ive read some threads about ppl gaving gfx issues with a few games and were told to enable opengl ive looked through dolphin and i can find an option to enable it can someone tell me what im doing wrong/what im missing?
EDIT: ive looked at a few screenshots which show a plugins area in configs but that area does not exist in the current release
Just go into Graphics/General and change your backend
hmm i just went to try that and the drop down menu for back end was greyed out

Operating System: Windows 7 32 bit
Processor/CPU: Pentium® Dual-Core CP T4300 @ 2.10 GHz 2.09 HGz
Video Card/GPU: Mobile Intel® 45 Express chipset family
Memory/RAM: 4.00 GB (3.46 usable)
Dolphin Revision Currently Using: dolphin 3.0 325
Operating System: Windows 7 32 bit
Processor/CPU: Pentium® Dual-Core CP T4300 @ 2.10 GHz 2.09 HGz
Video Card/GPU: Mobile Intel® 45 Express chipset family
Memory/RAM: 4.00 GB (3.46 usable)
Dolphin Revision Currently Using: dolphin 3.0 325
try it before starting a game...
Just to be sure you didn't try changing your backend while playing? And which revision did you use?
doh im a moron sorry

hmm i tried changing my backen to opengl and now whenever i try to start a game dolphin stops working

Haha don't apologize and enjoy

i closed the game and changed the back end to opengl then the screen went grey and dolphin stopped working and crashed

Which game are you trying to play?
final fantasy iv the after years