null dc problem

[speddyblaze]

when i start it the font looks all messed up and everytime i try 2 start marvel vs capcom my cpu screen turns black and i have 2 turn off my cpu can sum 1 help me

[Reaper man]

think you've got enough sigs there buddy? ;/

 

also it's called a PC, not a CPU... also some PC specs would be very helpful.

 

 

EDIT: yay 200 posts ;p

Edited September 22, 2007 by Reaper man

[Robert]

Gigantic sig that takes up the whole screen has been removed.

Please keep your sig to no more than 3cm high

[Agozer]

Yes, as it was stated before, we can't help you unless you provide at least some information about your computer. What it seems like though is that you have an integrated Intel graphic chip, or your video card drivers are shot to hell.

[speddyblaze]

this

Place : c:\windows

Driver : Explorer.exe

Size : 1009 KB (1 033 216 bytes)

 

Properties :

Version : 6.00.2900.3156 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.070613-1234)

Description : Windows Explorer

Copyright : © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original Filename : EXPLORER.EXE

Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Internal Name : explorer

Organisation : Microsoft Corporation

Product Version : 6.00.2900.3156

 

Extended Information :

Build for : Windows NT, 32-bit

Created : Wednesday 17 November 2004

Modified : Wednesday 13 June 2007

Accessed : Saturday 22 September 2007

 

 

if thats not it whats pc specs

Edited September 22, 2007 by speddyblaze

[Robert]

I think you're saying you have Windows XP SP 2.

 

But we still need to know what kind of Video / Graphics card you have.

[speddyblaze]

I think you're saying you have Windows XP SP 2.

 

But we still need to know what kind of Video / Graphics card you have.

 

how would i tell u that i dont where the info his

[Reaper man]

 

*sigh*

 

1. go to your desktop (you know where that pretty wallpaper is)

2. right click on an empty area and click "properties"

3. Click on the last tab in the window labeled settings

4. Right below the text "display," there should be something that says <your monitor> on <your graphics card>, we need the name of said graphics card

 

now that we have that, we need info on your CPU and RAM

 

1. hold the windows key (between ctrl and alt) and then press the pause/break key (above page up on most keyboards)

2. tell us everything it says under "computer:"

 

after you give us all that info, then we might be able to help you a bit...

Edited September 22, 2007 by Reaper man

[Agozer]

Or alternatively, run dxdiag and check the different tabs for information about your computer.

[speddyblaze]

CAMPAQ fs 7600 color monitor on via/s3g uni chrome igp

 

microsoft windows xp

home edition

version 2002

service pack 2

 

76477-OEM-0011903-00106

 

compaq presario

AMD sempron 3000+

2 00 ghz 192 mb or ram

[Agozer]

The S3 Unichrome is an integrated graphics chip found on VIA motherboards. having said that, it will never work properly in any Dreamcast emulator (lacks or poorly implements some needed graphics features). Same goes with most integrated graphics chips, save a couple from Nvidia and ATI.

 

EDIT: You might have a little luck with a program called 3DAnalyze as you can use it to emulate some missing features of your graphics hardware. It's not a surefire solution though, and can break more than it supposedly fixes.

 

The bottom line is that if you want to get Dreamcast emulators working, you need a decent graphics card. Integrated chips should never be used for emulation, especially when emulation systems with complex 3D hardware.