"Pixel Format Not Accelerated" Error

[JJenk1]

Hello. I downloaded the Minecraft launcher application and tried to run the game, but after attempting to run it it gave me this error:

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:247)

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 bib.at(SourceFile:635)

at bib.aq(SourceFile:458)

at bib.a(SourceFile:404)

at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:123)

The Mojang Support website (Basically the Minecraft Support website) recommends that I update my graphics drivers, but when I try doing that using Intel's Driver Utility 2.9, the generic driver it tries to download is always interrupted by an "Unknown Error", which is probably because my computer uses an Intel(R) Q45/Q43 Express Chipset, which is an embedded graphics chip. I don't want to buy a new graphics chip/card, so what do I do?

[Stefan3D · Accepted solution]

Get graphics driver here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/81511/Graphics-Drivers-for-Intel-Q45-Express-Chipset Downloads for Graphics Drivers for Intel® Q45 Express Chipset

According to https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/000005524.html Supported APIs and Features for Intel® Graphics Drivers your GPU supports Open GL 2.0

Current Minecraft requires OpenGL 2.1 https://help.mojang.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1307761-future-opengl-support Mojang | Future OpenGL support

Try an old version of Minecaft as discussed at

http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/unmodified-minecraft-client/2466748-minecraft-version-with-the-lowest-system Minecraft Version with the lowest system requirements - Unmodified Minecraft Client Support - Support - Minecraft Forum …