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Old 10th Dec 2013, 09:44
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Pelikal
 
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Minecraft - bad video card drivers!

Ok, this sort of relates to the Lego thread in J.B. A poster suggested Minecraft as worth a look, a sort of digital successor to Lego. Well, I thought I would try the demo. I have created an account but have hit a snag with running the demo.

Firstly, I get a Java security alert which I ignored. I have the latest version of Java. The demo starts to load but I get the message:

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.



I have checked and a newer AMD driver is available (AMD Autodetect). My question is, what is the risk of downloading/installing the latest driver? Everything else is working fine as it is, I don't want to mess things up. Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit. I guess I should backup and set a restore point or something but this is an area I can't seem to get my head around.

I have a 250gb ext. drive available. I can give more system details if needed. Thanks! I didn't whether to post here or post on the Lego thread.
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