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Crash log is as follows:

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// Don't be sad. I'll do better next time, I promise!
Time: 20/04/14 10:24 AM
Description: Initializing game
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:252)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ban.ag(SourceFile:340)
at ban.f(SourceFile:713)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:148)

A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Stacktrace:
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:252)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ban.ag(SourceFile:340)
-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
at ban.f(SourceFile:713)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:148)
-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.7.9
Operating System: Windows 8.1 (amd64) version 6.3
Java Version: 1.7.0_55, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 40691616 bytes (38 MB) / 81264640 bytes (77 MB) up to 954728448 bytes (910 MB)
JVM Flags: 2 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx1G
AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
Launched Version: 1.7.9
LWJGL: 2.9.1
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
GL Caps:
Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
Type: Client (map_client.txt)
Resource Packs: []
Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
Vec3 Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used
Anisotropic Filtering: Off (1)

I have the latest drivers for my graphics card and I even tried the absolute latest beta drivers to no avail. Do NOT tell me to update my graphics card drivers because they are quite obviously NOT the problem here!

Yes, graphics drivers are the problem, but: That graphics card is not supported under windows 8.1. Downgrade to windows 8 (or lower) or get a new computer.

Quote from Tails1

Yes, graphics drivers are the problem, but: That graphics card is not supported under windows 8.1. Downgrade to windows 8 (or lower) or get a new computer.

Damn... I'll have to either make a windows 8 install disk as my current one is on Windows 8.1 Update 1 or I could just grin and bear it for four days or so until I can get a new computer. Although I suppose that this will be the least of my problems if the OS does not support the card...

Please help- just upgraded to windows 8.1 and have ATI mobility radeon 4200 builtin on laptop :
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/671b7eee6580fe923054

Quote from josh100

Please help- just upgraded to windows 8.1 and have ATI mobility radeon 4200 builtin on laptop :
https://gist.github....eee6580fe923054

That graphics card is not supported under windows 8.1. Downgrade to windows 8 (or lower) or get a new computer.
Next time create your own topic, don't hijack someone else's.

Note to self: When I get a new laptop: Get nVidia graphics!