Why is Minecraft giving an OpenGL error?
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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.
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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.
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Which website did you get this from?
– Ben
23 hours ago
2
"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!
– Fabian Röling
23 hours ago
2
Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.
– BaneBerry
22 hours ago
9
Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.
– dly
21 hours ago
1
Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?
– immibis
5 hours ago
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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.
minecraft
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FireCubez
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asked 23 hours ago
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I recently got Minecraft but not from the website, I paid for a code and everything seemed ok. When I tried to play the game a thing came up saying it crashed and then a message popped up saying The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL.
minecraft
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1
Which website did you get this from?
– Ben
23 hours ago
2
"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!
– Fabian Röling
23 hours ago
2
Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.
– BaneBerry
22 hours ago
9
Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.
– dly
21 hours ago
1
Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?
– immibis
5 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
1
Which website did you get this from?
– Ben
23 hours ago
2
"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!
– Fabian Röling
23 hours ago
2
Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.
– BaneBerry
22 hours ago
9
Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.
– dly
21 hours ago
1
Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?
– immibis
5 hours ago
1
1
Which website did you get this from?
– Ben
23 hours ago
Which website did you get this from?
– Ben
23 hours ago
2
2
"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!
– Fabian Röling
23 hours ago
"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!
– Fabian Röling
23 hours ago
2
2
Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.
– BaneBerry
22 hours ago
Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.
– BaneBerry
22 hours ago
9
9
Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.
– dly
21 hours ago
Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.
– dly
21 hours ago
1
1
Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?
– immibis
5 hours ago
Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?
– immibis
5 hours ago
|
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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.
- For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.
- For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.
There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.
answered 22 hours ago
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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
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15 hours ago
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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.
- For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.
- For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.
There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.
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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.
- For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.
- For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.
There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.
answered 22 hours ago
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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
– Batophobia
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It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.
- For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.
- For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.
There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.
answered 22 hours ago
XanderXander
1,263117
It looks like your graphics card doesn't support OpenGL or your drivers are outdated.
- For dedicated graphics cards, go to the card manufacturer's site (Nvidia, AMD etc.) and download the driver for your card and OS.
- For integrated graphics, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site
and download the driver for your motherboard and OS. Make sure you download the correct driver because quite a lot of older motherboard don't have Win10 drivers for example and installing Win7 drivers will cause problems.
There's also a guide on how to upgrade your drivers on Minecraft's page.
answered 22 hours ago
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XanderXander
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answered 22 hours ago
XanderXander
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answered 22 hours ago
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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
– Batophobia
15 hours ago
add a comment |
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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
– Batophobia
15 hours ago
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@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
– Batophobia
15 hours ago
@BaneBerry If using windows, you can determine what type of graphics card you have by using this question from SuperUser.SE
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Which website did you get this from?
– Ben
23 hours ago
2
"but not from the website"? You should never buy Minecraft anywhere else than on minecraft.net! Immediately refund that payment!
– Fabian Röling
23 hours ago
2
Well I got the code from amazon and it has worked for other people one person I know. It worked for them fine. The person I asked for help that has Minecraft said it would not matter if I got it from Minecraft.net and she also got her brother that was good with computers and it still did not work.
– BaneBerry
22 hours ago
9
Using gift cards or buying it directly is just a matter of personal taste. The game would still be the same. Just don't buy it on some 3rd party key stores and only download the game from minecraft.net.
– dly
21 hours ago
1
Just to be clear - did you download the game not from the website, or did you buy a code not from the website and then download the game from the website?
– immibis
5 hours ago