User:Pmw57/Minecrafthelp/Troubleshooting/Problematic frame or pixel format not accelerated

= Problematic frame or pixel format not accelerated =

Problem

The Minecraft launcher won't start and a file called hs_err_pid.log is created that mentions a problematic frame, or Java tell you that you have bad video card drivers due to pixel format not accelerated.

Cause

The above reports about problematic frame or pixel format not accelerated are caused by having out of date or bad video card drivers, which result in the graphics card not knowing how to handle certain OpenGL commands.

Commonly this is due to the graphics card being too old.

Solution

Update your video card drivers