for some reason forge just crashes when trying to got mods to work 
  
  
11 mods loaded 
Optifine OptiFine_1.2.5_HD_U_C7 (loaded after forge) 
Minecraft Forge 3.4.9.171 
FML v2.2.106.176 
Forge Mod Loader version 2.2.106.176 for Minecraft 1.2.5 
	mod_MobSpawnControl : Loaded (mod_MobSpawnControl.RequiresModLoader.zip) 
	mod_SimpleOres : Loaded (SimpleOres 1.2.5 v6 Client Forge.zip) 
	mod_Netherrocks : Loaded (Netherrocks 1.2.5 Client Forge.zip) 
	mod_NotEnoughItems : Loaded (NotEnoughItems-Client 1.2.2.4.zip) 
	mod_CodeChickenCore : Loaded (CodeChickenCore-Client 0.5.3.zip) 
	mod_SpawnHuman : Loaded (spawn-human.zip) (Old Human Mob from MC Classic) 
	mod_SpawnerGUI : Loaded (Spawner GUI.zip) 
	mod_Timber : Loaded (Timber! (1.2.4).zip) 
	mod_noBiomesX : Loaded (NBXlite-1.2.5.zip) 
	mod_ModLoaderMp : Loaded (ModLoaderMP 1.2.5 v1.zip) 
	mod_MinecraftForge : Loaded (minecraftforge-client-3.4.9.171.zip) 
  
  
      Minecraft has crashed!       
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Minecraft has stopped running because it encountered a problem. 
  
  
  
  
--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 3a747424 -------- 
Generated 8/23/12 10:08 AM 
  
Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5 
OS: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1 
Java: 1.7.0_04-ea, Oracle Corporation 
VM: Java HotSpot 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation 
LWJGL: 2.4.2 
OpenGL: Royal BNA Driver version 2.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.2555, Intel 
  
java.lang.NullPointerException 
	at cpw.mods.fml.common.modloader.ModLoaderModContainer.init(ModLoaderModContainer.java:356) 
	at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.modInit(Loader.java:273) 
	at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:628) 
	at cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.onLoadComplete(FMLClientHandler.java:223) 
	at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:429) 
	at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:738) 
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) 
--- END ERROR REPORT 82d4104 ---------- 
  
after looking in the "ForgeModLoader-0.log" file I  found the problem: 
the problem is forge is trying to load ALL of the unzipped mods I have in my mods folder (even ones from older versions of minecraft) why? 
  
after deleteing all of those unzipped folders and running magic launcher... IT'S WORKING!