWARE. I've tried restarting the computer, updating java, deleting the directory and everything. I just keep getting stuck at this white screen (no "Mojang" splash). There's some weird, creepy music that I haven't heard before but it might be menu music. It's like creepy halloween versions of old tracks. If I change my computer's resolution while the white screen is running, it will go to the main Minecraft menu, which will be frozen (the music continues to play) and if I click on buttons, the click sound will occur but nothing will happen. The only button that works is the "quit game" button, which of course, quits out of the game.
How do I get the game to work?