Crashes on Startup

[kechlion]

Hello all, I've got a problem with my pSX. When I first got it it was running just fine and I played with it for a couple of days no problem. Now, for some reason, it immediately stops working upon start up. I run it and it just freezes and the window pops up saying psxfin.exe has stopped working.

Here are my system specs if it helps:

Windows 7 pro x64
4 gigs ram
Geforce GTX 460
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83 Ghz

Thanks!

[Truth Unknown]

Is there any information provided when the Stopped Working dialog pops up when it crashes?

[kechlion]

Only thing it says is:

A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.

[Truth Unknown]

Well we need to see if there was something causing the crash outside of pSX. I would like you to open Event Viewer and find the log of pSX Crashing. It would be under Windows Logs > Application, and it should be in a list ordered by time. It would be easier to find it if you let it crash before you check the Event Viewer.

[kechlion]

So, oddly enough, I started up the emulator just so I could get the crash report and now it miraculously works. The only thing that's changed is I upgraded my vid card from a GTX 460 to a GTX 570, reinstalling my gfx drivers in the process. I suppose that could have fixed it. Until such a time as it breaks again, consider it working.

Thanks very much for trying to help Truth :]

[bosonman]

I'm having the exact same problem, as the emulator worked perfectly fine for months and then randomly started crashing recently.

Specs:
Win 7x64
4 GB ram
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10 GHz
Graphics card is a cheap stock one, I'm not sure how to find my card name on my comp.

As per your instructions, I found the error reports (I have 2):
Faulting application name: psxfin.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x46d33866
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000063
Faulting process id: 0x11f8
Faulting application start time: 0x01ccf1ebe4798049
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Will\Desktop\rom\psxfin.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 245bc7ca-5ddf-11e1-a3d5-001f16db58b6

2nd:Faulting application name: psxfin.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x46d33866
Faulting module name: psxfin.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x46d33866
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000045ba
Faulting process id: 0x11f8
Faulting application start time: 0x01ccf1ebe4798049
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Will\Desktop\rom\psxfin.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Users\Will\Desktop\rom\psxfin.exe
Report Id: 2648d1f2-5ddf-11e1-a3d5-001f16db58b6

Edit: I also updated my graphics driver with no different results in opening pSX.

[Truth Unknown]

I'm assuming you have DEP on for all programs and services. So I'm making a wild guess here, but you might need add a DEP Exception for pSX.

In Windows 7:

• Open Control Panel\System and Security\System
  
• Click on "Advanced system settings" and view the Advanced tab. (Quick way is to Run [Win+R] "SystemPropertiesAdvanced")
  
• Click on the "Settings..." button for the Performance Section (First "Settings..." Button)
  
• View the "Data Execution Prevention" tab.
  
• Click "Add..." and "Open" the executable for pSX (psxfin.exe)
  
• "Apply" the settings and close the windows.
  
• Retry using pSX.
  

If it doesn't work, I don't have any other idea what would stop it from crashing.