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.

--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
Generated 3/20/11 11:15 PM

Minecraft: Minecraft Beta 1.3_01
OS: Windows XP (x86) version 5.1
Java: 1.6.0_24, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]

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:185)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:260)
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:632)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT 278f301d ----------

i have a decent computer that should play this game because i can play spore with no problems, which is a bigger game. It shouldnt be the graphics card which i am hearing because im all up too date on that. i am not sure of the problem?? im currently using vista and i have checked online for a fix to this problem and alot of vids say that lowering the graphics hardware should do the trick ( when you right click on desktop and got to personalize or properties  ) but i cant even enter that because vista wont let me...