Cannot Run Newest MC Version

TurtleShroom

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Good afternoon.
I am having issues with my grandparents' computer and the newest version of MC. When my cousin and I stay over there, he plays my grandparents' old computer and I play my laptop.
Last Friday, for the first time ever (MC worked on "Windows Vista" and the extant "Windows VII" we have now), "Minecraft" failed to even go past the Launcher. I had never seen anything like it.
My grandparents' computer exceeds the minimum specifications for this video game and we have the most recent drivers.
What are we doing wrong?
I tried asking Microsoft directly, but I got no response.

Thank you for any assistance you may render.
-TURTLESHROOM


P.S.: The DXDIAG File for the computer is available at this link.
P.S.S.: My grandparents have Norton Internet Security, which apparently has risks of crashing when logging in to "Minecraft". Would this break MC?
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 9020
OS
Windows VII Professional (Sixty Four Bit)
CPU
Intel Core I7-4770 CPU (at 3.400 Gigahertz/3.39 Gigahertz)
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
32GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660
Sound Card
Standard
Monitor(s) Displays
MULTISYNC LCD 1530V + Evoyo Display
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
Four Terabyte Solid State Drive
PSU
Gold Standard
Case
Original
Cooling
Traditional
Keyboard
Compaq Internet Keyboard (KU-9978)
Mouse
Genius Net Scroll Serial
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
Supermium; Google Chrome; Firefox 28
Other Info
Jesus loves you and died for you!
First off what is "MC"? Please don't use abbreviations and assume that everyone knows what it is. Secondly if it works on a old system but not a newer one then there is a compatibility issue. If it is extremely old software (which I would suspect) then it could be 16-bit and 16-bit software can't run on 7 64-bit. If the other computer is Vista 32-bit you wouldn't have that issue. However without any additional information on "mc" or the computers I can only speculate.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

If you had read beyond my post's title, you would know that "MC" means "Minecraft".
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 9020
OS
Windows VII Professional (Sixty Four Bit)
CPU
Intel Core I7-4770 CPU (at 3.400 Gigahertz/3.39 Gigahertz)
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
32GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660
Sound Card
Standard
Monitor(s) Displays
MULTISYNC LCD 1530V + Evoyo Display
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
Four Terabyte Solid State Drive
PSU
Gold Standard
Case
Original
Cooling
Traditional
Keyboard
Compaq Internet Keyboard (KU-9978)
Mouse
Genius Net Scroll Serial
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
Supermium; Google Chrome; Firefox 28
Other Info
Jesus loves you and died for you!
You don't need to smart off. Do you have the Java JRE installed and is it 64-bit? From here: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/get-minecraft
[TABLE="class: table table-responsive"]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 3"]Software Requirements: [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 3"]Minecraft Release 1.6 or newer. Older versions will need to be updated to current versions[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 3"] Please note that some users experience issues playing Minecraft while using a mismatched version of Java for their operating system (32 or 64 bit), while using certain versions of Java 7, or while multiple versions of Java are installed
Starting from Minecraft 1.12, Java 8 will be required to run Minecraft. If you don't know whether you have Java 8, don't worry - our installers supply Minecraft with its own version of Java by default.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Is it Minecraft version 1.6? You asked about Norton. I don't know if it'll break Minecraft but have you tried disabling it? I'll have to admit I don't know anything about the game.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 9020
OS
Windows VII Professional (Sixty Four Bit)
CPU
Intel Core I7-4770 CPU (at 3.400 Gigahertz/3.39 Gigahertz)
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
32GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660
Sound Card
Standard
Monitor(s) Displays
MULTISYNC LCD 1530V + Evoyo Display
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
Four Terabyte Solid State Drive
PSU
Gold Standard
Case
Original
Cooling
Traditional
Keyboard
Compaq Internet Keyboard (KU-9978)
Mouse
Genius Net Scroll Serial
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
Supermium; Google Chrome; Firefox 28
Other Info
Jesus loves you and died for you!
If you already have it installed, try right clicking on the .exe file and selecting Properties. Set the compatibility mode for Vista. Apply. Also, select "Run as administrator."
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell M6500 Precision Work Station
OS
Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit
Memory
8 GB
Screen Resolution
1920x
Internet Speed
30 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton Security
Browser
IE 11
If you already have it installed, try right clicking on the .exe file and selecting Properties. Set the compatibility mode for Vista. Apply. Also, select "Run as administrator."

I didn't think to try the Windows Compatibility Mode. because it's never worked before. I will definitely do that. I already run "Minecraft" as an Administrator, though.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 9020
OS
Windows VII Professional (Sixty Four Bit)
CPU
Intel Core I7-4770 CPU (at 3.400 Gigahertz/3.39 Gigahertz)
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
32GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660
Sound Card
Standard
Monitor(s) Displays
MULTISYNC LCD 1530V + Evoyo Display
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
Four Terabyte Solid State Drive
PSU
Gold Standard
Case
Original
Cooling
Traditional
Keyboard
Compaq Internet Keyboard (KU-9978)
Mouse
Genius Net Scroll Serial
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
Supermium; Google Chrome; Firefox 28
Other Info
Jesus loves you and died for you!
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