Troubleshoot Minecraft game wont run has error message

[Rozesky2]

Briefly explain your current issue(s)

minecraft wont play

Steps taken to resolve, but have been unsuccessful

I when to minecraft website to get help but could not figure out anything to fix it

I am attaching a copy of the log file from minecraft about why it wont run. Maybe this laptop is too old and it wont run on it but I am not sure. the log has the computer specs at the bottom of it...

The game was a bday present to my grandson who is 10 I was hoping it would run on this computer.

 

[Oxygen]

Could you give me a screenshot of what error you get when trying to load up minecraft?

The log you attached has something with Java I assume.

 

[Rozesky2]

well this is all I get it wont even start
here are the screen shots which the same as
the log I think

 

[Kate_L]

Try with jre7. I am a minecraft mod developer and I notice some issues with jre8.
Update video driver also

 

[Rozesky2]

moble 965 express chipset family did undate in device manage and it said it was the best update
I did change to java 7 seemed like it got a little further here is the log now

 

[Rozesky2]

but it still will not start
what is the best way to see what graphic card is on the motherboard so I can try another way to
update it?

 

[Kate_L]

Try a 1.6.4 or below, with that it will work. The issue it is how minecraft works from 1.7. *
You can fix this by adding a graphic card with 128 MB or bigger.
To change the minecraft version just "Edit Profile" and then you have (see my picture)

 

[Rozesky2]

That work great !!! my grandson is so excited it is working on that computer and it doesnt even lag.
thank you thank you
he has one question for you, btw he was very impresssed you create mods. He was wondering if there is a site he can
go to, to learn how to creata mod. But he is not computer savey. I am tho

 

[Kate_L]

He must learn java and then he should go and use Minecraft Forge (http://www.minecraftforge.net/wiki/Basic_Modding)

 

[NullPointerException]

#  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x286e3e88, pid=2716, tid=1340

Yes, OpenSecLab is right.

If your grandson is interested in modding, he should learn C# (I recommend it as it is a very high-level, type-safe language where you can basically do everything), which will take, if he's average, a year (To read around 1,000 paged book). However, if he knows the basic stuff like an exception, a register, a pointer, a compiler, he won't take longer than six months. Three-two months at best.

 

[Rozesky2]

well I have a background in easy computer languages so I guess I can work with him on learning C+ or is there
an easier practice language I could teach him first? Just for him to get the feel for how programming works
He is only 10 but very interested in creating mods and programs

 

[NullPointerException]

well I have a background in easy computer languages so I guess I can work with him on learning C+ or is there
an easier practice language I could teach him first? Just for him to get the feel for how programming works
He is only 10 but very interested in creating mods and programs

C++ is a tad too big language. I prefer either C# or Python. I recommend him to read an Introduction to Algorithms by CLRS. By the time he is 12, he will be a master programmer. Perhaps he will become a computer scientist (I am not kidding) if he's interested in computer science. However, it will take him patience. What is your programming background? I could get to know your comfort while teaching. Is he interested in self-learning or...?

 

[Rozesky2]

well my programing background in older (remember I am a retired teacher I taught math and some computer science, MY degree is BA in math minor Computer Science) I programmed in Basic, Pascal, some HTML because I could create websites with frontpage and modify them some. LOL told you it was old...probably older than you. oh and I had Fortran...better get out your history books to look them up lol..I am sure I could learn C+ easily. There was one other obscure language I cant remember
Hey I found a website codeacademy.com that teaches python for free...I think that would be a great place to start.
IF I was about 10 years younger I would had gone into IT work and programming

 

[Rozesky2]

So I understand about strings, variables, syntax and what syntax errors are and how to look for them. I was going over that python class at www.codeacademy.com and alot of things came back to me. That will be the perfect place for Caleb to start I think then find more intensive training . He is open to self-learning and/or class or tutoring. He is really hungry to learn so he would be a great student

 

[NullPointerException]

well my programing background in older (remember I am a retired teacher I taught math and some computer science, MY degree is BA in math minor Computer Science) I programmed in Basic, Pascal, some HTML because I could create websites with frontpage and modify them some. LOL told you it was old...probably older than you. oh and I had Fortran...better get out your history books to look them up lol..I am sure I could learn C+ easily. There was one other obscure language I cant remember
Hey I found a website codeacademy.com that teaches python for free...I think that would be a great place to start.
IF I was about 10 years younger I would had gone into IT work and programming

Yes, I just found out I am half of your age (About to be 34 ). Fortran is heavily mathematical. I wouldn't recommend it for a 10 year old. However, I find Learning Python (by Mark Lutz) a great resource for Python. Python is a high-level language and shouldn't take you long to learn.

 

[Rozesky2]

can you look at it and see what you think?

 

[NullPointerException]

can you look at it and see what you think?

I don't think CodeCademy is a good place to start. Mainly because it's a website. I always preferred reading over websites

 

[Rozesky2]

Yor exactly my son (Caleb's dad age ....that is true what about I do both? These younger kids (no you the 10 yr old lol )want it all RIGHT NOW..so if I do both I think it will keep his attention.

 

[Rozesky2]

Hey ....I just found a book python for kids on amazon...I think that would be a great place to start woo hoo....Yeah maybe he will become a programmer....and just think we will be the ones to set him on this path..

 

[Rozesky2]

Their is also I read on amazon as recommendation with that other book a book to learn scratch. You think this would be of interest?