epsxe windows mode problems

[kangel288]

well, epsxe runs fine when i play it in fullscreen mode, but when i have it in windows mode the game doesnt even load up then it gives me the "would you like to send an error report?" that is so common for XP after about 3 seconds of waiting...and its weird cuz if i open another game, such as sims or diablo2 in windows mode, then open epsxe, it seems to work fine....but this gets very annoying because those games take a while to load up and i was just wondering if there was a solution to this problem

THANKS!

[Galway no Sora]

Computer spec and the plugin config you're using for ePSXe please!

[kangel288]

Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.64
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: Intel(R) 82810 Graphics Controller

Resolution/Color:
- 400x300 Window mode

Textures:
- Default
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: off
- Palettized tex windows: off
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limit: off
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer texture: 1
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: off
- Advanced blending: software

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: on
- Dithering: on
- Screen smoothing: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

[winter_mute]

1. Swith 2 D3D(DX6) Plugin it will be faster... & better for your card since it (your gfx card) doesn`t use DX7
2. try 2 higher resolution 640x480 (or higher) it`ll improve (image) quality a lot

[Mr. Killjoy]

Tada!!!
Intel are only good at making CPU
Change your gfx card or do what winter_mute said...
but IMO, if you have little money, even a Geforce2 could be fine

[kangel288]

umm...dont i already have D3D? O_o

[n_w95482]

but that "card" doesn't use dx7. the dx6 plugin is made specifically for cards like that. also update your plugins. the newest version is 1.72. it wouldn't hurt to get a new graphics card, as the intel gfx chipset SUCKS my friend's comp has a intel gfx chipset and just about every game he has doesn't run good because the processor does all the work. a new card will help out all of your games. anyways, here's the link.
http://www.ngemu.com/download.php?action=plugin&id=1

[kangel288]

okay i got it...but the problem isnt fixed..oh and btw it did the same thing on my other computer with my ATI rage pro card if that helps any O_o (yes i knwo that kinda card is a piece of crap as well..)

[Yeloazndevil]

u could get a GeForce2 MX400 for around 25 bucks now

[n_w95482]

have you tried updating your drivers too?

[kangel288]

my card drivers? yeah actualy i updated them like 2 days ago

[trileona]

Would I be wrong in suggesting you try the PEOpS Software Driver? I've seen some pretty good results on those silly 3D cards before.

[n_w95482]

the peops soft plugin makes the processor do ALL of the work, so you will need a faster processor than if you used the other plugins. i tried both the soft plugin and the dx6/dx7 plugins on my friends comp which is a 933 mhz p3 with i think the same gfx chipset. the dx6 plugin ran better and a little faster than the normal dx7 plugin. the dx6 one ran either at or close to full speed, but the soft plugin ran at about 30-40 fps (i think).

[trileona]

Really? That's interesting. I figured the software thing was a bid to get back to old CVGS style compatibility. I've got a rather crappy video card, see (GeForce 4 MX) and I was having so many problems with FFOrigins, but with Software everything looks fantastic. And the movies play smoothly too. Anyone know what's up with the MDEC playback? Or is it just me?

[Yeloazndevil]

well ePSXe is not CVGS

[n_w95482]

well the compatibility is higher with the soft plugin, but it doesn't run fast with slower computers and it doesn't have as many gfx options and settings. as for the gfx card. try using the opengl plugin. i use it on my gf4 mx 420 card and it works good (just not @ full speed, blame my processor). but if it works ok with the soft plugin. then keep using it then . i can't post my current plugin settings, because i can't use my comp for a couple of weeks, but i will try looking around for another post i made with similar settings.

edit: i found one of my older posts with my settings from a little over 3 weeks ago (june 3rd).

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.71
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce4 MX 420/PCI/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
[16 Bit]- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R4G4B4A4
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: on
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer texture: 1
- Framebuffer access: 3
- Alpha multipass: off
- Mask bit: off
- Advanced blending: off

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: on
- 15 bit FB: on
- Dithering: on
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: on [00000081]