Catastrophic graphics problem freezes entire computer

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What steps will reproduce the problem?

1: Play any game

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

The expected output is: Functional gameplay

But instead I see: An f'd up screen with green stripes all over.  (It's worse 
than it sounds).

What version of the product are you using? What build? What plugins?

I use version: 1.0.4

I use r45  (r46 gives me the same problem, with the same settings as r45)

I use the following plugins:

I use all the original plugins, with the exception of the DrkPVR.  My computer 
can't handle SSE2, and this version of DrkPVR is very new, but it can work with 
SSE1 computers.

On what kind of system?

My system specifications are as follows:

Windows XP Home 32-bit SP3
Single-core AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2.00Ghz  w/ MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE1
512MB DDR SDRAM @ 166MHz  2.5-3-3-7
64MB GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU   GPU Clock @ 199MHz  Memory Clock @ 334MHz

Please provide any additional information below:

All drivers are most recent versions, and my system is not jailbroken or 
anything of the sort.  I just want to play Sonic Adventure 2, and I can't even 
get past the first level because of this problem.  The problem is very slightly 
different each time I play, but it always causes a system-wide crash, and I am 
forced to hold the power button until the computer shuts down.  I always occurs 
early in the game, and the farthest I've ever gone was halfway through the BIG 
FOOT battle on hero mode.  I am a computer prodigy (and 15 years old), so don't 
be afraid to talk in geeky computer terms.

I have created a video on youtube which shows exactly what I am talking about.  
It shows what the error looks like, and how I get to the error.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5p5oC5QsU

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hookonso...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 4:29

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Your computer is way too under-powered to try and run this. Frankly it's no 
wonder you get lock ups.

Original comment by rolandha...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 7:37

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Try with a NOSSE2 build of drkPVR.

Original comment by KrossX3 on 17 Jun 2010 at 1:30

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I already am.  It's the only thing that actually gets the game to start up.  If 
I'm not using that plugin, the program exits before the main screen even loads 
up.

I've been noticing this problem on Runescape, and its never done this to me 
before.  My little brother experienced the same problem while playing Toontown. 
 I also experienced this problem while doing some graphic design on Blender.  
I'm starting to this that it's my DirectX.  I updated that thing a lot, but it 
hasn't helped.  I'm thinking that I may have updated too much.  Should I 
uninstall and reinstall?

Frankly, I'm just glad that my 2.00Ghz single-core processor and GeForce4 MX 
graphics card can even handle this game.  I can actually play at about 60% 
speed, which seems very nice for a computer that hasn't been overclocked.

Original comment by hookonso...@gmail.com on 18 Jun 2010 at 2:27

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Then it's probably a problem with the computer itself, and not the emulator. In 
that case, this would be more suited to a forum than an Issue tracker. 

Original comment by KrossX3 on 20 Jun 2010 at 5:10

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you're computers capabilities are well below the level required for this and 
any 4th gen console.

Original comment by danialho...@gmail.com on 21 Jun 2010 at 1:44

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This is definitely not an emulator issue but rather either the CPU or the GPU 
overheating (or dying). An emulator of this caliber puts too much strain to 
older systems.

Original comment by Mr.PsyMan on 24 Jun 2010 at 8:21

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