I am having the same error with a brand new MS Surface PRO. It used to work, but after a recent update no longer functions.
The error occurs immediately after launching the game.
A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
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EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x5f7ab60e, pid=8476, tid=5152
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JRE version: 7.0_25-b17
Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (23.25-b01 mixed mode windows-x86 )
Problematic frame:
C [ig7icd32.dll+0x3b60e]
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Failed to write core dump. Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows
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The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
I have attached the log and the dxdiag.
That's whats confusing to me. I have a brand new PC. A stock Windows 8 Surface Pro, fully updated and it still does not work.
I paid money for this software, so if it does not work on hardware/software which came out this year, its Minecraft's responsibility to solve the issue. You can't blame it on old hardware.
I understand the issue may not be with the Minecraft code, but its still Minecraft's responsibility to contact Oracle (Java), ATI, Microsoft, whomever to log a ticket and fix it.