when opening a version 1.7.4 and the snapshots after from the minecraft launcher (1.3.8) it fails to open the game (open the game but stops and closes on the mojang logo photo) after it opens the launcher again.
here is the log from the launcher:

([14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x05423e88, pid=5596, tid=5652
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (7.0_45-b18) (build 1.7.0_45-b18)
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (24.45-b08 mixed mode, sharing windows-x86 )
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # Problematic frame:
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # C [ig4dev32.dll+0x3e88]
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # Failed to write core dump. Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # An error report file with more information is saved as:
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\hs_err_pid5596.log
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> # See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
[14:52:17 INFO]: Client> #