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I cannot run minecraft 1.7.3 or higher. I use a Windows Vista and this is the message it gives me when I try to run 1.8.0:



[09:51:41] [Client thread/INFO]: Setting user: charliecbee
[09:51:41] [Client thread/INFO]: (Session ID is token:4ce44dc55b7a4aa28dc6dfa85f1342b3:05590655b551457aabd2c942da921019)
[09:51:45] [Client thread/INFO]: LWJGL Version: 2.9.1
[09:51:46] [Client thread/INFO]: Reloading ResourceManager: Default
[09:51:46] [Sound Library Loader/INFO]: Starting up SoundSystem...
[09:51:47] [Client thread/WARN]: File minecraft:sounds/mob/ghast/fireball.ogg does not exist, cannot add it to event minecraft:item.fireCharge.use
[09:51:47] [Thread-6/INFO]: Initializing LWJGL OpenAL
[09:51:47] [Thread-6/INFO]: (The LWJGL binding of OpenAL. For more information, see http://www.lwjgl.org)
[09:51:47] [Thread-6/INFO]: OpenAL initialized.
[09:51:47] [Sound Library Loader/INFO]: Sound engine started
[09:51:53] [Client thread/INFO]: Created: 512x512 textures-atlas
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# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x2a7b3e88, pid=2180, tid=864
#
# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (7.0_71-b14) (build 1.7.0_71-b14)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (24.71-b01 mixed mode windows-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [ig4dev32.dll+0x3e88]
#
# Failed to write core dump. Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# C:\Users\Charlie Blake.CharlieBlake-PC\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\hs_err_pid2180.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed

[error occurred during error reporting , id 0xc0000005]

I understand others have this problem. If you do have this problem please do not say so as it will do no help to this thread. If you know how to solve it PLEASE TELL ME!! I really want to play on Minecraft 1.8!

I've seen many of these threads, I'm not good with remembering crash reports, but when people say they can only run 1.7.2 and not higher, it's mainly because they don't have OpenGL 2.1. This is graphics support AFAIK, so the only fix to this would be to check for updates to your graphics card driver online and install them (this hardly ever installs OpenGL2.1 with it) or to buy a new graphics card altogether.

I could be wrong, but this is mainly the problem when I see these threads.

Quote from Enderman967392»

I've seen many of these threads, I'm not good with remembering crash reports, but when people say they can only run 1.7.2 and not higher, it's mainly because they don't have OpenGL 2.1. This is graphics support AFAIK, so the only fix to this would be to check for updates to your graphics card driver online and install them (this hardly ever installs OpenGL2.1 with it) or to buy a new graphics card altogether.

I could be wrong, but this is mainly the problem when I see these threads.

Actually most of the Intel cards are known to have issues with OpenGL support, not that they can't use newer OpenGL.

Quote from charliecbee»

# Problematic frame:
# C [ig4dev32.dll+0x3e88]

In this case, you need to see this:
http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/references/intel-4-series-chipsets/