Emulator menu freezes computer

[GreenBanana]

After a few moments of running just the emulator itself without playing a game, my entire computer freezes up. Because of this, I don't even have time to browse many of the settings to adjust anything. This most often happens while I am in the controller settings, but it happens anywhere else in the emulator. The entire computer freezes up, forcing me to manually reset the system. I haven't had any problems running a game, but I can't play any game for long without being able to set up my controller settings. I am not using a Wiimote as I do not have a bluetooth dongle and only wish to play FFIV:TAY with a USB controller.

I have tried disabling dual core support.
I have the latest drivers for my graphics card and DirectX.
I have tried running AVG, Malwarebytes, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Advanced System Care.

Emu Ver: Dolphin Emulator Windows 32 bit v3.0-151
OS: Windows XP Home SP3
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+
Specs: 2.19 GHz, 2.25 GB RAM
Motherboard: ASUSTek Computer INC Amberine M
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series

[Starscream]

If your computer is freezing up that badly it has nothing to do with Dolphin. You might be better off posting on a PC hardware or software forum about it.

[GreenBanana]

(10-06-2011, 06:47 AM)[SS] Starscream Wrote: If your computer is freezing up that badly it has nothing to do with Dolphin. You might be better off posting on a PC hardware or software forum about it.

About an issue that ONLY ever occurs when running the Dolphin Emulator? Then they would just point me here.

[shuffle2]

it looks like an old single core cpu. probably billiard's gui fanciness is killing it

[Starscream]

Quite honestly, even though the freezing has nothing to do with Dolphin, it really doesn't matter what the reason is since that PC is not capable of playing games at decent speeds anyway. You'd be looking at 20-40% speed max. You're better off getting a new PC or trying to emulate the N64.

[GreenBanana]

Well, not that better off given the economy. Thanks anyways, I was afraid it was an issue that generation consoles beyond the N64 just still are not adapted to routine home computer emulation yet. Personally, I blame the media's incarceration of the mainstream internet. Thanks for your help, everyone. I had no idea my PC was "incapable of playing games at decent speeds", even though the opposite is what I was told verbatim when I purchased it back when I still had money.

[Starscream]

You may be able to play some PC games or like I said, emulate the N64, but as far as GC and Wii emulation, you really need something special to do it well.

[dragonx254]

(10-06-2011, 07:54 AM)GreenBanana Wrote: Well, not that better off given the economy. Thanks anyways, I was afraid it was an issue that generation consoles beyond the N64 just still are not adapted to routine home computer emulation yet. Personally, I blame the media's incarceration of the mainstream internet. Thanks for your help, everyone. I had no idea my PC was "incapable of playing games at decent speeds", even though the opposite is what I was told verbatim when I purchased it back when I still had money.

And when was this? From the specs you have, you'd be lucky to run much of anything modern these days (you're on XP, and your Radeon Card is only in the 3000's, current models are in the 6000's, old processor too).

This must've been a few years ago. Computers are outdated the second you buy one practically, unless you custom build it to future proof it for awhile.

[StupidStories]

(10-06-2011, 07:54 AM)GreenBanana Wrote: Well, not that better off given the economy. Thanks anyways, I was afraid it was an issue that generation consoles beyond the N64 just still are not adapted to routine home computer emulation yet. Personally, I blame the media's incarceration of the mainstream internet. Thanks for your help, everyone. I had no idea my PC was "incapable of playing games at decent speeds", even though the opposite is what I was told verbatim when I purchased it back when I still had money.

There is a whole lot of misinformation in your post.

[shuffle2]

I actually (almost) had this problem in a crappy macbook I was using last year. CPU usage would be pegged just from opening the gcpad config dialog :p.