Hey guys. I decided to play some snes9x 1.51 tonight until I found out the games freeze all the time. It'll literally start in the first second of the whole software (which is a black screen). I confirmed this by fast-forwarding the game and it fast forwards, but when I let go, it stops on a still image. Obviously no sound. It crashes when I exit.
After finding out 1.53 has been released, I downloaded it. Everytime it opens, it simply crashes and doesn't respond. I made the folder by hand by naming it "snes9x 1.53 32x". I'm sure the name doesn't matter, right?
I even tried getting another 1.51, but it's the same problem as the first paragraph.
I have Windows Vista 32 bit Ultimate edition
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00 GHz
4GB ram
I'll really appreciate your help.
Edit! None of my PC games are working! They just freeze or crash the moment they start.
Snes9x 1.53 crashes the moment I open it
Re: Snes9x 1.53 crashes the moment I open it
normally I'd just say you've got a bad/corrupt ROM, but given that multiple apps are failing...
back up your data, check with your laptop manufacturer for latest drivers, and scan for malware. if you recently installed any apps since the last time things worked properly, uninstall them.
if the above don't resolve the problem, you can assume either the OS is compromised or you have a hardware issue. simplest way to resolve the former is to do a clean load of the OS (or full recovery if the manufacturer provided recovery media).
back up your data, check with your laptop manufacturer for latest drivers, and scan for malware. if you recently installed any apps since the last time things worked properly, uninstall them.
if the above don't resolve the problem, you can assume either the OS is compromised or you have a hardware issue. simplest way to resolve the former is to do a clean load of the OS (or full recovery if the manufacturer provided recovery media).
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Yeah, copy all your data to a different location, grab a recovery CD, etc. Also, don't use Vista anymore, upgrade to 7.
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7 has much better drivers and has lots of bug fixes.
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7 and Vista use the same drivers for most devices (you can check AMD and Nvidia's driver pages for evidence). Device Stage is convenient in some cases, but hardly a killer feature. As for bug fixes, SP1 took care of most of them years ago.Camo_Yoshi wrote:7 has much better drivers and has lots of bug fixes.
If you're running Vista, there's really no compelling reason to spend the money on 7 unless you've got enough machines to buy the family pack upgrade. If you're still running XP, though, and have suitable hardware...
7's biggest thing going for it is it doesn't have the tarnish that Vista quickly acquired due to the abysmal Nvidia driver situation at launch, overactive UAC prompts, and the deal with Intel that allowed systems using 945G graphics to be marketed as "Vista Ready." Most of the kinks had been ironed out by the time SP1 shipped, but by them the (then deserved) damage to its reputation had been done. Remember, Vista (6.0) and 7 (6.1) are similar enough that the server versions are 2008 and 2008 R2.
For the record, I ran Vista on my primary machine for two and a half years, and moved to 7 when I replaced that machine. The biggest difference I see in regular, heavy usage is the additional keyboard shortcuts (like win+up/down/left/right; win-up is much simpler than alt+space,x/n, and there was no keyboard equivalent for win+left/right at all).
I also accept that you're probably not going to agree with me, and that's fine
I agree with you. It does look nicer though.odditude wrote:7 and Vista use the same drivers for most devices (you can check AMD and Nvidia's driver pages for evidence). Device Stage is convenient in some cases, but hardly a killer feature. As for bug fixes, SP1 took care of most of them years ago.Camo_Yoshi wrote:7 has much better drivers and has lots of bug fixes.
If you're running Vista, there's really no compelling reason to spend the money on 7 unless you've got enough machines to buy the family pack upgrade. If you're still running XP, though, and have suitable hardware...
7's biggest thing going for it is it doesn't have the tarnish that Vista quickly acquired due to the abysmal Nvidia driver situation at launch, overactive UAC prompts, and the deal with Intel that allowed systems using 945G graphics to be marketed as "Vista Ready." Most of the kinks had been ironed out by the time SP1 shipped, but by them the (then deserved) damage to its reputation had been done. Remember, Vista (6.0) and 7 (6.1) are similar enough that the server versions are 2008 and 2008 R2.
For the record, I ran Vista on my primary machine for two and a half years, and moved to 7 when I replaced that machine. The biggest difference I see in regular, heavy usage is the additional keyboard shortcuts (like win+up/down/left/right; win-up is much simpler than alt+space,x/n, and there was no keyboard equivalent for win+left/right at all).
I also accept that you're probably not going to agree with me, and that's fine